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Terroirs permanently closes Covent Garden wine bar
By James McAllister Terroirs has permanently closed its central London natural wine bar and restaurant in Covent Garden.
In an announcement on
Instagram, the group said it had taken the tough decision to close the doors at Terroirs Central for good, but did not give a reason for the closure.
The statement read: It is with a very heavy heart, but also a lot of happy memories, that we have taken the tough decision to close the doors at Terroirs Central, for good. It has been an amazing journey, and we have made so many friends along the way. We’d like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who has supported us over the last 13 years.
It’s difficult to think of a worse time to close restaurants and pubs for eat-in.
What’s really frustrating is that they only gave us a day’s notice and there’s still no clarification about what is happening next week. The hardest thing for this industry is the stopping and starting. People don’t consider the cost of closing and re-opening. Making food from scratch is a long process; we’ve made lots of Christmas puddings that I don’t want to be stuck with in January, for example. This situation is stretching my flexibility to the max.