Tip off: here’s how to fix infuriating service charges in restaurants November 5, 2025 Faced with high staff costs, restaurants are finding ways around new laws to make sure waiters can keep their tips. There is a better way, says Richard Crampton Platt “Call it whatever you want, it’s still theft!” I said to my flabbergasted general manager. It was bright and early on a Monday, we were sitting [...]
Labour has ‘unbelievably harsh stance’ on big businesses November 4, 2025 It is “unbelievable” that the Labour government has “taken such a harsh stance” on big businesses, the chief executive of restaurant chain Pizza Express has said. Speaking on an up-coming episode of City AM’s Boardroom Uncovered podcast, Paula MacKenzie said the industry had been “somewhat decimated” by the Covid-19 pandemic and has then been hit [...]
Pizza Hut: Restaurants arm owed £30m as 1,100 jobs lost November 3, 2025 The company behind Pizza Hut’s restaurants in the UK owed almost £30m as it collapsed with the loss of more than 1,100 jobs, it has been revealed. DC London Pie entered administration towards the end of last month with FTI Consulting appointed to oversee the process. Now, a new document has revealed the full story [...]
Serra at Chancery Rosewood review: dining at the US Embassy November 2, 2025 The most high profile hotel opening of 2025 has arrived with Mayfair’s Chancery Rosewood. Adam Bloodworth eats at SerraTerribly wealthy international visitors must be excited by the prospect of London right now. There has been a sprint of uber-luxury hotel openings where rooms cost north of a grand per night, and the Chancery Rosewood is [...]
Social Pantry CEO: If we can employ prison leavers, so can others October 16, 2025 In this week's Square Mile and Me, Social Pantry CEO Alex Head tells us about working with prison leavers, and why more businesses should.
Gordon Ramsay to launch 24-hour restaurant in City’s tallest tower October 14, 2025 Gordon Ramsay is set to launch a new Bread Street Kitchen restaurant at 22 Bishopsgate, currently the City of London’s tallest skyscraper. The restaurant, which follows the opening of Lucky Cat in the same location earlier this year, is expected in 2026 and will come equipped with a 24-hour liquor license to cater to international [...]
Five Guys: Losses widen amid European expansion October 8, 2025 Losses widened at the European arm of Five Guys despite its revenue rising during its latest financial year, it has been revealed. The London-headquartered division has posted a pre-tax loss of £36.7m for 2024, new accounts filed with Companies House show. The latest total comes after Five Guys also reported a pre-tax loss of £16.7m [...]
Jamie Oliver slashes income as profit slips at business empire October 3, 2025 Jamie Oliver and his wife Jools took home £2m less in 2024 as profit slipped at the TV chef’s business empire. The couple paid themselves a dividend of £500,000 for the year, down from the £2.5m they received for 2023. That figure was significantly lower than the £6.8m they took home in 2022. A spokesperson [...]
Kudu restaurant review, Marylebone: Like eating on the South African savannah October 1, 2025 At Kudu in Marylebone, beer-pickled onions cut into teardrop shapes are put on top of my prime rib, which comes not on a wooden board but on a fancy plate. On the other side of the table, a whole monkfish is served with pickled fennel and sea beets. These are two examples of restaurateur couple [...]
Hawksmoor: Steakhouse in the red despite record sales September 30, 2025 Steak restaurant chain Hawksmoor has fallen into the red despite its sales passing the £100m mark for the first time. The London-headquartered business reported a pre-tax loss of £1.6m for 2024, down from the £1.4m pre-tax profit it achieved in 2023. New accounts filed with Companies House also show its turnover increased over the same [...]