A POPULAR Isle of Wight restaurant and bar chain is looking to expand.

Following the success of other 'Lobster' ventures, Giancarlo Giancovich is looking to expand its latest addition, the Smoking Lobster in Cowes.

The restaurant opened in May 2021 in the former Tiffins cafe and now, much like its original home in Ventnor, is looking to add a Drunken Lobster wine, sake and cocktail bar nearby.

If approved, the bar would open above the Megan Baker Estate Agents on the High Street, next door.

A well-being and Pilates studio could also be built as part of the plans, which have been submitted to the Isle of Wight Council.

It would be the fourth branch in the 'Lobster' portfolio created. There's a Smoking Lobster on Ventnor Esplande and a Drunken Lobster up the hill on Pier Street.

It is said the cocktail bar would only serve desserts.

You can view the plans 22/02240/FUL, on the council's planning register. Comments can be submitted until February 17