Loch Fyne Seafood & Grill
TypeSeafood restaurants
PredecessorLoch Fyne Oysters
SuccessorGreene King
Headquarters
United Kingdom
Number of locations
2
Websitewww.lochfyneseafoodandgrill.co.uk
The former Loch Fyne restaurant in Reading is in a former brewery building by the River Kennet.
The former Loch Fyne restaurant on City Square in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

Loch Fyne Restaurants is the name of two seafood restaurants in the United Kingdom owned and operated by Greene King plc.

History

The company takes its name from Loch Fyne, a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland. The business started life as part of Loch Fyne Oysters but, in September 2006, the restaurant chain was bought by Greene King for £68 million.[1][2]

Loch Fyne Oysters continues in business under separate ownership; it owns the "Loch Fyne" brand and supplies much of the seafood used by the restaurant chain.[1]

In 2008 Loch Fyne Restaurants was reported by the BBC to be paying their waiting staff a base salary below the minimum wage made up to legal levels by tips.[3]

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020, Loch Fyne permanently closed 11 restaurants,[4] including Norwich, Elton, Nottingham, Bath, Bristol, Egham, and Shrewsbury.

References

  1. 1 2 "Loch Fyne Oysters and Restaurants - History". Loch Fyne Oysters. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Greene King buys fish chain Loch Fyne for 68 mln stg". Reuters. 7 August 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2008.
  3. ↑ "Loch Fyne wages "below minimum"". BBC News. 24 July 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
  4. ↑ "Greene King closures: why the chain is closing 79 pubs and restaurants - including 11 Loch Fyne venues". scotsman.com. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021.


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