Closure

In this section, we report on restaurant, pub, bar, café, and catering business closures across the UK, and the commercial, operational, and market factors behind them. From high-street exits and group-wide restructures to insolvencies, lease surrenders, and strategic site rationalisations, we cover the real-world impacts of rising costs, labour shortages, shifting demand, and margin pressures. We go beyond headlines to explain why closures are happening and what they mean for the wider sector. Whether you’re benchmarking performance or navigating tough decisions, we provide the context hospitality professionals need to stay informed.

Feb- 2019 -

26 February

Restaurants

London Bridge’s Londrino restaurant to close

Portuguese restaurant, Londrino, located in the London Bridge area has announced it is to close on 28 February. The restaurant, which opened in November 2017, has not given a reason for closure with its head chef Leandro Carreira said to be moving on to a new project. The restaurant has…
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26 February

Pubs and Bars

Pub and restaurant closures lead to 31% rise in insolvency costs

Insolvent companies, across all sectors of the British economy, that couldn’t pay their debts have cost taxpayers £3.07bn in payments to former members of staff during the last decade new research has revealed. Last year, during 2018, The Insolvency Service an agency of The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial…
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11 February

Restaurants

Gujarati Rasoi in Dalston closes

Indian restaurant, Gujarati Rasoi, in Dalston has closed after almost seven years on Bradbury Street. The restaurant’s menu focused on the cuisine of the Indian state of Gujarat, with a large proportion of the offering vegetarian. The restaurant’s concessions in Borough Market and Broadway Market will remain open despite the…
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6 February

Restaurants

Victor Garvey’s Covent Garden restaurant Sabarita closes

Chef and restaurateur, Victor Garvey, has closed his Covent Garden restaurant, Sabarita, the chef’s Soho restaurant Rambla on Dean Street will remain open. According to Garvey the restaurant has been shut down since November, with Catering Today finding that Sabarita’s phone is no longer receiving calls despite the fact its…
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Jan- 2019 -

17 January

Cafes and Coffee Shops

Patisserie Valerie financial woes worse than expected

Forensic accountants have uncovered “significant manipulation” within Patisserie Valerie’s accounts, suggesting its financial troubles are more extensive than first thought. The company said the work carried out by its forensic accountants since “potentially fraudulent” accounts were discovered in October has revealed that the “misstatement of its accounts was extensive, involving…
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15 January

Cafes and Coffee Shops

Patisserie Valerie director resigns with immediate effect

James Horler, the non-executive director of crisis hit cafe chain Patisserie Valerie, has resigned from his role with immediate effect. The company confirmed the news and said Horler had stepped down to “focus on his role as chief executive officer at another business”. He has extensive experience in the hospitality…
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9 January

Restaurants

Wallfish & Wellbourne Bistro closes after two months

Wallfish & Wellbourne Bistro has announced its closure less than two months after being collaboratively launched by two independent restaurants in Bristol. The bistro opened on 14 November in the city’s Clifton Village area and saw the Wallfish Bistro come together with the Wellbourne restaurant. Wellbourne opened in August 2017…
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2 January

Business

Award winning licensees to reopen and refurbish Oxfordshire pub as second site

Kate Hayden and Paul Warriner are taking their second site with Star Pubs & Bars – The Hare at West Hendred in Oxfordshire – for a joint £500,000 investment, which will reopen the pub in March after a four-year closure. The Hare is the only pub in West Hendred, and…
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Dec- 2018 -

4 December

Restaurants

Simon Cope resigns as Byron CEO

Simon Cope has resigned from his position as the CEO of embattled burger restaurant chain Byron amid the company’s restructuring plan under a CVA. His termination document appeared on Companies House on 3 December, stating he resigned on 30 November, just 18 months after joining from Wagamama, initially as Byron’s…
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Nov- 2018 -

30 November

Business

London’s Bonhams to close before Christmas

London’s Michelin-starred Bonhams restaurant has announced it is to close on 19 December. The restaurant has been open for over three years in the auction house of the same name, collecting its Michelin star in 2015. Head chefs, Theo Clench and Tom Kemble announced the restaurant’s closure on Instagram. Clench…
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