One of Wales' last Blockbuster video stores will soon be opened as a brasserie-style restaurant.
The Penarth branch on Windsor Road closed along with the chain's other remaining UK shops in December 2013 - and the building has remained empty since.
Nearly two years after plans were put in for the new restaurant, called Hickmans Bar and Restaurant, it finally looks set to open.
Restaurant operator, Sean Murphy, said they were looking to do some soft launches in the week commencing September 16th before opening to the public in the following week.
Mr Murphy said: “It has been an amazing project. We have had a lot of expenditure obviously due to the condition of the building, so we have gone roof to basement, all new flooring.”
He went on to say that the kitchen would be “state of the art” and that the dining room finish will be “phenomenal”.
He added: “It has been a really exciting project. Not only from an operator’s point of view, but from a construction point of view as well."
“[I have] really enjoyed the project and [I am] just looking forward to getting it open now.”
Mr Murphy used to be involved with Knife and Fork Food Limited as one of three owners.
The company was behind some of the most popular pubs across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, but it was put up for sale last year.
Mr Murphy said the restaurant would offer affordable home-cooked food in a “nice environment with…a nice, friendly team”.
The bar and restaurant will be on the ground floor, while the upper floor will also have a bar, an outdoor roof terrace and private dining area.
Local councillors welcomed the plans for the bar and restaurant when they were first announced.
Labour county councillor for St Augustines, Cllr Neil Thomas, said at the time that the former Blockbusters had been “moribund for far too long”.
He added: “Any attempt to bring it back into beneficial use is to be welcomed."
“There are already a high number of hospitality venues in the vicinity and a number of other businesses have closed or are closing recently as mentioned in the application."
“Concern for the health of Penarth town centre is increasing as more businesses fail and this could be seen as contributing to the offer of the area hopefully encouraging other independent businesses to follow suit.”

Post Office Seeks New Operator in Dinas Powys as Village Faces Loss of Its Last Branch
Gardening team praised after helping police clear fallen tree near St Brides Major
Specsavers calls on children in Barry to design Wales Deaf Rugby World Cup shirts
Whitmore High Named One of UK’s Best Workplaces for Development
Steel Signing Marks Major Milestone in St Richard Gwyn School Redevelopment
Two Rescues in Record Heat as Volunteer Teams Respond to Afternoon Emergencies
Police find evidence of a large-scale cannabis cultivation at Riverside Place property fire
Network Rail confirm closure of Brookside level crossing in Dinas Powys
Police given powers to ask people to leave Comeston Lakes Country Park
Planned children’s role play centre could be given the go-ahead by Vale Council
Marie Curie Garden Fayre deemed huge success
Council seeks views on Future of Colcot Sports Centre and Buttrills Playing Fields
First Minister quizzed on further devolution, budget decisions, and misinformation in FMQs
Extreme heat leads to changes to services and closures
Severe Heat Warning Set to Disrupt Rail Travel Across South Wales This Week
Communities asked to support older people across Wales during severe heat warning
Caribbean Community Wales Brings Wales‑Wide Launch to Barry This Weekend
Community Award winner calls for sanitary bins in men’s toilets after living with prostate‑cancer‑related incontinence
Cardiff Airport Backs Holiday Safety Campaign Honouring Rhoose Teenager Tom Channon