Two new drive thrus could open at the Riverside Retail Park in Nottingham under newly revealed plans. A Popeyes restaurant and Starbucks coffee shop would be allowed to set up in the car park of the retail park, located off the A453 Queens Drive, if fresh plans are approved by Nottingham City Council.
US restaurant group Popeyes are expanding within the UK and recently opened their first Nottingham restaurant within the former Burger King building in Upper Parliament Street, with the retail park earmarked for their second. The chain is famous for its Louisiana chicken, which comes classic or spicy, and also serves tenders, hot wings with sides of mash and cajun gravy, buttermilk biscuits and mac 'n' cheese.
A planning document stated commercial terms had been agreed for the second space on the southern side of the Electric Avenue to be operated by Starbucks. In the last two years the coffeehouse chain have opened similar facilities in Netherfield and further east along Queens Drive next to Dunelm at the Castle Bridge Road junction.
