French restaurant group Bistrot Pierre has secured a site for its 17th outlet in the up-and-coming town of Mere Green, Sutton Coldfield. Doors will open in early 2017. This month, the chain opens its 16th unit in Weston-super-Mare on September 9, it will be the second ribbon cutting following hot the heals of a bistro opening in…
Fleet Street Kitchen headlines Leamington Spa for expansion
A popular Birmingham restaurant, The Fleet Street Kitchen, is expanding down the road a bit to leafy Leamington Spa. The original restaurant in Birmingham’s Fleet Street, in the famous Jewellery Quarter, is also spawning another opening in Mere Green, also in the West Midlands. Opening dates have still to be confirmed by owner Town &…
Second Cup Coffee on a roll with café openings
Canadian coffee brand Second Cup Coffee Company has officially opened its newest UK café in London with seating for over 50 guests, across from the Putney Exchange and within walking distance of the Thames. This comes hard on the heels of a new site opened in Harrow’s St Ann’s Shopping Centre. The Canandian chain intends…
The Ivy puts out tendrils in the suburbs
Wimbledon Village in south west London yesterday saw the opening yesterday (1 June) of the latest site for The Ivy chain of upmarket venues. Operating under the Caprice Holdings umbrella the restaurant has 120 covers over the main restaurant and a garden dining terrace. The Ivy Café Wimbledon features a menu offering breakfast, elevenses, lunch,…
Venetian theme for Salt Yard’s latest
The pedestrianised quiet of St James Market, London, is the site for the latest venture from Salt Yard. The 110-cover Veneta restaurant combines bar-counter seating, banquette booths and intimate tables with traditional Venetian glamour paired with contemporary styling. Veneta is the latest restaurant by Salt Yard Group, co-founded by Simon Mullins, which also owns and…
Carve launches cashless carvery concept for London
Euphorium Bakery founder, Daniel Bear and hospitality finance director Atif Amin of Chilango, Hakkasan and Ping Pong fame, will launch their first fast casual, cashless modern carvery concept on Tooley Street, London this summer. The licensed carvery will serve its ‘carvepots’, from breakfast through to dinner containing hand carved fish, meat and vegetarian options prepped…
Bone Daddies shakes down in East London
Chef proprietor of Bone Daddies, Ross Shonhan, has announced that the doors to his new ramen bar in Old Street will open on 20 June. Located within the Bower development, the new restaurant will be Bone Daddies’ first venture into East London, with a selection of dishes created exclusively for the site. Bone Daddies Old…
Turkey restaurant struts in to permanent Shoreditch site
Tuesday 21 June will see Strut & Cluck opening its doors to become Shoreditch’s latest speciality food outlet. The restaurant will serve dishes inspired by Eastern Mediterranean home cooking, with free-range turkey meat served in new and exciting ways alongside seasonal ingredients. The restaurant, owned and run by Amir and Limor Chen, will use cooking…
Carluccio’s grows footprint by expanding into Northern Ireland
Italian chain Carluccio’s is set to open a branch in Northern Ireland, according to a report in the Belfast Telegraph. The site is in the City’s Victoria Square although the exact location has not yet been revealed. The Telegraph gleaned the news from a report from commercial property firm Lisney and it was confirmed recently when…
New restaurant puts turkeys on guard all year round
A turkey is not just for Christmas, according to Apostrophe founder Air Chen and his wife Limor. The couple plan a turkey-themed restaurant, Cluck & Strut, in London’s Shoreditch, which will open in spring next year. Chen sold the Apostrophe café business to CH&Co last year. The couple want to share the benefits of lean…
