Come January, the Armview (7156 Chebucto Road, 455-4395) will be a little roomier. A barber shop that once occupied the space next door to the popular west-end diner has closed with the passing of the barber in the summer of 2009. “We took the place over,” announces Armview co-owner George Kapetanakis. “We’re waiting to get some permits and we hope to open [the new space] early in the new year.” The new lounge will easily hold a group of 20 and be available for private parties, wine-tastings, meeting and the like, a genuine multi-purpose room as well as simply more space for customers on busy days. “We’re going to be maneuvering tables from the existing lounge to make it more casual,” says Kapetanakis. And don’t sweat it that the renovations will disturb your regular meals or holiday get-togethers at the Armview, since the work next door has been on-going during off hours. Though part of the restaurant might close for a few days just before the new section opens, “for the most part it’ll be pretty seamless,” says Kapetanakis.
This article appears in Dec 10-16, 2009.
This is good news. My friends and I are tired of the service we’ve been getting lately at a place that was a regular hang out for us (regular as in some of us have been going there for 15-20 years, off and and on) and are looking for somewhere new to hang our hats. Been going to the Armview since it was taken over by the new management, kinda regular but not regular enough to know the waitstaff by name but regular enough that they probably recognize us. With its central location (to us) and this new lounge, I bet it will do just fine.
Good luck with the renos! Looking forward to it, for sure!