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.
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Feb- 2021 -8 FebruaryRestaurants
Exclusive Collection to launch two new restaurants
Exclusive Collection is set to unveil two new hyper-local restaurant destinations this Spring – Hillfield Restaurant & Bar and The Wellhouse at Lainston House. The company said the developments form part of Exclusive Collection’s wider commitment to “reinvesting back into the properties and creating truly original concepts that appeal to…
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Jul- 2019 -12 JulyRestaurants
IHG opens riverside restaurant at Battersea
Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG) has opened the doors to its latest restaurant, Jospa, on the Southbank at Battersea. Located at Bridge’s Wharf, the riverside eatery offers an all-day dining experience for up to 78 covers. The menu lists a selection of small plates, bowls and light bites alongside a choice…
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Jun- 2019 -25 JunePubs and Bars
Distinctive Inns is to open a fourth ‘pub kitchen’ site
Pub and restaurant operator Distinctive Inns, has announced plans to open its fourth ‘pub kitchen’ site in West Bridgford, Nottingham. The Dorset Pub and Kitchen will have a large drinking area with additional seating for 30 and two smaller dining areas and a conservatory. There will also be a further…
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Mar- 2019 -22 MarchPubs and Bars
Warrington multiple operator takes over at third Star Pubs and Bars venue
Warrington-based multiple operator Mark Condliffe has taken on his third site with Star Pubs and Bars, The Red Lion in Moore. Star Pubs and Bars has announced it is investing £240,000 with Condliffe and his partner, Neil Roughsledge, in the project. Work will see a “major upgrade” of the pub…
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Nov- 2018 -9 NovemberAdvice
How to use your restaurant patio to increase revenue
If your restaurant, café or bar has an outside seating area, patio or garden, good for you – but are you making the most of the extra floor space? Outdoor areas are often treated as a bit of an afterthought but is it really enough to just put out some…
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Jul- 2018 -19 JulyAdvice
Practical, easy and cost-effective ideas to improve your pub
The current casual dining market offers pubs a unique opportunity to maximise the appeal of their venues with interesting interiors and alfresco facilities. It is simply impossible for pubs to survive offering mediocre food, drink and service – the customer has lots of choice. Pubs are a uniquely British hospitality…
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