A new cocktail bar, restaurant and cafe is set to open in Port St Mary at the beginning of May.

Situated inside one of the town’s oldest buildings, the new venue, called ‘Kellas’, is currently undergoing a multi-million pound restoration.

Located at the old Manxonia House, the site will eventually boast a 20-seater tearoom, a 34-seater restaurant, a 30-seater garden room overlooking Chapel Bay, a 16-seater mezzanine lounge area and a 24-seater private dining room called ‘The Manxonia Suite’.

Kellas will also house a farm shop called ‘The Pantry’, which its operators say will sell locally sourced and homemade produce.

Project founder Becki Gelling said: ‘As anyone who’s watched “Grand Designs” will know, you can never be too sure when the project will be finished - but we’re aiming for early May.

‘We started the process back in 2020 just before we went into lockdown, so that was a setback.

‘But our motivation throughout has been to do it the best way it can be done.

‘We’re happy to have taken the time to get it right.’

These pictures and the video above show inside the new venue...

Kellas downstairs 'garden room'
Kellas downstairs 'garden room' (N/A)
The view from the upstairs balcony overlooking the main foyer
The view from the upstairs balcony overlooking the main foyer (N/A)
The staircase leading up to the upstairs restaurant and private dining room
The staircase leading up to the upstairs restaurant and private dining room (N/A)
The main reception area at Kellas, with a sunshine theme as you enter
The main reception area at Kellas, with a sunshine theme as you enter (N/A)
Cafe and dining area to the side of the main foyer, where tables and chairs will be placed alongside the installed side couch
Cafe area to the side of the main foyer, where tables and chairs will be placed alongside the installed side couch (N/A)
'The Pantry' farm shop, which can also be used as an entrance to the building
'The Pantry' farm shop, which can also be used as an entrance to the building (N/A)
The main entrance to the Kellas building
The main entrance to the Kellas building (N/A)
Behind the main reception area in the foyer, which leads into the main kitchen
Behind the main reception area in the foyer, which leads into the main kitchen (N/A)
The entrance to the outside cafe space, where barbecues will take place in the summer
The entrance to the outside cafe space, where barbecues will take place in the summer (N/A)