Archive: 2015

As we approach the end of the calendar year, Founding Director David Rawlinson reflects on a busy twelve months in the restaurant property industry and looks ahead to a business-expanding 2016 and beyond.

Like any brand, the hype around a London restaurant will ebb and flow over time. The trendy London restaurants on this list are ones that have gained serious momentum over the past few months, and who we expect will continue to grow and kick on in the new year. 1. Shotgun 2015 had to wait until mid-October to get its hands on a meal at Shotgun,… Read more

Seasonal menus are among the most enduring restaurant trends of recent years. From Starbucks’ Gingerbread Latte and Greggs’ festive pasty, to Porky’s Thanksgiving Menu and Costa’s summer Ice Menu, restaurant operations everywhere are cashing in on the demand for seasonal menus. Away from the big chains and household high street brands, fine restaurants often boast seasonal menus, but how does their success differ from Pret’s… Read more

On 12th November, D&D London opened German Gymnasium within the newly renovated Grade II listed former gymnasium in King’s Cross. German-born Executive Chef, Bjoern Wassmuth, previously kitchen director at Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten in Hamburg, has created broad-ranging menus featuring some classic Mittel-European dishes as a nod to the site’s German heritage. The dining areas encompass one of Kings Cross’ largest al fresco terraces, a… Read more

Restaurants and bars for sale in London can be divided into three categories. Everyone in the leisure property industry will recognise these categories as essential to the prospects and potential of those properties. As a landlord looking for business success, it’s imperative to know how your properties fit into them. Doing so is essential to finding the right restaurant operation for your property. Primary Restaurant… Read more

London has 80 Michelin Stars. An incredible number of these are won by restaurants affiliated to a luxury hotel. Could this be why, when a restaurant to let in a luxury hotel enters the market, it triggers a frenzy of interest? Here our London restaurant property experts examine why restaurants within luxury hospitality properties so often achieve culinary excellence. To the benefit of restaurant landlords… Read more

In the restaurant world, everyone from critics to suppliers want to know which chefs will step up to become the big names of tomorrow. We at Restaurant Property are no different. We are always looking for strong, new restaurant concepts to introduce to landlords with restaurants to let in London. Here are four names that we think will be achieving big things in 2016. Niall… Read more

One of the biggest restaurant trends in London’s restaurant market is the rejection of a wide-ranging menu in favour of narrow range of dishes. Whereas previously, restaurants competed to offer variety, selling dishes covering numerous styles and cuisines, now many operators are now narrowing down their menus: narrowing not merely to one style, but often to one key dish or even ingredient. Here we explain… Read more

Opens October 19th 2015 London’s newest opening is the Asian-inspired fish and seafood restaurant, entitled ‘Sexy Fish’. The chef behind the menu is young Brit Ben Orpwood who has previous experience of working at Zuma Istanbul and Dubai. His debut dishes will include; Isle of Man Queenie scallops with ponzu and yuzu ‘snow’, as well as ‘Japrese’ salads of tomato, marinated tofu, shiso and sherry… Read more

How best to market your restaurant is a question of utmost importance in the competitive London leisure property industry. With competition more intense than ever before, our London restaurant property experts give a deep analysis of the key ingredients for restaurant marketing success. How Competitive Is the Capital? So just how competitive has London become? In a word, extremely. Cuisines from all corners of the… Read more