M Core fully lets Chelmsford shopping centre

M Core has fully let High Bridge Place in Chelmsford, Essex, following its latest tenant signing.

Independent restaurant operator Smoke & Dough has signed a 15-year lease on the final vacant unit at the destination. The 8,586 sq ft space – formerly occupied by TGI Friday’s – becomes the second location for the restaurant, which made its debut at Liverpool ONE in 2019.

Smoke & Dough is an interactive restaurant where each table has a coal pit for customers to grill their own meat. The concept serves sourdough pizza, homemade breads, dips, burgers, as well as a kids’ Bento box and homemade desserts.

Toby Saggers, asset manager at LCP, part of M Core, which manages High Bridge Place, said: “We are thrilled to have achieved full occupancy at High Bridge Place and welcome Smoke & Dough to the scheme. It’s fantastic to see the former TGI Fridays unit brought back life with this exciting new brand.

“The fact that Smoke & Dough have picked this location for their second opening is a testament to Chelmsford’s strength as a leisure destination and to the attractiveness of High Bridge Place itself.”