The wait is over! Newport’s much-anticipated Popeyes® restaurant flung open its doors this morning, with excited fans lining up as early as 7 p.m. the night before to be among the first to savour the brand’s legendary Louisiana chicken.
The brand-new restaurant, which can be found at Newport Retail Park, features a ‘Park & Serve’ option in four designated orange parking bays. Customers will be able to drive to Popeyes, order from the comfort of their car and the Popeyes team will bring their famous Louisiana chicken straight to your car window. Customers looking to experience the spirit of New Orleans can also dine in, as the new restaurant also features both indoor and outdoor seating.
The new restaurant is the third Popeyes® UK restaurant in Wales, following highly successful launches into Cardiff Bay and Cardiff City Centre last year. Customers in Newport queued for 16 hours for the opening. The first customer to arrive was Ifzal Malook, who parked in a ‘Park & Serve’ bay at 7pm the day before! He said “I’d heard so much hype about Popeyes so I wanted to be the first here to experience it.”
Popeyes® brought the spirit of New Orleans to Newport to celebrate the official opening in style. The first vehicles in the parking bays and pedestrians in the queue were decked out in exclusive, orange Popeyes merch, and a branded DJ booth played Mardi Gras inspired tunes as the first customers walked through the door.
To further celebrate the Newport restaurant after opening, Popeyes® will also be partnering with the city’s iconic Newport Bus, the main provider of bus services in the city. Free Chicken Sandwiches will be given to 500 lucky passengers travelling on selected services between Friday 20th September 2024 – Sunday 22nd September 2024. Passengers can be in with the chance of winning their voucher on the Newport Bus routes through Spytty Retail Park, where the new Popeyes® restaurant will be situated.
Newport’s chicken lovers can now experience Popeyes’® world-famous ‘shatter crunch’ chicken. The new restaurant’s menu includes the iconic Chicken Sandwich range, Hot Wings, Tenders, original Southern biscuits and gravy, and Cajun rice. Kids ‘Poppy’ Meals are available all day, featuring a Kids Chicken Sandwich, wrap, or tenders.
Popeyes® breakfast ‘Brekkie’ menu will also be available daily. Packed with ‘reimagined’ breakfast classics such as the Big Cajun Breakfast Roll and Cajun Hash Browns, breakfast is served from 8am to 11am.
Popeyes® also provide student offer via UNiDAYS. Students can enjoy 2 Free Tenders or 3 free Hot Wings when they spend £5 or more. Full T&Cs available at popeyesuk.com.
Popeyes® is situated at Newport Retail Park, Spytty Road, Newport, Gwent NP19 4QQ/
It will be open for dine in, takeaway, plus Park & Serve from:
- Monday: 8am – 10pm
- Tuesday: 8am – 10pm
- Wednesday: 8am – 10pm
- Thursday: 8am – 10pm
- Friday: 8am – 10pm
- Saturday: 8am – 10pm
- Sunday: 8am – 10pm
