Once summer rolls around, they’ll add those 25-ish extra seats that spill out onto Cuba Street, right next to the playground and bucket fountain on one side, and the square on the other. “It’s going to be something for everyone – whether you’re a tradie that’s just finished work and you want a pint and a bowl of chips, or you’re heading out and you want a beautiful glass of wine and a nice piece of market fish.”Ĭustomers will order at the bar, rather than table service, and initially there will just be indoor tables (seating 60) while they get up and running. We want our menu to reflect that,” says McDowall. “We want to keep it really casual and simple and have a definite all-are-welcome policy.

This experience has informed their approach to their own hospitality ventures in New Zealand. McDowall also worked at Brunswick Street eatery Alimentari and former cafe East Elevation, while McArthur did stints at wine bars Little Andorra and Marion Wine Bar. McDowall’s from Melbourne and McArthur spent 10 years there – it’s where they met, when both were on staff at Archie’s All Day in Fitzroy. They’d originally planned to open a second Fred’s in Lambton Quay, but decided on the old Plum site after repeatedly noticing it was for lease.

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