West Yorkshire restaurateurs open new Thai venue with £280k fund

A West Yorkshire restaurant which serves authentic Thai food has expanded with the launch of a new tapas venue.

Café Thai Tapas launched in West Vale after its owners secured £280k worth of funding from NatWest.

Owners Paul Nichols and Scott Carroll opened the original Café Thai, a 16 seater café and takeaway in 2010 on Green Lane and then launched a 45 seater licensed restaurant of the same name in 2014.

Once the duo secured a loan from NatWest, they purchased and fitted out a new 50 seat licensed restaurant on Stainland Road.

Café Thai Tapas opened in December last year, creating more than 20 kitchen and front of house jobs.

Co-owner and Director Paul Nichols said: “Our restaurant is extremely popular in the local area, often fully booked four to five weeks in advance. We found ourselves in the frustrating position of turning customers away.

“Now that Café Thai Tapas has launched, we have more than doubled our capacity offering people another way to try our tasty food. Feedback from diners so far has been great with bookings flooding in for both restaurants.”

Adrian Bottom, NatWest relationship manager, added: “Paul and Scott came to us as new customers, encouraged by the added value support we could offer.

“They have been able to realise their expansion plans, grow their business and create new jobs in the local area.”

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