Gusto Edinburgh to undergo £250,000 refurbishment

Gusto Italian has announced an investment of £250,000 to refurbish its Edinburgh site this summer, aiming to transform both the interior and exterior of the restaurant.

The George Street location, which originally opened in 2007, will be closed between 11 July and 2 August. It will reopen with a total 187 covers, including a 60-seat upstairs mezzanine and a 12-person semi-private dining room, both of which will be available for private hire.

The Edinburgh refurbishment is the latest in a series of investments from Gusto Italian’s self-funded, £2m CAPEX programme, having opened its flagship site in Nottingham, in December 2021, and refurbished restaurants in Cookridge in Leeds, and Liverpool.

Gusto Italian CEO Matt Snell, said: “The Edinburgh restaurant has always been one of our best-performing sites, and we’re very pleased we can revitalise this venue and introduce new design elements and dining experiences that we’ve been phasing in across our estate, resulting in industry-leading Net Promoter Scores.

“We’re proud of the fact that our £2m CAPEX programme is self-funded, and we’re hoping to be able to add to our estate and continue refreshing existing sites in the near future.”