The Castlegates pub. Picture David Bale
New steakhouse and grill for Norwich city centre set to create up to 60 jobs
Mark Shields
Thursday, October 25, 2012
6:37 PM
A new steakhouse and grill restaurant is due to open in Norwich city centre at the end of next month, with up to 60 jobs set to be created.
Middletons Steakhouse & Grill, which is owned by Gastro Pubs Ltd, is looking to expand across the Eastern region, and has taken over the former Castlegates pub and Malaysian Delights restaurant in Timberhill.
The company currently operates a restaurant and bar in Middleton, near King’s Lynn, which has operated from the former Crown Inn for the past six years.
The Castlegates business had been under the ownership of a local Chinese family since 2003 and the pub had been adopted by many Norwich City football fans with its walls adorned with football memorabilia. The pub showed football, rugby and other sporting events on its widescreen TVs.
The restaurant was also well-known among regular diners for its authentic Thai and Oriental cuisine, but the family decided to sell in order to concentrate on other restaurants in the city and across the region.
Simon Jackaman, who handled the sale, said: “This is an exciting opportunity for the owners of Gastro Pubs as it looks to strengthen its position with the opening of this new restaurant.
“This sector of the market is quite competitive and Norwich has seen a number of new openings in recent months, making it second only to Cambridge as the region’s gastro capital for the largest concentration of restaurants and bars.”
Gastro Pubs has plans to roll-out its steakhouse and grill brand across further sites throughout the eastern region in the near future.
Do you know about a new restaurant/business opening soon in Norwich? Call reporter David Bale on 01603 772427 or email david.bale2@archant.co.uk
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10 comments
What a fantastic good news story, another eating venue that is not an italian chain in Norwich cannot be a bad thing. Any business that is creating jobs at the moment should be applauded if it is 60 then great if it is less then surely any number is better than nothing?
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norfolk n good
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Sorry it's a print error and should read 6 jobs.
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John L Norton
Thursday, October 25, 2012
60 jobs really? 4 full time, and the remainder on minimum wage, otherwise they will open and close within a week.
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chebram71
Thursday, October 25, 2012
crunchy dick seems to work as a CCTV operator, why else make such remark. Hmm, you could offer customers a before and after picture service. As they went in and as they come out, fed and worse for wear, you could spread our taxes a bit further.
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ingo wagenknecht
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Good luck to these guys, but come on....60 members of staff ? Are you having a laugh ? Either it's a fib or you'll be out of business after the first month's payday !
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augustuspablo
Thursday, October 25, 2012
The clientelle might have to get used to having their picture taken.....
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crunchy dick
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Just hope they don't want to set up any tables al fresco!
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Yellow Blood
Thursday, October 25, 2012
So 1970's NRG ?? Obviously you have never been to the Middleton Steak House, it is Nothing like a Beefeater or Bernie Inn. Get you head out of the Sand being Polite there. This is going to be Great for the Timberhill area and the City
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CanarySid
Thursday, October 25, 2012
This is good news,for at one time Steakhouses were the trend ,now all gone,so welcome back to Norwich of the concept,which must be an improvement on the existing use of the building
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Albert Cooper
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Gosh, so 1970's..will the meal come in a basket ?
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nrg
Thursday, October 25, 2012