The Cunard Building will be transformed into a restaurant for just six days to celebrate the visit of Cunard’s Three Queens for the One Magnificent City celebration this month.

The building, one of the city’s iconic Three Graces, will host a pop-up restaurant named Aquitania after one of three Cunard ‘express liners’ in the 1900s. The 1920s-themed restaurant will serve afternoon tea, evening dinners and host functions between 21 -26 May.

Award-winning chef Ian Jaundoo, executive chef for the City of Liverpool College’s catering school, is leading the project along with Liverpool City Council, which owns the building.

He says: “The Aquitania is going to offer a gastronomic experience which will be second to none as regards such a truly stunning setting.  The Cunard Building is a World Heritage site and the place where almost every cruise passenger passed in the 1920s on Transatlantic trips to a new world.

“To reflect this wealth of heritage and history the whole look of the new restaurant, from furnishings to uniforms, will be 1920s themed. We will be offering afternoon teas and evening fine dining, along with music and entertainment to create a memorable experience for diners.”

The Cunard Building was considered as a possible site for Liverpool Cruise Terminal when it was bought by the council last year. However, those plans were dropped because of potential costs and logistical issues. More recently the council revealed it was in talks with potential investors to make use of the ground floor but refused to comment on the possibility of a permanent restaurant at the site.

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