In a reel posted on Instagram, the group’s co-founder Rupert Power said that despite ‘never being one to leave a party early,’ the Chelsea restaurant would close its doors on 30 May for the last time.
The New York-inspired steakhouse opened on Fulham Road back in 2002, and its current lease is coming to end, with Power saying it ‘therefore seems the right time to make this hard decision’.
He went on to thank customers, independent suppliers and the restaurant team - ‘both past and present’ - adding that they ‘day by day by large make this a really happy place’.
Sophie’s Steakhouse & Bar was founded by Power alongside Sophie Bathgate, who left the business in January last year. In 2017 Sophie’s opened in Soho following the closure of the brand’s Covent Garden location, which closed its doors in June of that year after nearly nine years’ trading.
Power urged guests to visit the Soho branch, which will remain open, promising a continued focus ‘on being the best that we can, adopting the Japanese philosophy of Kaizen – making small and consistent improvements day by day.’
‘As one door closes another one opens,’ he added.