Sarah Barker

Popular Lincoln bar Craft will reopen again in its original High Street spot after a short-lived stint from French brasserie Côte.

The bar has a history of quickly evolving uses from food and drink to nightlife in recent years.

Craft bar and kitchen first opened on the High Street in 2013 when Dogma closed its doors.

Photo: Steve Smailes for The Lincolnite

Two years later, it ceased trading and owners accepted an offer from Côte Restaurant Ltd.

Côte then invested in the region of £1 million to refurbish the site.

However, Côte closed without notice in April 2018 when it axed a number of its branches across the country.

Photo: The Lincolnite

The owners of Craft are also the management behind Home nightclub and Curiosity Shop in the city centre.

It is not yet known when the Craft bar mark #2 will officially open and what the bar will be offering.

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Meat Inc. Burger House & Bar on The Strait in Lincoln has closed down after just three months of trading.

Meat Inc. which replaced the former Ribs ‘n’ Bibs restaurant, opened in March 2018 following a rebrand.

Owners of the venue also own Meat Inc. on Caenby Corner, and invested £10,000 into bringing the burger brand to the city centre, with all staff from Ribs ‘n’ Bibs restaurant keeping their jobs.

However, the restaurant has now closed due to what they say were “extremely poor trading conditions”.

Customers spotted stock and furniture was boxed up in the windows of the restaurant at the beginning of the week.

Charles Patrick, Co-Owner of Meat Inc. Burger House & Bar, previously told The Lincolnite that the company launched the city centre variation of the Meat Inc. concept due to its popularity.

He said on Tuesday: “We closed on Sunday, June 24 due to extremely poor trading conditions. The business was not viable.

“The site at Caenby Corner will continue to trade for the time being.

“The lease will be reassigned at 8/9 The Strait to a new operator.”

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