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Whitbread has announced the closure of 66 restaurants and pubs across three chains, including Bar + Block, Cookhouse + Pub, and Table Table, set to take place on September 3. This decision follows earlier announcements regarding the closure of 200 Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants scheduled for September 7 and 10, respectively.
Whitbread plans to close a total of 66 restaurants and pubs across its Bar + Block, Cookhouse + Pub, and Table Table chains on September 3. This follows the earlier announcement that 200 Beefeater and Brewers Fayre locations will also shut down on September 7 and 10, respectively.
Whitbread’s decision to close 66 restaurants and pubs this week follows its earlier announcement of shutting 200 Beefeater and Brewers Fayre establishments. The closures are part of a strategic shift towards an “integrated food and beverage offer,” with all affected locations set to cease operations by September 3, just days before the additional closures on September 7 and 10.
What remains unclear — It is uncertain how many employees will be affected by the closures of the 66 restaurants and pubs.
Whitbread to close 66 restaurants and pubs this week ahead of further cuts
More than 60 restaurants and bars are closing this week as Premier Inn owner Whitbread confirms more shutdowns.
Back in July, Whitbread announced that 200 Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants would close in September 2026.
This week, the same company is shutting 66 restaurants and pubs across three chains: popular steakhouse chain Bar + Block; Cookhouse + Pub; and family-friendly pub chain Table Table.
All affected locations will shut on September 3, just one week before the 200Brewers Fayre and Beefeater restaurants are planned to shut on September 7 and 10 respectively.
So which restaurants are shutting?
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All Bar + Block closures
A total of 20 Bar + Block locations will close on September 3rd, including seven branches located in London.
- The Brickfield
- Butterfley Park
- Birmingham, Exchange Street
- Birmingham, Waterloo Street
- Edinburgh
- Glasgow
- Leamington Spa
- London, Aldgate
- London, Hammersmith
- London, King’s Cross
- London, Paddington
- London, Southwark
- London, Sutton
- London, Wimbledon
- Milton Keynes
- Newcastle
- Nottingham
- Portsmouth
- Whiteley
- Winnersh
The restaurant chain shared a heartfelt post on Instagram last week, thanking customers and staff for their continued support.
The post reads: ‘We are immensely grateful to every guest who came through our doors, and to our passionate team who made every experience unforgettable.
‘Before we mix our final drink and serve our last steak on September 3, we’d love to welcome you back one last time.’
It continued: ‘Come raise a glass, savour your favourite dish, and toast to the memories we’ve made together.’
Full list of all Table Table closures
All 32 Table Table pub and restaurant locations will shut on September 3, including:
- Ashbridge Inn, Cwmbran
- Balkerne Gate, Essex
- Barley Twist, Yorkshire
- Barum Gate, Devon
- The Bishopsgate, Lancashire
- Bowling Green, Essex
- The Callywith, Cornwall
- The Colliers, Staffordshire
- The Derby Lodge, Merseyside
- French Connection, Kent
- The Gateway, Hampshire
- The Harbour, Gwynedd
- Horse & Jockey, Bedfordshire
- John Milne, Lancashire
- Langton Inn, Leicestershire
- The Lee Burn, Lanarkshire
- Marine Court, Kent
- Mill of Mundurno, Aberdeenshire
- Morfa, Denbighshire
- The Nelson, Norfolk
- The Ormonde, Suffolk
- Pantruthn Farm, Mid Glamorgan
- Parc Britannia, Gwynedd
- Pentrebach House, Merthyr Tydfil
- The Red Lion, Hampshire
- The Ridgacre, West Midlands
- The Showground, Norfolk
- Smugglers Retreat, Kent
- The Stanhope Arms, Staffordshire
- Swinging Bridge, Lancashire
- The Trevithick Inn, Cornwall
- Willow Farm, Essex
Every Cookhouse + Pub location shutting this week
Finally, the Cookhouse + Pub chain is shutting all 14 of its locations this week, including:
- The Brickfield, Kent
- Butterfley Park, Derby
- Cotton Mill, Kilmarnock
- The Freeman, Bridlington
- The Highwayman, St Neots
- Honourable Pilot, Kent
- Inn on the Park, Enfield
- Lockyers Quay, Plymouth
- Penhale Round, Cornwall
- Potters Arms, Harlow
- The Queen Inn, West Midlands
- The Steamboat, Skegness
- Three Piers, Blackpool
- Woodhorn Grange, Ashington
The closures come as Whitbread moves to shut all of its standalone restaurant chains, pivoting instead to an ‘integrated food and beverage offer’.
It also comes as the UK high street continues to face an onslaught of closures.
Earlier this week, mini-supermarket group Foreways announced that it was closing all five of its locations in Carlisle, Cumbria.
Meanwhile, accessories brand Radley shut all of its shops and website last month, Morrisons announced plans to close 100 of its Daily convenience store locations, and Quiz Clothing shut its doors, too.
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