Spaghetti House Ltd has announced that its branch at 77 Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7RB will officially cease to trade after 46 years, on Thursday 29 January 2015.
Along with the other shops and the flats also part of the building, Spaghetti House is obliged to relinquish its lease after landlord Cheval Property Holding Limitedconfirmed that it is redeveloping the whole block. The company has been actively looking for another site in the Knightsbridge and surrounding areas, where Spaghetti House has traded as a much-loved neighbourhood restaurant for over four decades.
The scene of the famous five-day siege in 1975 following an attempted armed robbery at the restaurant, where the staff were kept as hostages, over the years Spaghetti House has witnessed the changing face of Knightsbridge, and has continued to extend its mark of Italian hospitality to regular guests, tourists and families alike.
Group 60th anniversary
The Spaghetti House group celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2015. Honouring the longevity of its Knightsbridge branch, CEO and Managing Director Luigi Lavarini, son of the founder, comments: ‘Obviously this is not a happy time for us, there is no denying that, as we lose not only a very successful branch, but one we are particularly fond of because of its rich history. However it is also a time to celebrate an incredible 46 years of business in Knightsbridge, something that arguably very few restaurants can do’.
He continues: ‘Over the years, customers have become friends, we will not lose them altogether because they will visit our nearby branches, whilst we continue to look for an alternative location in the area’.
Spaghetti House is working with the 19-strong restaurant team, who have been part of the history and success of this branch, to re-integrate them into the rest of the estate, which currently counts another 11 branches, all set in key London landmarks from the edge of the City in Holborn to Westfield London and the West End. These branches continue to trade healthily, serving up to 20,000 guests per week.
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