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First look at Perth bar after £100k revamp

The Bunker Lounge has "evolved" under owner Colin Bell.

Colin Bell.
Colin Bell at The Bunker Lounge and Bar in Perth. Image: Colin Bell

A Perth bar has reopened after a £100,000 revamp.

The Bunker Lounge and Bar on South Street was shut for most of January as owner Colin Bell – who has run the city centre venue for six years – gave it a facelift.

Colin, 48, who worked as a prison officer in Perth before going into hospitality, recently renewed his lease on the site and wanted to transform it from a sports pub to a restaurant and bar.

That included removing its once-popular sports simulators.

Colin told The Courier: “We’ve evolved and have a really nice clientele. We had to change.

The bar.
The Bunker has reopened. Image: Lucy Scarlett/DC Thomson
Bunker Bar.
Additional seating is now in place. Image: Lucy Scarlett/DC Thomson
Sofas.
New sofas have been added. Image: Lucy Scarlett/DC Thomson

“The kitchen couldn’t cope, so it was either invest and take it to the next level or just throw the towel in – and I wasn’t prepared for that yet.

“We’ve revamped the menu around Manny the chef’s skills.

“For now we’re just concentrating on the menu and working on that.”

Among the offerings at The Bunker is a Spanish tapas menu.

Kitchen.
The kitchen has more than doubled in size. Image: Lucy Scarlett/DC Thomson
Tapas.
Tapas on offer at the bar. Image: Colin Bell
Tapas.
The new menu is proving popular. Image: Colin Bell

The bar still has sport on offer on its 75-inch TV screens but the golf and F1 simulators have been removed as they were proving too costly to run and occupied too much space.

Extra seats have been added in their place.

The Bunker plans to put on live music every Saturday with bookings already in place up to the end of July.

Colin added: “The business is a complete evolution from when we first started.

“I never in a million years would’ve opened a bar or a restaurant, it was all about the simulators for me.

Bar.
Beer fonts. Image: Lucy Scarlett/DC Thomson
Wall in bar.
The bar has been given a makeover. Image: Lucy Scarlett/DC Thomson
Barrel table.
Tullibardine cask barrels serve as tables. Image: Lucy Scarlett/DC Thomson

“It’s just completely changed, you’ve got to follow the money.

“We’ve put over £100,000 into this place.

“I’m still enjoying it after six years, but I would like to take a step back in the future.”

Elsewhere, a new bar and dining experience has recently opened in Newburgh.

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