A CAFÉ serving a range of breakfast and lunch options will open in Basingstoke.

Big Chef Café will open at the end of February, situated in Brighton Hill at the pavilion.

Ramazan Damirhan, the owner of Big Chef Café, says he is excited to open the establishment.

He continued: “I have owned three cafes before, and three restaurants as well.

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“My last work was at a restaurant, but restaurants take more time, I had no social life and didn’t have time to spend with family, whereas, with this café, I can go home and spend time with my family afterwards.”

The new business will serve a range of breakfast options, including English and Mediterranean, as well as beans on toast, gourmet burgers, omelettes, jacket potatoes, sandwiches and wraps.

The café will also serve desserts, a new addition to one of Ramazan’s menus, which he says will help make people happy.

He added: “We will have breakfast, lunch, brunch, desserts, cake, all kinds of foods, plus new milkshakes, and ice creams in the area.

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“We are close to a school, so hopefully we can bring desserts to kids to make them happy and make their families happy.”

The father-of-one said that the café is in its final stages of renovation, and will hopefully open this weekend, offering dine-in meals to customers.  

The cafe replaces Daddy Kebabs, which closed at the beginning of February, much to the disappointment of diners.

The Turkish restaurant opened in March 2022, offering kebabs including doner and shish, as well as gourmet burgers, falafel, salads and grills.

Visitors of the restaurant had speculated about its closure, with one customer saying they were 'absolutely gutted' and another 'so sad' to see the restaurant go. 

Big Chef Cafe will be open seven days a week, from 8am to 4pm.