Slim Chickens opens at Basingstoke’s Festival Place
Operated by Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) and with seating for over 85 diners, the new restaurant serves a menu of hand-breaded buttermilk-marinated chicken
American fried chicken restaurant chain Slim Chickens has launched a new location at Festival Place, marking its Basingstoke debut.
The chain has launched in a 3,503 sq ft unit on Festival Place’s ground floor, occupying a space on the F&B-focused mall opposite the Festival Square entrance, close to Five Guys and Côte Brasserie.
Operated by Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) and with seating for over 85 diners, the new restaurant serves a menu of hand-breaded buttermilk-marinated chicken, including chicken tenders, crispy wings and a range of 15 dipping sauces.
The new restaurant has been fitted out in Slim Chickens’ American-inspired style, featuring its “signature” red and black decor.
The chain joins Mexican-inspired concept El Bigote, and local street food operator Festival Street Kitchen, both of which have recently opened at the destination.
Ben Blore, head of operations at Slim Chickens, said: “We’re delighted to have opened in Festival Place. Basingstoke is set to get a taste of our iconic American-inspired menu for the very first time, with our new restaurant delivering our trademark hand-breaded, buttermilk-marinated chicken dishes, and 15 premium dipping.
“The opening marks a key next step in our continued expansion across the UK, with Festival Place making the perfect home for the new restaurant.”
Poppy Radford, asset manager at Sovereign Centros CBRE, added: “Festival Place’s F&B is going from strength to strength, evidenced by the sales growth across our line-up of dining brands. The opening of Slim Chickens is geared towards taking this further, as we continue to evolve the destination, providing more reasons to visit and more experiences to encourage longer stays.
“Festival Place continues to assert itself as a hospitality hotspot in the region because of that, and the entrance of an international brand like Slim Chickens adds a dynamic and delicious dining offer that takes us one step closer to hitting the balance of retail, F&B, and leisure the destination needs.”