Restaurants
The Restaurants section on Catering Today delivers comprehensive coverage of the UK restaurant industry, from independent operators to national chains. It reports on business performance, openings, acquisitions, and leadership changes, alongside analysis of market trends, menu innovation, and consumer behaviour. With insight into finance, operations, technology, and sustainability, Catering Today provides hospitality professionals with the intelligence and updates shaping commercial strategy across the UK dining landscape.
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Mar- 2023 -21 March
Eòrna fine dining restaurant to launch in Edinburgh
Chef Brian Grigor and sommelier Glen Montgomery have announced the launch of Eòrna, a new Edinburgh restaurant at the city’s Hamilton Place in Stockbridge this spring. Both Grigor and Montgomery are known for having a “wealth” of expertise gained from working in some of Scotland’s “finest” restaurants, including the two-Michelin-star…
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20 March
Emerald Hospitality Group to launch Riviera in Mayfair
Emerald Hospitality Group has announced the launch of a Southern French restaurant, Riviera, in Mayfair. The hospitality group, which is also a parent company of the three London sites, El Norte, Zuaya and Como Garden, said that Riviera will open its doors on 21 April 2023. The new restaurant will…
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17 March
Fife Arms appoints new head chef
The Fife Arms Hotel has announced the appointment of Adam Maddock as its new head chef. Maddock has over a decade of experience in the industry and has worked in Michelin starred restaurants across the UK. After an apprenticeship with the Tanner brothers at only 18 years old, he started…
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17 March
Mojo Cocktail Bar to open in Newcastle
Mojo Cocktail Bar has announced that it is set to open in Newcastle on 7 April 2023. Located at The Gate on Newgate Street, the new bar will deliver a combination of cocktails with home-made, classic American food. The cocktail bar will serve an “extensive” cocktail list of over 120…
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16 March
Outpost bar and kitchen to open in Cardiff
Cardiff’s Depot founder, Nick Saunders, has announced the launch of Outpost, a new bar and kitchen in Cardiff later this summer. The 85-cover restaurant is set to open in the Laundry Quarter in Pontcanna and will serve food and drinks from breakfast till dinner. Saunders co-founded Par 59 and was…
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15 March
Roots and Seeds Kitchen Garden to open in Gloucestershire
Roots and Seeds Kitchen Garden has announced its opening at The Old Kennels in Cirencester, Gloucestershire on 7 April 2023. The new restaurant is an all-day cafe restaurant with its own on-site kitchen garden and a newly-built dining space with 54 covers. Head chef, Sam Idione, will showcase Cotswolds artisan…
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15 March
US burger brand Carl’s Jr. to launch in the UK
US burger brand, Carl’s Jr. has partnered with Christie and Co to support its search for several franchise partners to roll out the quick service restaurant’s UK launch. News of this UK expansion follows the brand’s success in Europe, where they now have over 80 sites. According to the chain,…
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14 March
Lee Westcott to open two restaurants at Birch Selsdon
Chef Lee Westcott is set to open two restaurants at the Birch Selsdon hotel in south Croydon named Elodie and Vervain. Westcott will take cues from the estate’s major rewilding project, using the surrounding 200 acres of green space to grow ingredients for foraging and begin an on-site kitchen garden…
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14 March
Happy reveals plans to expand across London
After celebrating its three year anniversary last month, Happy Restaurant London has revealed it intends to expand across the capital. The international restaurant chain Happy Grill and Bar, which launched its first restaurant in London in February 2020, is a casual-dining place that offers a variety of different cuisines, including…
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14 March
Doner Shack to debut in London this month
Berlin street food brand Doner Shack has announced that it will be opening its first London store on Baker Street on 27 March. To celebrate the opening of the store, which comes after its success in Manchester, Leicester and Glasgow, the brand will be offering 200 free kebaps a day…
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