Shiro restaurant on Broadgate Circle is for sushi done properly July 20, 2023 Finally, sushi that isn’t pretentious, high street or needlessly expensive, finds Adam Bloodworth Finally, new Broadgate Circle opening Shiro is somewhere to explore sushi as a culinary passion. Sushi is hard to get into in London. In West London it is sold for extortionate prices and dressed up in all sorts of fancy ways in [...]
Deliveroo raises guidance for year despite orders slipping August 10, 2023 Deliveroo upped its guidance for the year to a range of £60-80m, ahead of previous range of £20-50m, as the group shows signs of weathering the economic storm. Total revenues rose five per cent to £1.02bn up from £972.9bn as the group increased the cost of payment fees it charges customers. The food delivery business, [...]
Mitchells & Butlers: Shares rise at All Bar One owner as profit hits £164m May 22, 2024 Mitchells & Butlers said half-year profit soared as cost inflation eased, despite an "unavoidable" decline in pubs and restaurants over the last year.
Tortilla Mexican Grill says adios to long serving chief February 22, 2024 One of London’s most popular Mexican chain restaurants, Tortilla Mexican Grill, has announced the departure of its long-serving boss and their successor.
Losses at UK’s top restaurants jump to £151m June 1, 2020 Losses at the UK’s top 100 restaurants increased to £151m last year, a figure that will only worsen as the industry grapples with the impact of the coronavirus. Figures from accountancy group UHY Hacker Young show a 94 per cent increase in losses, from £78m the year before. The government has tentatively set out plans [...]
End of the road for London’s largest African restaurant as Camden Town favourite Shaka Zulu shuts down December 19, 2022 The management of one of London’s best-known restaurant, Shaka Zulu, confirmed to City A.M. this morning that the establishment will close in the next few weeks. After more than 12 years in businesses, building a loyal clientele comprising of Londoners, business diners and tourists, London’s largest South African restaurant said “it is with great sadness [...]
The best places in London for a spooky Halloween cocktail October 27, 2021 While many of the good readers of City A.M. may baulk at the thought of a rowdy Halloween party – especially one at which you may have to wear a costume – this year there are some genuinely exciting events for the more discerning pleasure-seeker. Whether you’re in the market for excellent food with a [...]
From today, business lunches are allowed again December 2, 2020 Business lunches inside ARE allowed under new Tier 2 restrictions, so from today, the Government has confirmed. The Business Department confirmed the policy to City A.M. earlier. Official sources have though said that a traditional office Christmas lunch would not be permitted under the rules coming into place in London today. Government guidance dictates that [...]
Koya restaurant co-founder Shuko Oda on her favourite eateries, from Kiln to Yashin November 28, 2022 The Koya restaurant serves authentic Japanese Udon noodles at their three London eateries. There is one in Soho, one in the City and another in Hackney. Co-founder Shuko Oda shares her favourite places to eat in London when she isn’t at work at the restaurant. KOYA KO It was a peculiar and lovely feeling to [...]
McDonald’s UK expansion plans hamstrung by beefy bureaucracy, says boss June 18, 2023 McDonald's' UK boss has warned that it can take up to three years to achieve planning permission for a restaurant - slowing down expansion plans