One of Warsaw’s most recognizable restaurant brands, the famous Blue Cactus Restaurant&Bar, will soon return to the capital’s restaurant map. The new nearly 450 sqm restaurant and bar will complement the strong gastronomic offer planned for Norblin Factory, revitalized by the Capital Park Group in Warsaw’s Wola district.
Blue Cactus opened in 1996 as one of the first large, Western-style restaurants in Warsaw. Featuring a menu of traditional American fare like steaks, burgers, ribs and popular Mexican dishes like fajitas, burritos, and nachos, Varsovians quickly made Blue Cactus the place to dine and drink with friends. The original Blue Cactus served Varsovians for over 22 years having over 1.5 million guests. The owners have been searching for the perfect location to re-launch the brand very selectively. The new Blue Cactus will be located within the historical Norblin Factory stamping room, built in the second half of the 19th century as an extension to the former factory house of Edward Luckfield and Gustaw Henniger. Thanks to investor’s efforts to retain the valour of the original factory, the Blue Cactus interior will benefit from exposed original brick, high ceilings, and a spacious indoor patio offering year-round climate-controlled patio dining.
“We are so excited to re-launch Blue Cactus in Norblin Factory. This project is located in the future heart of Warsaw, an area with first-class office, retail, and residential offers located within both modern and historical buildings,” says John Gabrovic, owner of Blue Cactus Restaurant&Bar. “Our customers live here, work here, and play here in new Wola. We greatly respect the care Capital Park has placed in retaining the historical elements of Norblin Factory, not unlike how we intend to retain and re-cycle the great elements of the Blue Cactus brand. We also think we have one of the best locations within the Norblin project as the historical stamping room gives us an amazing historical brick building to re-create our colourful interior and friendly dining experience. We look forward to the high challenge of contributing successfully to the excellent offer Capital Park has assembled for Norblin Factory.”
The owners of Blue Cactus emphasize that the new place will clearly refer to the previous location, but there will also be a lot of new features that will meet the expectations of the dynamically changing tastes of guests.
The restaurant will also offer catering on request and organizing private or business occasional meetings. Blue Cactus will start operating in Q4 2021.
“We want our guests to discover something new every day and to want them to be at Norblin Factory as often as possible. The owners of the Blue Cactus restaurant share similar values – by offering their guests not only excellent cuisine but first of all, exceptional service and a great atmosphere. They are also keen on sharing their knowledge and culinary know-how during numerous workshops. This is why we are really glad that such a diverse and popular concept will be able to continue its activities in cooperation with us, and thus, contribute to building high quality and enriching the diversity of the restaurant offer of the Norblin Factory,” says Kinga Nowakowska, operational director and board member of the Capital Park Group, responsible for the revitalization of the Norblin Factory.
The revitalization works of the Norblin Factory, situated in the heart of Warsaw’s Wola district, have come to the final stage, and the whole area will open for visitors already in the third quarter of this year. The whole project will have an area of 65,000 sqm, with 41,000 sqm of a modern A+ class office space, and the remaining 24,000 sqm filled with entertainment, culture, food, service and retail concepts.
Capital Park Group is the investor and originator of the revitalization of the Norblin Factory. PRC Architekci studio is responsible for the architectural design. The main contractor is Warbud SA, in cooperation with such companies as Soletanche Polska, Maat4 and TKT Engineering. Monument Service is responsible for activities related to the conservation of monuments.
