Closure of Beefeater restaurant chain
What happened
The Beefeater restaurant chain closed all 106 of its sites across the United Kingdom on September 10, 2026.
Why it matters
The closure marks the end of the Beefeater brand, which was founded by Whitbread in 1974 and had operated as a major pub-restaurant chain for over five decades.
Context
Parent company Whitbread announced the closure of all Beefeater and Brewers Fayre restaurants in April 2026.
Sources 3 sources
This briefing cites 2 publishers across 2 detected independent reporting streams.
- Borehamwood Times I had one last trip to my local Beefeater before it shuts and will definitely miss it
- Lancashire Telegraph UK chain shutting all 106 sites tomorrow including 2 Lancashire branches
- Wikipedia Beefeater (restaurant) Background reference · Wikipedia text used under CC BY-SA 4.0.