City Of Westminster

Westminster Council announces funding to help hospitality businesses recruit local jobseekers

04-Feb-2022 By James McAllister

Westminster City Council has announced a £1m fund to train and recruit the waiters, baristas and bar staff of the future.

Marianne and Kiln among winners of Harden's Restaurant Awards

12-Sep-2017 By Stefan Chomka

Restaurant Marianne in Westbourne Green has been named Top Gastronomic Experience by the Harden’s London restaurant guide.

Patara to open fifth London restaurant

17-Aug-2015 By Emma Eversham

Thai restaurant brand Patara is to open its fifth restaurant in London this year after securing a site in Berners Street. 

Will Ricker wins Westminster licensing battle

18-Sep-2014 By Carina Perkins

Restaurateur Will Ricker has won an appeal against Westminster City Council to allow customers at his Soho restaurant, La Bodega Negra, to buy alcohol without food.

Burger & Lobster confirms Harvey Nichols as fifth restaurant location

20-Aug-2013 By Emma Eversham

Burger & Lobster has confirmed it will open its fifth London restaurant on the fifth floor of Knightsbridge department store Harvey Nichols this autumn.

London Cocktail Club to open ‘LA warehouse crime scene’ bar in West End

17-Jul-2013 By Luke Nicholls

JJ Goodman and James Hopkins, 2009 winners of the BBC's The Restaurant with Raymond Blanc, are opening their third venue in as many years under the London Cocktail Club brand, having secured a ground floor unit in Westminster skyscraper Portland...

Jamie’s Union Jacks confirmed for Covent Garden Market Building

17-Apr-2012 By Luke Nicholls

It has been confirmed that the Covent Garden Market Building which was acquired by Jamie Oliver in February is to open under the Union Jacks brand in July.

Jamie Oliver acquires Covent Garden Market Building site

24-Feb-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Jamie Oliver has acquired a site in the Covent Garden Market Building that was occupied by a pop-up restaurant from British chain Canteen. It is understood the celebrity chef is likely to open a Union Jacks on site, or alternatively a Jamie's Italian...

Westminster parking charges postponed until after 2012 Olympics

16-Dec-2011 By Luke Nicholls

The controversial plans by Westminster City Council (WCC) to introduce weekend and night-time parking charges in London’s West End have been halted after a High Court judge granted campaigners a judicial review.

West Ending: Hospitality’s elite unite with 15,000 workers and residents to oppose Westminster parking charges

13-Dec-2011 By Luke Nicholls

They have been slammed by Caprice Holdings’ Richard Caring, strongly opposed by MPs and London Mayor Boris Johnson, and estimated to threaten over 5,000 local jobs. Now, over 15,000 West End workers and residents have united in signing petitions to halt...

TGI Friday's fined £30k for running 'filthy kitchens'

28-Aug-2009 By Emma Eversham

The American-themed restaurant chain pleaded guilty to six food hygiene offences in court on Wednesday after inspectors found dead cockroaches, mouse droppings and grease-encrusted cabinets in its kitchens