Watson's Lounge in Southsea opens in place of Montrouge as owner looks to build on Sherlock bar's success

Richard Peckham has transformed the French restaurant Montrouge into Watson's Lounge

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00:00Hello and welcome to Watson's Lounge here in sunny South Sea on Palmerston Road, the

00:11south end of Palmerston Road.

00:13You're Richard?

00:14I am indeed.

00:15My name is Richard Peckham.

00:16I am the owner of Watson's Lounge and also, of course, as you may recognise, I'm also

00:20the owner of Sherlock's Bar in South Sea too.

00:24Okay.

00:25And so this site is on the site of a former business, Richard, Monrouge, is that right?

00:29That's right, yes.

00:30It's previous incarnations were Montparnasse, which it was for many, many years, then changed

00:34to Montrouge, still a French theme, and now it changes over to Watson's Lounge to be the

00:39sister bar of Sherlock's Bar there itself.

00:42Okay.

00:43So what are you offering?

00:44We're offering, well, we're offering a very similar proposition to what Sherlock's Bar

00:48offers, which is great prices, great service, a great atmosphere all the time, nice music

00:54opportunities as well, but also, of course, this comes with sunshine.

00:57We've got a lovely scenic area outside in the sunshine, so you can enjoy a nice glass

01:01of prosecco or wine or a nice beer here in the warmth of the South Sea sunshine.

01:05Okay.

01:06So that's the new offering to the people of South Sea, as it were?

01:11Absolutely.

01:12That's how you're discriminating between your business and, well, let's say Sherlock's as

01:18well and the other bars down the street?

01:20Yes, indeed.

01:21I think if you've ever been to Sherlock's Bar, I know many people in South Sea enjoy

01:25what we offer there for the last four years.

01:27If you've ever been there, then you'll get the same sort of experience you get from Sherlock's

01:30Bar.

01:31It's a little bit smaller as a bar, but there's certainly a lot of sunshine and a lot of good

01:34times here, yes.

01:35Thank you, Richard.

01:36Thank you for speaking to the News.

01:37Thank you.