More than 20 jobs have been created with more to follow at an Italian restaurant which has launched at Quorum Park.
Circo has opened its doors to the thousands of people working at the North Tyneside business park as the second venture from the team behind the successful Davey’s Breakfast & Sandwiches eatery in Low Fell. Since launching Davey’s Breakfast & Sandwiches three years ago, the venue has become a popular hotspot for residents and visitors, prompting owners Rob West and David Milburn to plan to expand into Newcastle city centre next year.
In the meantime, they discovered an empty unit on the retail parade at Quorum Park and planned a sister venue to their original brand. So far, 20 jobs have been created in Circo’s kitchen department, and 15 people make up the front-of-house team, but the business partners are still on the lookout for new recruits as the brand begins to grow.
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Mr West said: “After the success of Davey’s, my business partner David Milburn and I discovered there was a gap for an Italian kitchen that doesn’t take itself too seriously, and spent some time developing a menu featuring all the favourites we feel people want, such as huge cheese-pull pizzas and giant chicken parmos.
“Then, when we found out there was a unit available at Quorum Park, we knew we had to get involved. We know a few people who work on the park and have heard loads about its modern, fun and inclusive work environment, making it a great location from which to launch Circo.”
Open daily from 11am to 10pm, Circo’s main menu includes pasta, pizzas, chicken parmos and sandwiches, as well as a range of gelato shakes, in flavours such as pistachio and chocolate, vanilla, and Ferrero Rocher. The team is also developing a breakfast menu which will soon be available from 9am.
Claire Lusk, events manager at Quorum Park, said: “We’d like to extend a warm welcome to Rob, David and the whole Circo team on behalf of Quorum Park. We pride ourselves on the variety of food and drink members of our onsite community can choose from on the park, and Circo’s fun and modern ethos is very much in keeping with our own.”
