A BELOVED UK steakhouse chain has revealed the closure date for all 20 of its sites.
It comes as the business behind Premier Inn is retiring five of its iconic restaurant brands for good as part of a massive overhaul.
Whitbread is closing a chain of popular restaurants Credit: Getty
The chains are set to vanish for good come September 3
That includes Bar + Block its chain of steakhouses dotted around the country.
The dining spot was launched back in 2016, with the hopes of drawing a younger crowd.
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Alongside serving up steaks, it also ran fun offers including two-for-one cocktails and bottomless brunch.
But all sites are due to close on Thursday, September 3, giving fans just under a month to head out for a last supper at the joint.
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You can check out all the sites closing for good below:
Bar + Block (all sites closed by September 3)
Bath
Belfast
Birmingham City Centre Exchange Square
Birmingham City Centre Waterloo Street
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Leamington Spa
London Aldgate
London Hammersmith
London Kings Cross
London Paddington
London Southwark
London Sutton
London Wimbledon
Milton Keynes
Newcastle
Nottingham
Portsmouth
Whiteley
Winnersh
The news will come as a blow to fans of the chain, who in the past have raved about its “great cocktails” and “lovely food”.
Its Table Table and Cookhouse + Pub locations will also close on the same day.
Whitbread’s shake-up will also see the Beefeater and Brewers Fayre brands disappearing for good on September 10 and September 7 respectively.
The move will see around 261 sites shutter in total.
Back in April, Whitbread boss Dominic Paul said the firm was forced into the desperate overhaul “in light of significant cost increases” sparked by then Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ hike in National Insurance and business rates.
Under the five-year survival plan, the firm will also sell off 110 sites and convert others into 600 new hotel rooms to save £250million.
It also plans to sell £1.5billion of freehold property to help fund future growth.
A massive 3,800 job roles are also expected to be wiped as part of the cull.
A spokesperson for the company previously told The Jattvibe: “As a business which recruits around 15,000 people every year, we expect to be able to retain a significant proportion of those affected and will be looking to redeploy as many of our impacted colleagues as possible.”
Full list of 261 restaurants to close FOR GOOD
