WE shared the news that plans are in motion to bring a new restaurant and takeaway to Denton Holme, filling the space of a currently empty unit. 

The change of use application for the former retail unit at 117A Denton Street was registered with Cumberland Council on August 9. 

The proposed restaurant will provide a family-friendly dining experience providing healthy grilled food.

Here's how readers reacted.

Christine Aitkenhead said: "As long as it’s not another coffee place. How about a doctor's surgery that we can actually get in or an NHS dentist."

Lord-Leighton Rees said: "Doesn’t Carlisle have enough restaurants and takeaways it’s getting beyond," while Craig Sanderson said: "I think a post office would be handy there."

Dianne Little added: "Getting beyond a joke we have enough restaurants and cafes, how about some shops, you can’t wear a coffee there are no shops hardly."

Pauline McHardy said: "What a surprise. It was either that, Costa or a charity shop."

Emma Louise McLaughlin said: "Rather it was a restaurant than rotting away, better than sitting vacant I suppose," and Geoff Lorimer said: "Great idea, it’s sat empty for so long."

Jane Latimer said: "There are enough restaurants in Carlisle and are only busy on a weekend."

Tony Britton commented: "The post office is a big miss."

 

One web user said: "Good luck to them. Hopefully it’ll take off and bring something new to Denton Holme."

Another said: "Maybe a Chinese restaurant as Carlisle must be the only city in the UK that doesn't have one."