Restaurants

The latest news and updates on restaurants, from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.

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31 January

UKH outlines guidance for calorie labelling legislation

UKHospitality has produced guidance on the new calorie labelling legislation, due to be implemented this April. It is intended to help affected businesses and to ensure consistent enforcement post-April and is therefore available to anyone in the sector, not just UKHospitality members. The guidance has been compiled in conjunction with…
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28 January

Clapham pizzeria Eco to relaunch in Feb

Clapham pizzeria, Eco, is set to reopen on 9 February following a refurbishment that sees the restaurant stretch across three shop fronts with three separate awnings. The brand said the refurbishment comes as ongoing developments above the businesses will be carried out over the next 18 months. Faced with the…
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27 January

Wagamama reopens five London restaurants

Wagamama has announced the reopening of five London restaurants that temporarily closed due to the pandemic. Following government advice the capital, as well as other major cities and towns, has been quiet as most people worked from home. Now, after months of “increased demand” at Wagamama’s other central London restaurants,…
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27 January

Moorings Bistro brought to market

Moorings Bistro, a restaurant overlooking the bay of Borth-Y-Gest, just outside Porthmadog, has been brought to market after its current owners made the decision to move on. The “vibrant” bistro, originally a terraced house built in 1860, provides uninterrupted views of the bay and surrounding mountains, and is described as…
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27 January

Whitbread expands Bar + Block presence with two new sites

Whitbread’s contemporary steakhouse brand, Bar + Block, has announced further expansion in London with the launch of two new sites. This takes the brand’s total portfolio to 20 steakhouses nationwide, and six in London. Joining its sister restaurants will be Bar + Block Hammersmith in mid-February on Shepherds Bush Road…
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27 January

Ormer Mayfair appoints new restaurant manager

Ormer Mayfair by Sofian, the fine dining restaurant at Flemings Mayfair Hotel, which is part of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World, has appointed Manuel Muzzin as restaurant manager. Over the last 15 years, Muzzin has worked in many of the UK’s top restaurants and hotels. He joins from…
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26 January

Rai opens its doors in Fitzrovia

Rai, the multi-course concept created by and named after founder Shrabaneswor Rai and executive chef Padam Raj Rai, has opened its doors in Fitzrovia. The concept features multi-course omakase-style tasting menus that fuse Japanese dishes with unique ingredients from the UK and around the world. Having won “critical acclaim” at…
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25 January

Four Corners Hospitality Group joins forces with Various Eateries

Four Corners Hospitality Group (FCHG), the hospitality advisory company, has announced an exclusive partnership with Various Eateries PLC to help grow the Coppa Club brand by expanding to selected Hotel and Resort destinations within the UK. Various Eateries, founded by Hugh Osmond in 2014, already has nine Coppa Club venues…
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25 January

Mildreds to open sixth location in Covent Garden

Plant-based restaurant group Mildreds is set to open its latest location in Covent Garden, St Martin’s Lane, next month. Since first opening in Soho in 1988, the group is said to have “pioneered” the vegan and plant-based scene in London. The new site will officially open on 21 February and…
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25 January

UKH welcomes easing of travel restrictions

The news that international visitors to the UK who are vaccinated against Covid-19 will no longer be required to test on arrival has been welcomed by UKHospitality. The new rules will come into operation at 4am on the 11 February, and will apply to all inbound visitors to the UK,…
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