Restaurant

‘Largest UK restaurant’ set to open in November

06-Sep-2010 By Rachel Johnson

An 800-cover restaurant claiming to be the largest restaurant in the UK is due to open in Croydon this November, as its owners roll out plans to export its 'all the world on a plate' concept to the Continent

“Dine and Dash” menu helps launch Barbican restaurant duo

03-Sep-2010 By Rachel Johnson

London arts hotspot the Barbican Centre is set to open two new restaurants at its premises this month, including a “Dine and Dash” bar menu which guarantees guests will be fed and out the door in 50 minutes or their money back

“Devastated” Bjorn van der Horst closes Eastside Inn

03-Sep-2010 By Rachel Johnson

Bjorn van der Horst has decided to close his London restaurant, Eastside Inn, it was confirmed today.

Pearls of Wisdom: David Thompson

03-Sep-2010 By Stefan Chomka

David Thompson is head chef at Nahm, the first Michelin-starred Thai restaurant in Europe, situated in the five-star Halkin hotel in London’s Belgravia. He will soon open a new restaurant in Bangkok

Jason Atherton names London restaurant, releases further details

26-Aug-2010 By Becky Paskin

Jason Atherton has finally confirmed the name of his first solo UK restaurant as Pollen Street Social, ending months of speculation

Time Out announces finalists for 2010 London Eating & Drinking Awards

19-Aug-2010 By Becky Paskin

Time Out London has announced the shortlisted restaurants and bars in its annual Eating & Drinking Awards 2010

Michelin-starred chefs team up for London Restaurant Festival lunches

16-Aug-2010 By Becky Paskin

A line-up of Michelin-starred chefs including Raymond Blanc and Bruno Loubet will collaborate to serve ten  Sunday lunches as part of the London Restaurant Festival 2010

Michelin-starred takeaway wraps from Benares and private karaoke in Paradise

13-Aug-2010 By Becky Paskin

Restaurants, hotels and pubs, including Benares and Paradise by way of Kensal Green, tell us about the extra activities they're planning to attract customers

Ottolenghi takes flagship Soho site

13-Aug-2010 By Mark Stretton

The group behind Ottolenghi, the upmarket vegetarian deli shop-meets-café concept, has acquired the Club Bar & Dining venue in London’s Soho from Simon Jordan, the former owner of Crystal Palace Football Club

Gary Rhodes parts ways with Harbour Hotels

10-Aug-2010 By Becky Paskin

Harbour Hotels has ended its relationship with celebrity chef Gary Rhodes, closing its Rhodes South restaurant at Christchurch Harbour Hotel in Dorset

Lansley threatens restaurant industry with mandatory calorie display plan

09-Aug-2010 By Becky Paskin

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley may force restaurants and pubs to display calorie counts on their menus if they do not respond to attempts to instate a voluntary system

Cross-country cooking with El Pirata de Tapas and medieval menus with Peckforton Castle

30-Jul-2010 By Becky Paskin & Joe Lutrario

Restaurants, hotels and pubs, including El Pirate de Tapas and Peckforton Castle, tell us about the extra activities they're planning to make their businesses more appealing

Tom Aikens to buy six Paramount sites

30-Jul-2010 By Mark Stretton

Tom Aikens, the Michelin-starred chef, is in exclusive negotiations to buy six eateries from Paramount Restaurants

Edinburgh's Chop Chop restaurant to grow to 12 sites

29-Jul-2010 By Joe Lutrario

Edinburgh-based Chinese restaurant Chop Chop has announced plans to grow to 12 sites over the next three years

Eating out market set to reach £40.5bn this year

29-Jul-2010 By Martyn Leek

A new report from Allegra Strategies suggests that the UK informal eating-out market will grow by 1 per cent to reach £40.5bn by the end of the year, despite growth being pegged back by recession

Jason Atherton to open several restaurants with Compass

22-Jul-2010 By Becky Paskin

Compass Group’s corporate dining arm Restaurant Associates has partnered with ex-Maze chef Jason Atherton to develop several new bespoke restaurants

After-school tea with Dean Street Townhouse and street food with Tamarai

16-Jul-2010 By Becky Paskin

Restaurants, hotels and pubs, including Dean Street Townhouse and Tamarai, tell us about the extra activities they're planning to make their businesses more appealing

Wahaca to open fourth Mexican restaurant in Soho

15-Jul-2010 By Becky Paskin

Wahaca, the Mexican street food restaurant concept owned by Thomasina Miers and Mark Selby, is to open its fourth venue in Wardour Street, Soho in October

American restaurant chain Denny’s eyes UK market

15-Jul-2010 By Martyn Leek

Denny’s, the American-based fast-casual dining chain, is to become the latest US import to the UK restaurant sector

Ask the Experts: How should my business handle the next VAT rise?

12-Jul-2010 By NULL

BigHospitality puts one reader's question about how his business can handle the expected rise in VAT next year to 20 per cent to Martin Couchman, deputy chief executive of the British Hospitality Association

Match Group owner opens Redhook surf 'n' turf restaurant

06-Jul-2010 By Becky Paskin

Having launched bar-café-deli-diner Giant Robot in May, Jonathan Downey, owner of the Match Bar Group, has opened Redhook, a New York style steak and seafood venue in Farringdon

Southwold Pier owner scraps hotel plans and sells up

06-Jul-2010 By Becky Paskin

After announcing plans last week to build a £5m hotel on Southwold Pier, owner and restaurateur Stephen Bournes has decided to sell the Suffolk attraction after failing to secure development funds

Inspiring your front of house team

29-Jun-2010 By Chris Druce

Good service is unobtrusive. Whether it’s the warm welcome you receive, or the relaxed but attentive care provided as you enjoy your meal and it's paramount to your business's success.

Charlie McVeigh targeting early 2011 for Draft House number four

21-Jun-2010 By Chris Druce

Pub operator and restaurateur Charlie McVeigh is targeting an early 2011 launch for Draft House number four, having just exchanged contracts on a third site at London’s Tower Bridge

Diners swap takeaways for restaurants as eating out increases

17-Jun-2010 By Becky Paskin

Diners are eating out at restaurants and pubs twice as much this year than in 2009, claiming they have more disposable income than before

Brasserie Blanc moves into pubs

14-Jun-2010 By Mark Stretton

Brasserie Blanc, the French casual dining chain, is moving into the pub market. It has acquired the leases of two pubs formerly operated by Massive, the London managed pub group

Three Michelin starred guest chefs at Brunello and cross-dressing dinners from 1901

11-Jun-2010 By Joe Lutrario & Becky Paskin

Restaurants, hotels and pubs, including Brunello at Baglioni Hotel and 1901 at Andaz Liverpool, tell us about the extra activities they're planning to make their businesses more appealing

Dermot O’Leary to open second Fishy Fishy restaurant

09-Jun-2010 By Becky Paskin

Following the launch of Fishy Fishy in Brighton last year, TV presenter Dermot O’Leary is to open a second restaurant in Poole, Dorset next month

Restaurants and pubs face tough year ahead

18-May-2010 By Chris Druce

Restaurants and pubs have been urged to ‘stay on top of their game’ after new data revealed just how tight trading within the UK eating out market remains

Les Ambassadeurs launches non-members restaurant

14-May-2010 By Becky Paskin

Private members club Les Ambassadeurs in Mayfair has announced the launch of The Milroy, a fine dining restaurant that will welcome public diners for lunch for the first time in the club’s history

Michel Roux Jr Westminster restaurant to open next week

07-May-2010 By Becky Paskin

Michel Roux Jr and Compass Group will finally open a fine dining restaurant at Parliament Square next week, over a year since the venture was first announced

Business profile: Jonathan Kaye of Prezzo

05-May-2010 By Paul Wootton

Belonging to one of the UK's great restaurant dynasties has set the bar high for Prezzo chief executive Jonathan Kaye. He's learned to move with the times - including giving his first media interview

Archangel restaurant with rooms to open in Somerset

04-May-2010 By Stefan Chomka

Archangel, a restaurant with rooms that is being renovated from an ancient coaching inn, will open early next month in the Somerset town of Frome

Nuno Mendes opens Viajante in Bethnal Green

23-Apr-2010 By Becky Paskin

Nuno Mendes has now opened Viajante in Bethnal Green’s Town Hall hotel, his first public restaurant since Bacchus closed two years ago

Tom Aikens to open two restaurants at Somerset House

22-Apr-2010 By Becky Paskin

Compass Group have joined forces with Michelin-starred chef Tom Aikens to relaunch Somerset House this month as Tom’s Kitchen

Footballer Steven Gerrard to open restaurant chain

08-Apr-2010 By Becky Paskin

England and Liverpool football player Steven Gerrard has teamed up with Southport hotelier Paul Adams to launch a chain of New York ‘hipster bar’ inspired restaurants

BHA releases hospitality manifesto ahead of general election

07-Apr-2010 By Emma Eversham

The British Hospitality Association has prepared its own manifesto ahead of the general election on 6 May, asking all political parties for their support of the hospitality industry

Daniel Galmiche and Billy Reid launch new Vineyard Group restaurants

30-Mar-2010 By Becky Paskin

The Vineyard Group is to roll out a new informal dining concept, designed by executive chef Daniel Galmiche and consultant chef Billy Reid, across the seven hotels acquired from Folio Hotels last year

Expansion plans for Asian restaurant chain Tampopo

26-Mar-2010 By Becky Paskin

Pan-Asian restaurant chain Tampopo has revealed plans to expand at a rate of three or four sites a year, starting with the opening of its seventh site in Reading this summer

Maddox club operator to open Mayfair restaurant

10-Mar-2010 By Becky Paskin

The operator of private London members club Maddox, is to open an Italian restaurant in Mayfair next month

Restaurants better for product launches than supermarkets, manufacturers told

10-Mar-2010 By Emma Eversham

Food manufacturers are not taking the catering sector seriously enough when it comes to developing products for them and should start viewing it as a place to launch brands, according to foodservice analyst Horizons

An Lochan restaurant, hotel and inn seek new owner

10-Mar-2010 By Emma Eversham

The An Lochan restaurant in Glasgow, along with the estate's hotel in Tighnabruaich and inn in Perthshire, are seeking new owners after being placed on the market

Restaurants urged to make tipping policy more transparent

03-Mar-2010 By Emma Eversham

A campaign launched by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is urging restaurants to make their tipping policy more transparent

Family dining: Aiming for the bib gourmands

02-Mar-2010 By Stefan Chomka

Unless you have children, the chances are you will have no interest if a restaurant is ‘child friendly’ or not. Stefan Chomka looks at why it's a good idea to cater for the kids and the best way to do it.

Sustainable Restaurant Association launches with 85 members

02-Mar-2010 By Emma Eversham

The Sustainable Restaurant Association officially launched yesterday with 85 founder members pledging to run their restaurants in a more sustainable way

Chris Horridge to leave Cliveden, Von Essen confirms

16-Feb-2010 By Becky Paskin

Von Essen has confirmed reports that Chris Horridge is to leave his position as executive head chef at Cliveden House hotel in Berkshire, following a restructure of the hotel’s dining operation

After hours with...Sam Harrison

12-Feb-2010 By Emma Eversham

Restaurateur Sam Harrison talks about his achievements, tips for running a restaurant and his future plans

Restaurant Nathan Outlaw opens at St Enodoc Hotel

11-Feb-2010 By Becky Paskin

Nathan Outlaw is to reopen his eponymous restaurant at the St Enodoc Hotel in Rock, Cornwall tomorrow, after relocating from the Marina Villa Hotel in Fowey when it was put up for sale last year

Business profile: Hugh Fowler of CG Restaurants

03-Feb-2010 By Paul Wootton

Hugh Fowler,  managing director of CG Restaurants, talks about the expansion of Fire & Stone and past experience with Cafe Pasta

Mark Fuller’s Inn on the Green hotel to get Sanctum rebrand

03-Feb-2010 By Becky Paskin

Mark Fuller, founder of Sanctum Soho hotel in London, is to relaunch Inn on the Green in Cookham Dean, Berkshire in April