A fish and chip shop in Swansea has shut after just nine months of trading due to the "spiralling cost of ingredients and energy" in the cost-of-living crisis. Fish Cakes & Ale opened in Newtown Road in Mumbles in April this year, selling premium quality fish, fish cakes and chips next to the promenade.
It was an expansion of Cakes & Ale, a well-known café bar just a short distance away, which opened in August 2019. However, just weeks after the new Fish Cakes & Ale launched, the owner announced Cakes & Ale was closing in May this year - citing a difficult past two years with the pandemic and rising costs..
Now Fish Cakes & Ale has suffered the same demise as its predecessor. In a post to social media on Tuesday, the owner announced the closure and said it had been an "extremely difficult decision". Speaking to WalesOnline, the shop's manager, Doug Dawson - who had also been the manager of Cakes & Ale - said the last couple of years had been "pretty rough" for the business. "This year in particular has been quite difficult," he said. You can get more Swansea news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
