Crowne Plaza® London – Heathrow Terminal 4’ has been awarded an AA Rosette for its restaurant, Urban Brasserie, just four months after its official opening in October 2018. Executive Head Chef Sam Tekkle heads up the team at this stylish modern restaurant, which serves modern British cuisine including heritage beetroot salad, lamb Scotch egg with lovage mash and pan-fried … [Read more...]
JinLi Chinatown heats up Central Cross
Shaftesbury has welcomed award-winning Sichuanese restaurant, JinLi, who have opened a second restaurant at Central Cross, named JinLi Chinatown. This is following the success of their first restaurant, which won ‘Best in England’ at the Golden Chopsticks Awards in April 2018. Designed by an in-house team, the new 4,300 sq ft restaurant has space for 150 covers and offers a … [Read more...]
New restaurant offering at Sudbury House Hotel
Sudbury House Hotel has today announced it has updated its two restaurant offerings under the guidance of MasterChef Finalist Nick Bennett. Magnolia, which serves modern British food with classical roots, has launched a new menu based on fresh ingredients with a strong focus on traceability and provenance. The informal restaurant with potential to seat 100 guests includes … [Read more...]
intu to create new grab and go food offer following intu Watford extension launch
Shopping centre owner intu is investing more than £1 million to create an additional food offer at intu Watford following the launch of the centre’s £180 million retail and leisure extension last year. A series of new food outlets will open at the opposite end of the centre to intu Watford’s extension, with construction work underway from next month to transform the space … [Read more...]
Eat out foodservice visits predicted to slide in 2019
The NPD Group says visits in the British out-of-home (OOH), or eat-out foodservice market will slide in 2019 and 2020. The market peaked at 11.35 billion visits in 2017 but dropped - 0.5% to 11.29 billion in 2018. Future growth in foodservice visits will be overwhelmingly tech-driven. Despite population growth of +0.6% per annum, there will be a further drop of … [Read more...]