No date has been set for the opening of Nigel Manley's. The band is tentatively scheduled to play from 9 p.m. to midnight or 1 a.m. The shops in front of the restaurant will have Mexican pottery, jewelry, island items, candles, women's and children's clothes, a collection of art and furniture, and other Fud stuff. Unlike the other Fudpucker's, the new one will not be open for lunch unless Kroeger decides there's a market for it. Kroeger said not much would change about the building itself other than the color.
Plans are to paint the restaurant a mustard color and paint the shops out front muted pastels.
In the future, Kroeger said changes might be made to the Bayou Ann's building that would require county approval. Kroeger said he has plans to move to South Walton someday and wants to be a part of the community. He now lives in Destin, where the new Nigel Manley's is going into the old Sharktooth building on U.S. 98. The restaurant also will sell merchandise via Nigel Manley's Outfitters. Kroeger said he would hire approximately 125 people to work at the new Fudpucker's.