Prices for restaurant sites have grown by 14 per cent, according to leisure property specialist Christie & Co, which warned that operators needed to drive footfall with original ideas and strong social media presence.
Pubs and bars should do more to promote their non-alcoholic drinks, say 55 per cent of consumers with more than a quarter saying they struggle to know what to order at the bar when not drinking alcohol.
New-York-based, two-Michelin-starred French chef Daniel Boulud has confirmed he is to make a personal appearance in the kitchen at his first ever Bar Boulud pop-up at Harrods department store this month.
The second restaurant from the team behind London’s hugely successful The Clove Club might be Italian with a British accent, but it’s no new, crazy concept.
The Swan at Hay hotel, in Hay-on-Wye in Wales, is set to relaunch this February following a full refurbishment of the bedrooms and the restaurant, and the appointment of a former Ynyshir chef at the pass.
Bar and restaurant operator Bitters n' Twisted is to open its fourth site under its Bodega Cantina brand in Derby due to its ongoing success in other locations.
Proposals to build a 125-bedroom hotel, floating restaurant and a 'Bristol Eye' big wheel on Bristol's harbourside have been submitted to Bristol City Council.
East London grill house Berber & Q has collaborated with Shake Shack to create a limited-edition burger to celebrate the opening of its latest site in Canary Wharf.
Chewton Glen, the five-red star luxury hotel in Hampshire, is to open an informal restaurant as part of its The Kitchen development, which will also include a cookery school with TV chef James Martin.
Cote, Hix Restaurants and Patisserie Valerie are among the latest hospitality operators to join the Hospitality Carbon Reduction Forum (HCRF) in a bid to help them reduce energy, water and waste.
Fork & Blade, the group behind The Black Penny coffee house in Covent Garden and Islington fish restaurant Trawler Trash, has announced plans to open a Aegean inspired restaurant bar on the former site of Piquet restaurant in London.
Street food trading platform StreetDots is aiming to more than double the number of pitches it offers to street food operators after securing £350k investment to expand its network.
The Artist Residence hotel group, from Charlotte and Justin Salisbury, is to open its fourth hotel, The Mason Arms, in South Leigh, Oxfordshire, in February/March.
The Idle Rocks hotel in St Mawes Cornwall has partnered with the 200-acre Lost Gardens of Heligan estate, in a bid to showcase best Cornish horticultural practice and the garden’s 300-plus varieties of heritage fruit and vegetables.
The former Gordon Ramsay and Jason Atherton protégé is overseeing the overhaul of grand St James’s hotel The Stafford London as executive chef, and will re-launch its main restaurant as the The Game Bird early next month. He spoke to Restaurant Magazine...
Chef Clare Smyth has revealed more details on her soon-to-open Notting Hill restaurant site, coincidentally a former location for the now-closed Leith’s restaurant in the 60s and 70s.
The Modern Pantry, the London restaurant from New Zealander chef Anna Hansen, is to open a new bar at its Finsbury Square site this January, in partnership with mixologist Ryan Chetiyawardana aka Mr Lyan.
Monty’s Deli, the Jewish-American-style deli that started as a market stall, is to open a permanent London site after exceeding its £50,000 funding target.
The Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park London hotel has confirmed a two-phase, multi-million-pound restoration and renovation in 2017, including of the two-Michelin-starred Dinner by Heston Blumenthal restaurant.
Pub company Oakman Inns & Restaurants has confirmed a number of multi-million pound expansion plans as it reports a strong financial position for the year.
Hawksmoor Group is closing the Stoke Newington branch of its neighbourhood restaurant brand Foxlow because it said it failed to get things right in the location.
English Lakes Hotels Resorts & Venues will close the Low Wood Bay Resort & Spa in the Lake District this week to start work on a £16m refurbishment of the 133-bedroom property.
Simpsons – the Michelin-starred restaurant with rooms owned by chef-restaurateur Andreas Antona, with chef director Luke Tipping – has announced Simon Rogan’s L’Enclume as its first guest dinner for 2017.
It's been a bumper year for interviews, as we chatted to some of the world's finest chefs, innovative restaurant owners, and most impressive hoteliers. Here's our pick of the top five...
Hospitality businesses have been advised to follow strict safety guidelines this New Year’s Eve when inviting the public to any fireworks displays or events.
Hoteliers are advised to tap into the ‘micro-stay’ market and open their hotel rooms up for as little time as three hours, to boost occupancy and compete for business from the Airbnb generation, a former hotelier has said.
From chefs’ best career advice to the re-invention of oysters, we had the honour of filming some truly great professionals this year. With so many innovative concepts and brilliant insights flying about, we struggled to choose our highlights, but here...
Eating out in the UK is on the rise, with diners looking to set menus, vouchers, and promotions to achieve best value for money, according to new research.
Victor Garvey, chef-patron of London Spanish-style restaurant Encant (previously known as Duende), has revealed more details about his second solo site, Rambla, in Soho in 2017.
Loungers, the 94-site casual dining group of brands Lounges and Cosy Club, has been acquired in a majority stake deal by Lion Capital, in a £137m deal.
More than 20 chief executives and business leaders from the UK’s leading eating and drinking out chains have penned a letter to the Prime Minister Theresa May asking her to “consider a reduction in VAT, extending transitional relief on business rates...
Dakota - the boutique hotel group created by Malmaison founder Ken McCulloch - has revealed plans to open in all the UK’s major regional cities by 2021.
