Tailend Fish & Chips To Open Beer Garden

The Tailend Restaurant has announced plans to turn vacant scrubland into an outdoor area where up to 40 guests can dine in a new beer garden. 

The fish & chip eatery has secured planning permission from Fife Council to make the change at its Market Street premises, install an outdoor kitchen, and carry out associated works. The application was lodged by Jessica Spink, of Seagate, Arbroath, one of the restaurant’s owners. 

A supporting statement for the application states that “the intention is to create a functional yet aesthetically pleasing space to accommodate approximately 35-40 diners, offering them the opportunity to enjoy our menu in a comfortable outdoor setting.”

The statement continued: “This will form an overflow to the existing restaurant and an external seating area for the summer months.” The document detailed that the plan includes a bar and kitchen hut with a “warm, rustic appearance” and a pergola to provide shelter.

Summer Kay, a fourth-year student at the University of St Andrews, said she would be “super keen to go” since other beer gardens in town tend to crowd easily. Tailend’s addition “can only boost their sales, and give both the students and tourists another option,” she added. 

Fourth-year student Lucy Solan said, “Opening a beer garden will be so nice in the summer leading up to graduation.” Cole Schubert, another fourth-year student, said it will “be nice to have more outdoor space.”

Third-year student Alice Nicholson described the addition of the beer garden as “a different angle” for the restaurant’s business, since the scrubland was previously vacant, with guests only seated indoors.

The owners hope to operate seasonally, with summer hours proposed from midday to 9pm. They added in the supporting statement that they hoped to be granted permission “to play light acoustic music to create a nice atmosphere for guests.” 

Finishing touches would also include landscaping, soft lighting, such as fairy lights, and minimalistic furniture “to preserve a laid-back, inviting atmosphere.”

Photo by Mary Markis