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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Aug- 2021 -17 August
Fulham Shore to reach 110 sites in 2025
Restaurant group The Fulham Shore is set to grow its UK portfolio from 74 to over 110 by the end of 2025. The expansion plans came alongside the group’s financial results for the year ended 28 March 2021, during which group revenues fell 41.3% year-on-year to £40.3m. The owner of…
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16 August
Gordon Ramsay to open first Bread Street Café
Gordon Ramsay is to open his first Bread Street Café in Ealing Broadway on 23 August. The restaurant will be inspired by the original Bread Street Kitchen restaurant, which Ramsay launched in 2011. According to its website, the new café will open seven days a week and offer an “all-day…
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16 August
Cocotte to launch South Kensington restaurant
Rotisserie chicken restaurant group Cocotte is set to launch a new South Kensington site on 23 August 2021. The opening brings Cocotte’s portfolio of London venues to five, adding to the group’s Notting Hill, Shoreditch, Parsons Green, and Queen’s Park. It has been designed to provide a “comfortable and stylish…
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11 August
Hawkswood Estate gets green light for new restaurant
A self-catering holiday park in Fife has been granted permission to build a new restaurant complete with its own helipad. The five-star Hawkswood Country Estate said it aims to create “Scotland’s finest hospitality experience” with the on-site bistro. The new restaurant will seat 38 diners inside and 28 outside, with…
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10 August
Soane’s Kitchen names new head chef
Soane’s Kitchen has appointed Andrew Rhone as its new head chef. Soane’s Kitchen is located within the original walled kitchen garden at Pitzhanger Manor. The 70-cover restaurant was designed by Jestico + Whiles as part of a recent multi million-pound refurbishment of the manor. Its relaunch has been handled by…
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6 August
Ritu Seasons of India to open on 7 August
Ritu Seasons of India, a new restaurant coming to St John’s Wood, has confirmed that it will open to the public on 7 August. The restaurant, which is inspired by the “distinctive seasons of India”, was originally set to open in July, however the date was pushed back. It will…
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5 August
Mowgli to open debut London restaurant
Mowgli Street Food has signed for their debut London site, at 5 Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia. The new 5,800 sq ft Charlotte Street restaurant will join 13 regional sites across the country, including presences in Liverpool, Manchester, Oxford, and Birmingham. Founded by chef, food writer, and television presenter Nisha Katona in…
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5 August
Itsu set for debut franchise in Reading
Itsu has announced the opening of its first ever franchise restaurant, located at the Reading Gate Retail Park. Launching on 9 August 2021, the new site will support over 30 jobs through both its ‘grab and go’ and dine-in experiences. The franchise restaurant will span 2,970 sq ft, seating up…
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4 August
Fatt Pundit opens second London site
Fatt Pundit, an Indo-Chinese inspired dining concept, has announced the opening of its second restaurant in Covent Garden this August. The new restaurant on Maiden Lane will be an “evolution” of its original Soho site, with the group hoping to bring the “unique influence” of India’s Chinese community and culture…
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4 August
The Londoner to unveil six new hospitality offerings this September
The Londoner has announced that it is set to unveil six new hospitality offerings all launching this September. Whitcomb’s, The Stage, The Residence, Refuel, 8 at The Londoner and Joshua’s Tavern will all be spread across the hotel’s 16 floors and offer a range of day to night experiences. Located…
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