Restaurant Openings

Ibérica confirms Manchester Spinningfields site

Ibérica confirms Manchester Spinningfields site

By Carina Perkins

Ibérica Restaurants has confirmed that it will open its first site outside of London at Manchester’s Spinningfields this autumn, serving a unique  à la carte menu designed by executive chef and business partner Nacho Manzano.

glh launches limited 4-star brand ‘every hotels’

glh launches limited 4-star brand ‘every hotels’

By Melodie Michel

London-based hotel group glh is launching a limited-feature four-star hotel brand called every, rebranding four hotels in its existing portfolio and looking at expansion through management contracts.

Boqueria team continues London expansion

Boqueria team continues London expansion

By Melodie Michel

The team behind tapas restaurant La Boqueria is expanding its London presence with a new site recently opened in Battersea and a sherry bar to launch in the near future in the same neighbourhood.

Giggling Squid to double group size in 12 months

Giggling Squid to double group size in 12 months

By Melodie Michel

Thai tapas brand Giggling Squid is opening a site in Sevenoaks on 5 August – the first of a series of new venues that will double the size of the business by this time next year.

Marco Pierre White to open 12 franchises this year

Marco Pierre White to open 12 franchises this year

By Ruth Williams

Sanguine Hospitality, the hotelier with a master franchise agreement with Marco Pierre White, is planning to open UK 12 restaurants under the Steakhouse Bar & Grill and New York Italian brandsthis year as part of its plans to roll out 50 over the...

One Group plans Rebel at STK roll-out

One Group plans Rebel at STK roll-out

By Mark Wingett

The One Group, the New York-based hospitality group led by Englishman Jonathan Segal, plans to launch Rebel by STK, a casual dining take on its successful premium steak-led concept STK, in the UK.

Honky Tonk Group to launch ‘quirky’ boutique hotel

Honky Tonk Group to launch ‘quirky’ boutique hotel

By Melodie Michel

The owners of the Honky Tonk group, the American-themed restaurant brand with venues in Clapham and Chelsea, have purchased the One Leicester Street hotel in London with plans to make it ‘boutique and cool’.

Harvey Ayliffe announced as new 34 head chef

Harvey Ayliffe announced as new 34 head chef

By Melodie Michel

Caprice Holdings has announced that Harvey Ayliffe will be taking over from Paul Brown as head chef of Mayfair’s 34 restaurant this coming Saturday (12 July).

Artist Residence is design-led and aims to offer a ‘young, hip alternative’ to larger London hotels

Artist Residence hotel to open in London

By Lauren Houghton

The third Artist Residence boutique hotel is to open in London’s Pimlico in September, a follow on from its sister hotels in Brighton and Penzance in Cornwall.

Business Profile: Kerbisher & Malt

Business Profile: Kerbisher & Malt

By Joe Lutrario

New wave fish and chip group Kerbisher & Malt has tweaked the standard chippy formula to bring affordable, quality fish and chips to West London – and it’s now starting to cast its net further afield 

St John Bakery Rooms opens at Maltby Street Market

St John Bakery Rooms opens at Maltby Street Market

By Carina Perkins

The St John Group has opened a new sit-in dining space at Maltby Street market, serving light meals alongside fresh breads and pastries from St John’s Druid Street bakery.

Laine Pub Company reveals expansion plans

Laine Pub Company reveals expansion plans

By Melodie Michel

Brighton-based The Laine Pub Company has revealed plans to open 20 new pubs following a cash injection from Risk Capital Partners in conjunction with Royal Bank of Scotland.

Five Guys closes in on south west debut

Five Guys closes in on south west debut

By Mark Wingett & Carina Perkins

Five Guys UK, the popular US burger chain, is understood to be close to securing its first site in the south west, in Bristol.

Welsh pub gets interior makeover

Welsh pub gets interior makeover

By Melodie Michel

The Cross Inn in Cowbridge, Wales, has won a £3,000 makeover by celebrity interior designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and P&G Professional.

The Union Hanover team

Union Hanover reveals plans for boutique hotel

By Lauren Houghton

Hotel developer and operator Union Hanover has announced plans to create and run a high-end boutique hotel located at the International Quarter in Stratford City, following its acquisition of Starboard Hotels’ share in the project. 

Drake & Morgan has acquired two new London sites to bring its current portfolio to nine

Drake & Morgan aims for 20 sites in next few years

By Lauren Houghton

Privately owned bar and restaurant group Drake & Morgan has acquired two new London sites to bring its current portfolio to nine, with short terms plans to have 20 sites in total. 

La Tasca partners TripAdvisor on guest feedback

La Tasca partners TripAdvisor on guest feedback

By Mark Wingett & Carina Perkins

La Tasca has become the first restaurant company to partner with TripAdvisor by moving its entire internal guest feedback system into the public domain.

Charlie McVeigh's latest venture The Bump Caves will open on 10 July

The Bump Caves bar to open in London

By Lauren Houghton

Latest bar venture The Bump Caves from owner of The Draft House Charlie McVeigh will open on 10 July on Tower Bridge Road in London. 

Interactive map: National Restaurant Awards 2014 top 10

Interactive map: National Restaurant Awards 2014 top 10

By Carina Perkins

Gymkhana stole the top spot at last night's National Restaurant Awards 2014, but what other venues made it into the top 10? Check out our interactive map for more details on the ten best restaurants in the UK.

National Restaurant Awards: Gymkhana takes 2014 title

National Restaurant Awards: Gymkhana takes 2014 title

By Carina Perkins

Mayfair restaurant Gymkhana has been voted the UK’s best restaurant at the 2014 National Restaurant Awards, beating previous winners The Ledbury and The Hand & Flowers to the top spot.

Aparthotel Adagio has just announced its plans to develop two new aparthotels in London

Aparthotels Adagio comes to London

By Lauren Houghton

Serviced apartment provider Aparthotels Adagio has just announced its plans to develop two new aparthotels in London, which will mark the company’s first venture into the nation’s capital. 

Roxie experiments diner formula at new venue

Roxie experiments diner formula at new venue

By Melodie Michel

Steak restaurant brand Roxie will experiment a fast-casual format based on value at its new Battersea location, due to open on St John’s Road at the beginning of August.

Pizza Pilgrims expands offering for new site

Pizza Pilgrims expands offering for new site

By Melodie Michel

Street food vendors turned restaurateurs Thom and James Elliot are expanding their food, drinks and entertainment offering for their new site, opening in Kingly Court in late July.

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