The owner of Harrogate’s newest restaurant The Rooftop has said it has permanently closed — after trading for just two days.
Mason Elyas today told the Stray Ferret he had been involved in a dispute with business partners and planned to take legal action.
Mr Elyas said he had lost £20,000 on the venture but despite this he hoped to open another restaurant in Harrogate once this issue was resolved.
He said:
“Unfortunately we will not be able to reopen. I would like to thank all of the Harrogate people who joined us when we opened.
“There was a great amount of support from everyone.”
Mason Elyas
News of a Mexican tapas restaurant and late night cocktail bar generated a buzz when we reported its opening less than two weeks ago. Hundreds of comments were posted on our Facebook page.
Business was brisk on opening night on Friday, July 28 and also the following day but The Rooftop has remained shut since.
Inside the restaurant
Third restaurant to close quickly
The large upstairs premises above Sukhothai on the corner of Cheltenham Crescent and Cheltenham Parade was home to Le Bistrot Pierre for many years.
Since its demise, three restaurant have opened and closed in little more than a year.
Samsons, which offered fine dining with seasonal Yorkshire produce, welcomed its first customers in March last year.
It closed shortly afterwards in summer for what a spokesperson described as “essential works” but failed to re-open.
HG1 Grill and World Bar lasted even less time when it opened in November last year.
However, The Rooftop’s two-day tenure could well be the shortest-lived restaurant in Harrogate’s history.
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