Influential Shoreditch restaurant Lyle’s is closing down after 11 years, with founder James Lowe moving on to an “exciting upcoming solo project”. Meanwhile his original partner John Ogier, who left the business four years ago, is launching a rotisserie chicken specialist in East Dulwich. Lyle’s launched in 2014, gaining a stellar reputation for modern produce-led […]
Petersham Nurseries has closed its two Covent Garden offshoots, citing rising rents, the recent budget and Brexit for the decision. Its famous flagship cafe will remain open in the old plant nursery on the edge of Richmond Park. Facing an annual £1.2m bill for rent, rates and services at the Floral Court premises of The […]
Two upscale Scottish restaurants, Boath House in the Highlands (pictured) and Tom Kitchin’s Kora in Edinburgh, have announced their closure in January as the hospitality industry struggles in the face of difficult economic conditions. Boath House (pictured), a Georgian mansion near Nairn, northeast of Inverness, was launched in April 2022 as a ‘bohemian retreat’ by […]
Casa restaurant in Bristol, successor to the famous Casamia from Peter Sanchez-Iglesias, has closed ‘until further notice’– without any explanation. A notice posted on the restaurant’s website this week reads: “At this moment, we are closed for future bookings. If you’re looking to book a restaurant, please check out our sister restaurant, Paco Tapas. “All vouchers […]
Chef Elliot Moss and his wife, Helen, have announced the immediate closure of their acclaimed St John’s Wood restaurant, PLU. The contemporary fine-dining ‘micro-restaurant’, seating just eight guests, showcased Elliot’s creative cooking and presentation style with a 15-course seasonal tasting menu. Opened in 2029, for the past two years it has appeared in the top […]
The India Club in the Strand is to close down on 17 September, after apparently losing a six-year battle against redevelopment. The freeholders, Marston Properties, first submitted plans to develop the site as a luxury hotel in 2017. The Club – which these days is not restricted to members – raised funds to fight for its survival, […]
Fenn, one of the most acclaimed restaurant openings of recent times in Fulham, is to close down at the end of next month after just two years in operation. In a message to customers on their mailing list, its management said “the staffing shortages plaguing the industry since the pandemic [mean that] keeping the restaurant […]
This summer is a season of mixed emotions for the natural wine lovers of east London, as bar/restaurant Cadet opens on Newington Green just as Peg on Morning Lane in Hackney closes. Cadet is a combined project from natural wine importers Francis Roberts and Tom Beattie (far left and far right in photo), paté-maker extraordinaire […]
Casamia is to close for good this summer, with chef-proprietor Peter Sanchez-Iglesias (pictured) saying the avant-garde restaurant is no longer financially viable. A leading light of Bristol’s emergence as a gastronomic heavyweight, Casamia was rated the best in the country as recently as the 2019 edition of Harden’s Best UK Restaurants, and the high-profile closure […]
Zelman Meats St Paul’s has closed. The steak restaurant completed its final service on July 27. Its sister restaurant in Soho won Best Steak restaurant at the Harden’s Restaurant Awards 2017. Dave Strauss, director of operations at Goodman Restaurants, which operates the brand, said on social media: “A sad day but it wasn’t working. Good […]
