Regent Inns
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Regent Inns is the parent company of Walkabout and Jongleurs/Bar Risa chains. The part-time executive chairman is currently Bob Ivell.
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[edit] Jongleurs
Jongleurs is a chain of seventeen comedy clubs in the United Kingdom, established in 1983. It often twinned with Bar Risa to offer a twin style late leisure destination.
[edit] Old Orleans
In the summer of 2006 Regent Inns bought the Old Orleans bar chain from Punch Taverns. The deal for £26 million covered 31 units that Punch acquired, when it bought out the Spirit Group in January 2006.
[edit] Walkabout
Walkabout (or sometimes The Walkabout) is a chain of Australian themed bars operating in the UK. There are 49 Walkabout venues in the UK, each claiming to offer "the awesome spirit of Australia" to drinkers in the UK. To keep with the Australian theme, most of the barstaff employed at Walkabout Inns are Australian.
Walkabout Inns also serve food. Their menu offers Australian-themed foods such as Kangaroo and Crocodile fillets.
[edit] Surfer's Paradise
Surfer's Paradise is a club operating in the same building as Walkabout, offering a duel branded nightclub/late licenced leisure experience. With this set up the two parts can be operated as separate entities or together, normally with Walkabout playing cheese or hosting live bands and Surfer's Paradise harder dance music.
