Choo Choos at the Marina has recently reopened its doors for the first time since March and is sporting a fresh new look.

Like many Douglas businesses Choo Choos was forced to close due to COVID restrictions and manager, Rebecca Stemp, said the team, who have been part of the Choo Choos family for many years, were extremely excited to finally get back to work.

“It’s been a really good start,” she said.

“We were probably one of the last places to reopen because we are on the marina, so when the boats weren’t running we didn’t get the foot traffic, so it was hard.”

Now with more visitors in town, Choo Choos is raring to go.

The Choo Choos team were certainly not twiddling their thumbs during the closure, using their downtime to give the place a freshen up.

“We have been repainting all the outside, we have re-varnished all the floors, and have just been getting everything looking fresh and nice again.”

Greenery is now a big feature of the café with plants donning the walls and bar along with beautiful hand drawn artworks.

However, Rebecca said one of the best parts about the café is the beautiful location overlooking the marina and the great atmosphere, which can be enjoyed from the sun deck under the large new weatherproof umbrellas.

“I think we are very lucky in that regard,” she said.

In reopening, Choo Choos also launched a new menu, sporting an all-day breakfast as well as lunch from 11:30am.

“We are also planning to add a dinner service in the near future,” Rebecca said.

And for the dog lovers out there, Choo Choos welcomes furry customers as well.

Choo Choos is open seven days from 7:00am to 2:00pm.

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The local community is encouraged to ‘Do It In Douglas’ as part of the Buy Douglas: Build Douglas campaign to support small local businesses like Choo Choos on the Marina.