“We were knocked down, but we got back up, dusted ourselves off and searched for a way back to doing what we love,” said Luke Jacobs amidst a bustling half term evening rush at The Ridge at Shaw.
One half of a management duo, Luke Jacobs and his twin brother Scott recently opened their latest venture in Shaw Ridge, acting as a coffee house and café during the day and a throughly modern cocktail bar and restaurant during the evenings.
Having previously worked together at Botellinos on Penzance Drive, the pair had to leave their positions due to a stabbing incident in November, but have worked since then to create their dream establishment.
“We were really touched by the support we received. Friends and family all came together and rallied behind us. We both can’t begin to thank them enough.
“It’s taken a fair bit of work to get the place up to the standard we wanted, but we kept improving everything as we went along, and kept saying to each other ‘how can we make this better?’ or ‘how would this work here?’.
“We were approached by Justin Britchford who asked if we wanted to set up this place, whether we wanted to partner with him to make a reality, so we took the opportunity. We’ve received nothing but positive feedback, everyone who’s come in has been really supportive and our staff especially deserve credit. I don’t think either of us have ever worked with more dedicated, fun-loving yet hard working people. We really want to make this place a focal point for local people again.”
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