An upmarket restaurant chain is to open a huge 500-seater outlet in Derby’s Riverlights complex.

It will be the biggest restaurant yet for Jimmy Spices, which has built its name serving global cuisine.

It has 10 branches across the country and hopes the one it is planning to open in the riverside complex in November will create up to 60 jobs.

Derby City Council leader Philip Hickson said it would complement the £400,000 improvements the authority is making to the River Gardens, which include new seating, street lighting and paving.
“I think this is tremendous news and it will act as a catalyst for other businesses to come into the area,” he said.

Amandeep Uppal, food and beverage director at the chain, said the company was excited about its plans for the huge, open-plan restaurant.

“Derby has been on our radar for a while because there is nothing similar to what we offer in the city,” he said.