{"id":33470,"date":"2018-10-26T14:56:07","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T14:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=33470"},"modified":"2018-10-26T14:56:07","modified_gmt":"2018-10-26T14:56:07","slug":"rajahs-rockin-chair-riverside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/rajahs-rockin-chair-riverside","title":{"rendered":"From Rajah&#8217;s to Rockin&#8217; Chair in Riverside"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span class=\"TextRun SCXW175012422\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW175012422\">Rockin<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW175012422\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW175012422\">\u2019 Chair Soul Food Bar and Grill has replaced a popular Indian alternative music club with Caribbean food, Jamaican beer and nonstop reggae music.<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW169337864\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169337864\">\u201cWe\u2019ve just had Eek-A-Mouse here,\u201d said Mark, a chef and co-owner at\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW169337864\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"SpellingError SCXW169337864\">Rockin<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW169337864\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169337864\">\u2019 Chair, referring to the popular Jamaican musician who stopped by their quaint stage on 13 October.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW169337864\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169337864\">On a typical afternoon, the restaurant leaves plenty of room to explore its lights and decorations. Taking over the space once held by famous underground club Rajah&#8217;s meant that Rockin&#8217; Chair had big shoes to fill. But being in Riverside, a Cardiff\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW169337864\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169337864\">neighbourhood<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW169337864\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW169337864\">\u00a0home to many people of Caribbean descent, the power of its jerk-heavy menu, Red Stripe beer and reggae beats is not lost.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33491\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33491\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-33491 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/10\/Exterior-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"Rockin' Chair exterior, Neville Street\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33491\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33491 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/10\/Exterior-625x352.jpg\" alt=\"Rockin' Chair exterior, Neville Street\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" \/><\/noscript> Rockin&#8217; Chair&#8217;s colourful door stands out, nestled in a residential area between Cathedral Road and Neville Street.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33471\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33471\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-33471 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/10\/Stage-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"Stage\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33471 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/10\/Stage-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"Stage\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><\/noscript> Small and homey, Rockin\u2019 Chair\u2019s stage whispers reggae music all day and often welcomes live performances on weekend nights.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33474\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33474\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-33474 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/10\/Bar-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"Rockin' Chair bar\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33474\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33474 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/10\/Bar-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"Rockin' Chair bar\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><\/noscript> While still growing &#8212; the Caribbean site currently employs just three people &#8212; it aims to breathe new life into nostalgic Rajah&#8217;s frequenters and build a new base for those looking to walk by and pop in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33481\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33481\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-33481 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/10\/Marley-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"Marley, reggae legend\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33481 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/10\/Marley-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"Marley, reggae legend\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><\/noscript> Sticking to its roots: Rockin&#8217; Chair customers can&#8217;t miss the many tributes to reggae legends on its walls.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33563\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33563\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-33563 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/10\/RStripe-625x781.jpg\" alt=\"Red Stripe tap, Rockin' Chair, Riverside, Cardiff\" width=\"625\" height=\"781\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33563\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33563 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2018\/10\/RStripe-625x781.jpg\" alt=\"Red Stripe tap, Rockin' Chair, Riverside, Cardiff\" width=\"625\" height=\"781\" \/><\/noscript> Alongside two-for-one cocktails sits a tap of Red Stripe, Jamaica&#8217;s most famous beer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take a step inside the Caribbean restaurant inhabiting the old home of a Cardiff staple.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":366,"featured_media":33678,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"coauthors":[597],"class_list":["post-33470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-culture"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>From Rajah&#039;s to Rockin&#039; 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