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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22 September

Las Iguanas to open Canterbury site

Las Iguanas has announced the opening of its new Canterbury location, taking up residence on the corner of High Street and Longmarket from 26 September, its first Kent location. The new 200-cover restaurant and cocktail bar will feature Las Iguanas’ signature tropical green plant walls, flashes of neon, lustrous Mexican…
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22 September

Comptoir H1 profits surge 150% to £11.5m

Comptoir Group, the owner and/or operator of Lebanese and Eastern Mediterranean restaurants, has announced its profits surged 150% to £11.5m for the six-month period ended 3 July 2022 (H1 FY22), compared to £4.6m in H1 FY21. Group revenues also jumped 158.9% to £14.5m, compared to £5.6m in the comparable period…
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21 September

Hostmore revenues jump 147% in H1

Hostmore has announced that its revenues surged 147% to £98.5m for the 26 weeks ended 3 July 2022 (H1 FY22), compared to £39.9m in H1 FY21, when business was “significantly” impacted by the pandemic. The hospitality business owns brands including Fridays, 63rd+1st and Fridays and Go. Both volume and customer…
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21 September

Chef Kevin Dalgleish opens first restaurant

Scottish chef, Kevin Dalgleish, has opened his first restaurant and bar, Amuse, in Aberdeen, Scotland. Amuse is a 70-cover restaurant complete with a bar, private dining space, and an outdoor area. Dalgleish has used his classical training to create a menu that highlights the local and regional Scottish produce available…
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20 September

Great Fosters to reopen Tudor Pass with new executive chef

Great Fosters has announced that the Tudor Room will be reopening as The Tudor Pass on October 1 2022, under new executive chef Alex Payne. Payne joins Great Fosters from The Thames Table at Crockers, where he was head chef. The Tudor Pass is a gastronomic restaurant with only seven…
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16 September

Coupette director to open new restaurant in Edgware Road

Executive chef Arsh Thakur has teamed up with Subjahit Mitra, director of Coupette in Bethnal Green, to open BKC in Edgware Road. Due to open on 22 September, BKC, which stands for Biryani Kebab Chai, will offer Awadhi cuisine from Awadh (modern day Lucknow) in Northern India. Lucknow cuisine is…
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16 September

Dishoom reveals Canary Wharf opening date

Dishoom has announced it will open its first site Canary Wharf in November this year, marking the company’s first London opening in five years. Located on a corner of Wood Wharf at 13 Water Street, the 8,000 square foot site will occupy a double-height building overlooking the water, and will…
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15 September

Drunch to expand London footprint in Autumn

Drunch has announced it will expand its London portfolio with the opening of a new 40-cover restaurant and speakeasy in Fitzrovia this autumn, marking the brand’s third opening in the capital. The new venue is located on Great Titchfield Street, and the kitchen will be headed up by Valerio Vivetti…
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15 September

Heavenly Desserts opens new site in Bath

Heavenly Desserts has announced it will open the doors to its new store in Bath on 17 September. The announcement follows a period of growth for the company and brings the brand to nearly 50 restaurants across the UK which was founded in 2008 by Mohammad Imran and Yousif Aslam,…
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14 September

Restaurant Terre to open at Castlemartyr Resort this September

Chef Vincent Crepel will reportedly open his first solo restaurant outside of France within the 17th-Century, 5-star Castlemartyr estate in Ireland this September. It is reported that chef Crepel will serve French cuisine at this venue with the “bright flavours” of Asia, while using fresh Irish produce. The experience is…
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