UK – Allegra restaurant at The Stratford Hotel has announced it will close at the end of the month of August, following five years of trading.
The restaurant’s final service will be Saturday 31 August and The Stratford will announce its plans for a new restaurant in due course.
The closure comes following the departure of chef Patrick Powell from Allegra in July this year.
Powell also left his role at The Midland Grand Dining Room at St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel, marking the end of a seven-year partnership with developer and hotelier Harry Handelsman, the owner of both hotels.
Powell, who made his name at the Chiltern Firehouse, is to leave the group to “focus on opportunities more aligned to his long-term culinary vision”.
The chef has already completed his final service at the Midland Grand in King’s Cross, which opened at Handelsman’s St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel in 2022 and is now under the stewardship of head chef Charlie Crote.
“It has been an absolute pleasure to have witnessed Allegra establish itself on the E20 scene over the past five years and contribute so much to the area’s culinary legacy; however, both Stratford and the wider London landscape have changed inextricably during this time and so it’s important we remain responsive to the market’s needs, hence the requirement for a shift in direction,” Ashley Shaw, general manager at The Stratford, commented.
“Thank you to everyone we have welcomed to Allegra over the years, and particularly to the brilliant team responsible for all of the fantastic accolades and rave reviews.”
Located on the 7th floor of The Stratford Hotel, Allegra served contemporary European cuisine, including fried chicken with mustard fruit, pickles and aioli, and pistachio choux with chicken liver and black garlic.
Allegra was named as one of the top 50 restaurants in the UK last year in the National Restaurant Awards (the only Stratford restaurant to be featured).
The restaurant first opened in September 2019, in conjunction with the building’s residential arm, Manhattan Loft Gardens, and The Stratford hotel.
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