Casual Dining

64 Old Compton Street to launch in Soho next week

29-Jun-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Restaurateur Nima Safei will launch a follow up to his popular Soho restaurant 40 Dean Street next week.

Pomegranate to launch in Bath later this year

29-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

Restaurateur Hidir Dersuniyelioglu will launch a Mediterranean restaurant on Bath’s Walcot Street later this year.

YolanDa Brown to open Islington music venue and restaurant

29-Jun-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Musician, broadcaster and author YolanDa Brown will open a music venue and restaurant in London’s Islington later this year following a successful crowdfund.

Flat Iron to open in Leeds

28-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

Steak-focused restaurant group Flat Iron is continuing its expansion beyond the capital with an opening in Leeds this autumn.

Top end Italian Il Gattopardo to launch in Mayfair later this year

28-Jun-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The group behind restaurants including Zuma, Roka, Coya and Amazonico will launch a high-end Italian restaurant on Mayfair’s Albemarle Street later year.

Alcohol-free restaurant Coco chooses Saudi Arabia for first international site

28-Jun-2023 By Joe Lutrario

London and Essex-based alcohol-free restaurant brand will open a site in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh towards the end of the year.

Second ULI opens in Marylebone

27-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

Asian restaurant brand ULI has opened a second outpost in Marylebone’s Seymour Place a year after it was first announced.

Four Hundred Rabbits hops to Battersea

27-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

Neighbourhood pizza restaurant group Four Hundred Rabbits will open its latest site, in Battersea Rise, next month.

Burger joint and deli Prime by Pasture to open in Bristol

27-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

The team behind the Pasture Restaurants in Bristol and Cardiff will open a new restaurant in the Redcliffe Quarter of Bristol next year.

San Carlo toasts turnover boost

27-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

Turnover for Italian restaurant group San Carlo has risen by 137% to £68.9m, up from £29.1m the year before.

Paul Foster confirms debut London restaurant GrassFed

26-Jun-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Salt chef Paul Foster’s debut London restaurant will launch in Camden’s Hawley Wharf development next month.

TRG hit with fresh investor attack following senior team appointments

26-Jun-2023 By James McAllister

The Restaurant Group (TRG) is facing fresh pressure from one of its main shareholders for promoting a finance chief with close links to its CEO, Andy Hornby.

Dirty Bones shutters half its estate amid pre-pack deal

26-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

New York-inspired restaurant group Dirty Bones has sold half of its six-strong estate in a pre-pack administration deal.

Oisín Rogers and Charlie Carroll to open The Devonshire pub and restaurant

23-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

Publican Oisín Rogers and Flat Iron founder Charlie Carroll have joined forces to open a pub and restaurant in Soho this autumn.

Sticks’n’Sushi to open two south west London restaurants

23-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

Restaurant group Sticks’n’Sushi has announced it will open two new restaurants in London.

Vine dining: the rise of the winery-based restaurant

22-Jun-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The boom in UK wine production and wine tourism is seeing vineyards invest heavily in on-site restaurants.

Arcade Battersea sets July opening date and reveals full line up

22-Jun-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Arcade will launch its second London food hall next month with a total of 13 cuisines on its menu, three restaurant and two bars.

YO! to expand kiosk partnership with Tesco

22-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

Japanese food brand YO! intends to open 35 more in-store sushi kiosks in Tesco over the coming year.

Nando's launches School Leaver Apprenticeship Programme

21-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

Nando’s is continuing its commitment to promoting careers in the hospitality sector with the launch of a School Leaver Apprenticeship Programme

The Table to open sister Battersea restaurant

21-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

Popular brunch spot The Table is opening a second restaurant – almost two decades after it launched.

TRG shakes up senior team amid investor pressure

21-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

The Restaurant Group (TRG) has announced changes to its senior team, with a new CFO announced and an overhaul of management in the group’s Leisure & Concessions division.

Muted sales rise for restaurants in May as pubs benefit from bumper bank holidays

21-Jun-2023 By James McAllister

Britain’s leading managed restaurant, pub and bar groups achieved an eighth consecutive month of year-on-year sales growth in May 2023, the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker shows.

Latest opening: Kachori

20-Jun-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Former Gymkhana and Benares chef Brinder Narula is bringing a touch of West End glamour to Elephant and Castle.

Japes gears up for UK rollout

20-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

Chicago style pizza brand Japes will open its first franchise site this autumn as part of its expansion plans.

D&D appoints advisors to raise new finance as LDC exits group

19-Jun-2023 By James McAllister

D&D London has appointed advisors from Interpath Advisory’s corporate finance practice to explore raising new finance after confirming that its long-term backer LDC has exited the business.

Napoli on the Road to launch second restaurant

19-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

Neapolitan pizzeria Napoli on the Road will open a second site in London next month.

Beyoncé's BeyGOOD charity awards Tottenham restaurant Chuku's $10,000 grant

19-Jun-2023 By James McAllister

Nigerian restaurant Chuku’s in London's Tottenham has been awarded a $10,000 grant by BeyGOOD, the charity founded by American singer-songwriter Beyoncé Knowles-Carter.

Azzurri Group acquires Ireland-based Mexican chain Boojum

19-Jun-2023 By James McAllister

Azzurri Group has acquired a controlling interest in Ireland-based, fast-casual Mexican chain Boojum and plans to expand the brand across Great Britain.

M&B tipped as frontrunner in £600m Whitbread sale process

16-Jun-2023 By Georgi Gyton

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has been tipped as the frontrunner in the sale of 250 of Whitbread’s 440 pub-restaurants.

Latest opening: Cantinetta Antinori

16-Jun-2023 By Joe Lutrario

An Italian restaurant linked to one of the world’s most famous wine companies has opened in London’s Knightsbridge.

Jeremy Clarkson loses appeal against Diddly Squat farm restaurant closure

16-Jun-2023 By James McAllister

Jeremy Clarkson has lost his bid to reopen his Diddly Squat farm restaurant in Chadlington, Oxfordshire.

Prezzo appoints new CFO in ‘final chapter’ of strategic review

15-Jun-2023 By James McAllister

Prezzo has appointed Jo Harrison as its chief financial officer, marking ‘the final chapter’ of a strategic review that recently saw the group shutter nearly a third of its estate.

Margate’s GB-PIZZA-CO to reopen following fire

14-Jun-2023 By James McAllister

Margate pizzeria GB-PIZZA-CO is to reopen its doors next month after an arson attack forced it to close in October last year.

San Carlo to move West End Cicchetti to a larger site

14-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

San Carlo is relocating its West End Cicchetti restaurant down the road in a move that will double its size.

YO! owner bought by Japanese foodservice company Zensho Holdings

13-Jun-2023 By Georgi Gyton

The Snowfox Group, operator of sushi brand YO! has been acquired by Japanese foodservice company Zensho Holdings, in a deal which values Snowfox at $621m.

Brasserie Bar Co to become Heartwood Collection

13-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

Brasserie Bar Co is rebranding as the Heartwood Collection as it shifts focus into becoming a freehold pub company with a premium brasserie division.

Daylesford to launch The Bell at Charlbury

13-Jun-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Carole Bamford’s Daylesford business will launch a pub in the Cotswold market town of Charlbury this Autumn.

Laylow team to launch new restaurant and bakery in Chelsea

12-Jun-2023 By James McAllister

The team behind Notting Hill members’ club and restaurant Laylow are to launch a new concept on the corner of Sloane Street and Ellis Street in London’s Chelsea this month.

Fulham Shore takeover deal voted through

12-Jun-2023 By Georgi Gyton

Fulham Shore’s acquisition by Japanese food conglomerate Toridoll for £93.4m has been approved by shareholders at a Court Meeting and General Meeting held on Friday (9 June).

Flat Iron to launch Cambridge restaurant next month

09-Jun-2023 By James McAllister

Steakhouse group Flat Iron will open a huge, 120 cover restaurant next month on Market Street in Cambridge – its first site outside of London.

Nightcap buys bar group Dirty Martini

09-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

Late-night bar operator Nightcap has bought the 10-strong bar group Dirty Martini as well as its Tuttons Brasserie brand.

The Coconut Tree delays paying wages as it struggles with ‘unforeseen costs’

09-Jun-2023 By James McAllister

Sri Lankan restaurant group The Coconut Tree has told employees that payment of their wages for May have been delayed because of ‘unforeseen costs to the business’.

Boatfolk Bars to launch The Lightship at Haslar Marina

08-Jun-2023 By James McAllister

Hospitality operator Boatfolk Bars is to launch a new restaurant this month housed on a converted 1940’s ex-Trinity House lightvessel at Haslar Marina in Gosport.

Pizzeria group Zia Lucia eyes UK expansion

08-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

London-based pizzeria group Zia Lucia has announced plans to expand across the UK following its success in the capital.

James and Maria Close create small bites menu for Johnnie Walker’s Edinburgh venue

08-Jun-2023 By Joe Lutrario

James and Maria Close have partnered with Johnnie Walker Princes Street to launch a menu of intricate small bites designed to be paired with whisky-based cocktails.

Tao Group Hospitality to launch Italian restaurant at upcoming London hotel The BoTree

07-Jun-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Tao Group Hospitality will bring its Italian restaurant brand LAVO Ristorante to London next year.

Danielle Phillips and Dan Saunders bring The Gaff to Bath

07-Jun-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Danielle Phillips and Dan Saunders have chosen Bath for their second The Gaff restaurant.

TGI Fridays owner reports further sales decline

07-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

TGI Fridays owner Hostmore has reported a 3% decline in like-for-like (lfl) sales for the 22 weeks to 4 June 2023 – down from -1% in the first 16 weeks.