A popular Manchester city centre restaurant has announced its sudden closure, with bosses making the announcement in a “heartbreaking” post on social media.
House of Fu, a Ramen, cocktail, and karaoke bar, announced the closure of its Manchester city centre restaurant with a post shared today Friday (February 27) on Instagram saying the closure will come into effect from tomorrow Saturday (February 28).
The restaurant, with another branch in Leeds city centre which will remain open, said: “Manchester PSA! We’re heartbroken to announce that we’ll be closing House of Fu on Portland Street this Saturday, 28th February and this will be our last weekend serving the good people of Manchester.”
The restaurant began as a pop-up in Leeds in 2014, only opened its Manchester branch on Portland Street in 2023.
Their closure announcement also read: “It’s been a wild two and a half years. To say the economic landscape has been challenging would be a bit of an understatement, but sometimes a site just doesn’t click. You live and hopefully learn.
“We want to say a massive thank you to all our staff. They’ve worked incredibly hard to make sure our customers have had amazing experiences since day one and closing is absolutely no reflection on them. We also want to say thanks to you, our patrons, for choosing to spend your time and money with us.”
Some customers shared their disappointment replying to the restaurant’s social media announcement. “Week after week,” one person said, “losing such great places – so sorry to hear this for all who work there. More needs to be done to safeguard our hospitality sector.”
Another person commented: “Heartbroken. You’re my favourite place”, while someone else added: “This is so sad. Absolutely loved it here.” Someone else wrote: “Such sad news for House of Fu!! Let’s keep the leeds one supported and thriving.”
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