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.

Jul- 2019 -

31 July

Fafa’s to debut in London in September

Fafa’s has announced it is set to open its London site this September on Monmouth Street, in Covent Garden’s Seven Dials. The company began serving Mediterranean street food from a small Finnish kiosk in Punavuori back in 2011, and core dishes include freshly filled pitas, salads and meze with everything…
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31 July

Gisborough Hall launches new bar and grill

De Brus Bar and Grill’ has opened at Gisborough Hall hotel in North Yorkshire. The new restaurant is set to offer a casual dining and drinks throughout the day offering salads, meat and fish grills, dishes to share, vegetarian dishes and “healthy options”. The bar and grill is led by…
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31 July

Tattu reveals preview of its fourth site ahead of Edinburgh launch

Contemporary Chinese restaurant group, Tattu, has revealed a preview of its upcoming fourth restaurant in Edinburgh. Inspired by Scotland’s cosmopolitan capital, Tattu Edinburgh will pay homage to the relationship between ‘traditional and contemporary’; complete with a Chinois-style interior that features wooden fretwork, antique furnishings and chinoiserie fabric panelling partnered with…
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30 July

Erpingham House sets sights on new Brighton project

Erpingham House, the vegan restaurant, has announced plans to open a new restaurant in Brighton. Loui Blake, managing director of Erpingham House, has set his sights on Brighton and announced that this August, Epringham House will begin its Crowdfunding venture, with the aim of raising £250,000, or 15% of the…
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30 July

Deliveroo announces finalists for restaurant makeover competition

Deliveroo has announced the six finalists in its restaurant makeover competition, with the winner receiving a £25,000 renovation. The six finalists are: Amigos Mexican Kitchen, Sheffield: Open since 2010 and run by Khalid Wani and his business partner, Amigos is an award-winning restaurant that specialises in halal Mexican street food. …
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29 July

Wilderness Bar + Kitchen to open in Manchester this August

Wilderness Bar + Kitchen, a three story eating, drinking and lifestyle venue will open in the Northern Quarter, Manchester, on Thursday 15 August. The venue has been described as a “welcoming, relaxed space” with a “modern” approach to flavour, and the food and drink menus at Wilderness Bar and Kitchen…
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29 July

Italian eatery launches in North London with secret cocktail terrace

Terra Terra, a new all day Italian restaurant and café complete with an open bakery and outdoor terrace will launch this September on Finchley Road in North London. Terra Terra is set across two floors and will also include a private tucked away patio with “contemporary design tones of Tuscan…
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29 July

Byron’s earnings down to £500,000

Restaurant chain Byron Burgers has reported a sharp decline in adjusted earnings for the year ending 24 June 2018. Adjusted EBITDA fell to £500,000, compared with £4.7m for the same period last in 2017. Results were impacted by company voluntary arrangements (CVA) which were agreed in January 2018, allowing the…
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25 July

Jailed restaurateur hit with 12-year ban after £1m tax fraud

Jailed restaurateur Lam Chin Seong, from Barnet, has been banned from running companies for 12 years after he was found to owe HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) over £1m. Seong was the sole director of Novari Limited and Novari (at the O2) Limited, which were both incorporated in 2012. The…
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23 July

Silk Road launches second restaurant in Liverpool

Independent restaurant group Silk Road has launched its second restaurant in Liverpool, on Hope Street, its fourth property in the north west. The restaurant prides itself on its authentic flavours from the Pacific to the Mediterranean all inspired by Williams’ and Mellado’s personal travels on this ancient network of trade…
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