Revealed by Restaurant in early 2024 and confirmed a few months later by Caprice Holdings, the restaurant was initially expected to open at the hotel as Le Caprice. However, it appears that the project - which is billed as a new concept rather than a relaunch - will now be called simply ‘Caprice’.
The restaurant was originally scheduled to open last summer but had since been widely rumoured to have been cancelled. Now Caprice Holdings’ move to recruit a general manager confirms that the high-profile launch is still going ahead.
The LinkedIn listing seeks an experienced general manager to lead ‘a flagship opening’ at the hotel and describes it as ‘one of the most anticipated restaurant launches of 2026′.
The role will involve building the team from the ground up, shaping culture and standards, and delivering a best-in-class guest experience.
The position offers a competitive salary and benefits package, is open to international candidates with the right to work in the UK, and includes a relocation package.
Speaking to The Standard in summer 2024, Caprice Holdings boss Richard Caring said the restaurant would “keep the essence” of the original Le Caprice.
“My belief is that things have to move on, they have to move forward,” Caring told the paper. “I’m sure a lot of people will want to see Le Caprice as it was, but I believe it should be moved into the 2020s. I want it to be chic, comfortable and classic. I think it’s fabulous to mix the old and the new both in style, customers and in food.”
Le Caprice was originally opened by Mario Gallati on Arlington Street in St James’s in 1947 and was later taken over by Jeremy King and Chris Corbin.
The restaurant was acquired by Caring in 2005 and became one of London’s most famous celebrity dining spots, with regulars including Mick Jagger and Elizabeth Taylor.
Le Caprice closed in 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic, with plans announced at the time to reopen at a new location.
The original site was subsequently reacquired by King, who relaunched it earlier this year under the name Arlington.