Award winning St Austell Brewery has announced further investment in its estate with the purchase of a Somerset pub and a Cornish hotel, adding to the growing company’s property portfolio across the South West. With the two new sites, the leading brewer and drinks wholesaler will now own and manage 170 inns and hotels across Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. The acquisitions … [Read more...]
Cocobananas to bring Brazil to Battersea
This summer a new nightclub will bring all the passion and spirit of Brazil to Battersea. The latest project from Charlie Gilkes and Duncan Stirling’s Inception Group, whose venues are well loved for their innovative and tongue-in-cheek themes, Cocobananas will take guests straight to the heart of a Latin American beach party. Set over two floors, the nightclub will be a … [Read more...]
‘Fast Dining’ habits increase after work dinner bookings on mobile by 34%
Bookatable, the restaurant booking service, reveals that UK diners are creating a ‘fast dining’ culture with two in five (41 per cent) diners now booking restaurants through tablets or mobiles, compared to 7 per cent in 2011, an increase of 34%. New after work fast dining culture The findings show that mobile devices are driving a new after work fast dining culture, with … [Read more...]
The Blues Kitchen Shoreditch for Texan BBQ, bourbon and live blues
The Blues Kitchen Shoreditch is the latest opening from London-based bar and restaurant collection The Columbo Group. Located on Curtain Road, on the site formerly inhabited by Bar Music Hall, the new opening offers an East London sibling to the original Blues Kitchen which opened in Camden in 2009. The Blues Kitchen offers Texan BBQ, live music seven nights a week, and … [Read more...]
‘The Real Greek’ opens outside London
Authentic Eastern Mediterranean restaurant, The Real Greek, will open its latest restaurant in Windsor on 29 May in the first phase of a wider expansion strategy that will see the restaurant grow both in and out of the capital. The 2,500 square-foot restaurant will offer 130 covers and create over 20 new jobs in the local area. The new restaurant, run by General Manager … [Read more...]