Saturday Review

Queen's Market, Rhyl

- MARK WILLIAMS

THE new Queen's Market in Rhyl has officially opened its doors to the public. The long-awaited development includes 16 individual food and retail units, a double-sided theme bar and a large events space, and promises to be an integral community space right in the heart of Rhyl.

The food hall and market cost over £12m to develop and received funding from the Welsh Government, largely through its transforming towns programme. The project has also received funding from the UK Government and by Denbighshire County Council.

The new glass fronted building certainly looks sleek and contemporary with a mezzanine for additional seating, alongside a nod to the past with a mural, which shows how Queens Street used to look like in days gone by.

The venue looks well set up to host a variety of live entertainment and events with a full-size stage and tv screens showing live sport around the venue. However, it was the delicious aroma drifting from the food courts, which we were interested in testing out today.

The list of independent vendors is certainly impressive, with a choice that will unquestionably please the fussiest of families. Bad burgers and dirty dogs offer a range of handmade smash burgers and gourmet hotdogs with a variety of fully loaded fries and a range of soft drinks.

Go Greek offer a full range of traditional Greek food with souvlaki, halloumi fries and Greek desserts. There is a noodle bar called Kumo Ramen alongside a wide range of Thai food including red and green curries and pad Thai from Kinn Kinn.