Alfresco Dining

Coverage of outdoor dining strategy, design innovation, and seasonal trading opportunities across UK hospitality venues. This section explores terrace expansions, pavement licensing, weatherproofing solutions, and F&B trends that enhance guest experience in open-air settings. Built for operators, chefs, and venue managers, it offers insight into maximising capacity, adapting menus, and attracting footfall through effective outdoor dining environments.

Dec- 2023 -

21 December

Restaurants

Gino D’Acampo to open new Manchester restaurant and bar

Gino D’Acampo has announced he is to open a new restaurant and bar at the INNSiDE by Melia Manchester hotel in February. This opening will follow an extensive £800k refurbishment of the First Street venue, which the chef’s team currently operates under the First Street Bar and Kitchen brand. Designed…
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Aug- 2023 -

22 August

Restaurants

Sticky Mango opens flagship Tower Bridge restaurant

Chef Peter Lloyd has officially opened his second Sticky Mango restaurant today (22 August) in Tower Bridge, which is considered the flagship site for the South-East Asian restaurant concept. Since opening the first Sticky Mango in 2016 on London’s South Bank near Waterloo, Lloyd wanted to develop a restaurant collection…
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Nov- 2022 -

2 November

Pubs and Bars

Young’s Pubs unveils two new acquisitions

Young and Co.’s Brewery has announced the acquisition of two new pubs: The Griffin Inn in Fletching and The Carpenter’s Arms in Tonbridge. Both pubs will continue to open seven days a week, serving locals with a menu of seasonal British dishes, along with an “extensive” selection of Young’s and…
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Aug- 2022 -

8 August

Food and Drink

Homewood appoints new F&B manager

Homewood Hotel and Spa has announced the appointment of Robert Fairbairn as its new food and beverage manager for the fully refurbished Somerset-based hotel after the reported approval of a £3m expansion plan to take place later this year. It is reported that Fairbairn is an “accomplished” leader in food…
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Jul- 2022 -

11 July

Pubs and Bars

Shaker Group takes on first Star Pubs & Bars lease

Shaker Group, an operator and hospitality consultancy run by husband-and-wife team Adam and Theresa Freeth, has taken on its first Star Pubs and Bars lease, The White Hart in Redditch. The group will work alongside operations manager Victoria Coliandris. The White Hart, which has been closed since the start of…
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Mar- 2022 -

28 March

Catering Companies

The Lucky Club to open in London this spring

The Lucky Club, cocktail and casual dining venue, is set to open a roof terrace within The North Yard of Camden Market, London in May 2022. Following the brand’s debut site in Mayfair, the 5,600 sq ft Camden Market space, which sits upon the historic Grade II listed horse hospital,…
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Sep- 2021 -

2 September

Restaurants

The Londoner to open its Whitcomb restaurant on 16 september

The Londoner Hotel has announced that it’s new restaurant, Whitcomb’s, will open its doors on Thursday 16 September. The Menus will be created by executive head chef Shailesh Deshmukh, previously of The Leela Palaces Mumba. The restaurant is designed by Yabu Pushelberg, and its street-level terrace will allow for year-round…
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May- 2021 -

17 May

Pubs and Bars

Shepherd Neame to recruit more than 300 new staff members

Shepherd Neame has revealed that it will be bolstering its team by recruiting more than 300 new members as it prepares to reopen its entire estate in the next few weeks. The Faversham-based brewer and pub company has a total of 312 pubs and hotels, of which 65 are managed…
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Apr- 2021 -

23 April

Restaurants

Pataka to offer alfresco dining whilst it undergoes interior renovations

Pataka has announced that it will expand its existing kitchen concept to offer alfresco dining for up to 20 people whilst its interior is renovated in time for 17 May reopening. The restaurant opened during lockdown and began delivering authentic Indian food around central London from their kitchen in Grosvenor…
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Mar- 2021 -

30 March

Restaurants

Cin Cin to open London restaurant site

Cin Cin, an Italians restaurant chain, has announced it plans to open its first London site in Fitzrovia at the end of April. Opening on Foley Street, Cin Cin London will begin trading with outside covers before welcoming customers to its 20 seat dining room once government restrictions lift. Founded…
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