Dusty’s Pizzeria to close Cardiff restaurant

Dusty’s Pizzeria has announced that it has had to close its Cardiff restaurant as a result of rising costs.

This is the second location that owners Phil and Deb Lewis have had to close after closing its branch in Barry’s Goodshed earlier this year. The company’s Swansea branch is said to be unaffected.

The couple stated that they were “hopeful” that Dusty’s would return in the future. They opened the restaurant Kindle in Sofia Gardens, Cardiff last year.

Dusty’s started in 2014 as a market stall before moving on to permanent restaurant sites and catering at festivals and events.

The company said in a social media post: “With immense sadness Phill and I must announce the immediate closure of Dusty’s Pizza at our Papermill Road location, otherwise known as The Boneyard.

“Us, like so many others, have suffered significant losses as a result of the pandemic in 2019 and whilst we have battled hard to retain our sites one by one they have fallen foul to rising costs, have become encumbered with debt as a result of the last few years without adequate room for their recover.”

It added: “We are hopeful that Dusty’s will make a return in the not so distant future in some form but for now we must be courageously quiet and navigate this heartbreaking time.”