Gastro Pub

Longbow Bars & Restaurants to reopen The Ashford Arms

05-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

Hospitality business Longbow Bars & Restaurants will reopen Peak District gastropub The Ashford Arms four years after its closure.

The Heartwood Collection sees turnover break £60m

22-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

The Heartwood Collection saw turnover at its pubs and brasseries break £60m in the financial year to June 2023.

"It will be a massive wrench to leave": Mark and Sarah Dodson put The Mason Arms up for sale

12-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

Mark and Sarah Dodson have announced that they are putting their Michelin-starred gastropub The Mason Arms up for sale after 18 years of running the business.

Heartwood Collection adds two new sites to its portfolio

03-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

Gastropub group Heartwood Collection has acquired two new freehold sites as part of its ‘pub with rooms’ proposition within Heartwood Inns.

"It's been emotional": Stephen Terry’s The Hardwick closes

02-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

Stephen Terry’s Abergavenny restaurant The Hardwick has closed suddenly after nearly two decades in business.

Lunar Pub Company to open ‘most ambitious site to date’ in Clapham

06-Apr-2023 By James McAllister

Boutique hospitality group Lunar Pub Company is to open its third London gastropub this spring, which has been described as the operator’s ‘most ambitious site to date’.

Lancashire's Parkers Arms named UK's best gastropub

24-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Parkers Arms in Newton-in-Bowland in Lancashire has been named the UK’s top gastropub in the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs list 2023.

Great Central Pub by Matt Fletcher to open at The Landmark London

09-Nov-2022 By Restaurant

Chef Matt Fletcher is to head up a new gastropub concept at The Landmark London hotel.

Urban Pubs and Bars reaches 40 sites

05-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Urban Pubs and Bars has added three new London pubs to its portfolio, including the venue that was the birthplace of Camden Town Brewery.

Simon Bonwick: “If I can’t be myself at his point of the game it’s not worth doing”

26-Aug-2022 By Stefan Chomka

From next month the former The Crown chef-patron takes over the stoves at The Princess of Shoreditch from Ruth Hansom to start a new chapter at the award-winning gastropub.

Flash-grilled: Henrik Ritzén

15-Jul-2022 By James McAllister

The Swedish chef, who runs the stove at the Double Red Duke in the Cotswolds, on making his peace with a bad review, Thomas Keller, and memories of Racine.

Liz Cottam to relocate her Owl gastropub to Leeds’ Mustard Wharf

19-Apr-2022 By Restaurant

Elizabeth Cottam is moving her Owl gastropub from its home in Leeds’ Kirkgate Market to a new, larger riverside location in the city.

Red Lion Holdings opens The Hare & Hounds opens in Newbury

24-Feb-2022 By Restaurant

Red Lion Holdings has opened its fourth venue, an independent boutique coaching inn in Newbury, Berkshire.

The Inn Collection Group buys Hotel St George in Harrogate

11-Feb-2022 By Restaurant

North-based pub company The Inn Collection Group has completed the purchase of the 90-room Hotel St George in Harrogate as it continues to broaden its reach across Yorkshire.

Former Six Portland Road chef Nye Smith named as head chef at The Bradley Hare

10-Feb-2022 By Restaurant

Former Six Portland Road chef Nye Smith has been appointed head chef at Wiltshire venue The Bradley Hare.

Unruly Pig named UK's best gastropub

25-Jan-2022 By Restaurant

Suffolk’s Unruly Pig has been named the best gastropub in the UK in the Estrella Damn Top 50 Gastropubs 2022 list.

Henrik Ritzén announced as executive chef at Cotwolds' The Double Red Duke

12-Jan-2022 By Restaurant

Swedish chef Henrik Ritzén has taken on the role as executive chef at The Double Red Duke restaurant with rooms in the Cotswolds.

Michelin-starred Star at Harome ‘reduced to ashes’ after thatched roof catches alight

25-Nov-2021 By Restaurant

Award-winning gastropub the Star at Harome in North Yorkshire has been ‘reduced to ashes’ after its thatched roof caught alight.

Latest opening: The Chelsea Pig

12-Nov-2021 By Restaurant

Furniture designer Timothy Oulton has added publican to his CV by taking over a historic Chelsea drinking den.

The Rose & Crown in Enfield to relaunch

05-Nov-2021 By Restaurant

Redhouse Pubs Group is embarking on a joint £350,000 refurbishment of The Rose & Crown in Enfield with Star Pubs & Bars that will improve its food offer.

Maria and Scott Hunter to open Pig’s Head in Clapham next month

29-Oct-2021 By Restaurant

Publicans Maria and Scott Hunter will open sustainable pub Pig’s Head in Clapham next month, kickstarting a new string of projects for the duo under their newly-formed Antidote Projects business.

Bright Pete Holdings duo to open Carmine in Streatham

21-Sep-2021 By Restaurant

Christopher Howe and Jamie Cottam-Allan will open a second venue as part of their Bright Pete Holdings pub company.

Lunar Pub Company to open Ganymede in South Kensington in September

15-Jun-2021 By Restaurant

Lunar Pub Company, which owns The Hunter’s Moon pub in South Kensington, has confirmed that it will open its second London location in September.

Publican Awards winners announced

31-Mar-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Pub operators including Stay Original Company, Hippo Inns, Brewhouse & Kitchen, BrewDog and Greene King have picked up gongs at Morning Advertiser’s 2021 Publican Awards.