Special: melange of sites

The Restaurant Group has instructed Savills to sell 23 of its former restaurants in England, Scotland and Wales. The sites are available on an individual basis and comprise a mix of former Frankie & Benny’s, Chiquito, Joe’s Kitchen, Coast to Coast, Garfunkel’s and Filling Station restaurants in locations including retail and leisure parks, shopping centres and roadsides. The restaurants, which are not currently trading, are being sold with existing planning and licensing consents, meaning they could be reoccupied quickly. The  properties for sale are: • Filling Station, Aberdeen • Chiquito, Barking • Frankie & Benny’s, Barrow in Furness • Frankie & Benny’s, Bath • Chiquito, Blackburn • Chiquito, Cardiff (Old Brewery Quarter) • Chiquito, Cardiff (Red Dragon Centre) • Chiquito, Chelmsford • Frankie & Benny’s, Coventry • Joe’s Kitchen, Derby • Frankie & Benny’s, Gateshead • Chiquito, Glasgow • Chiquito, Hamilton • Frankie & Benny’s, London Finchley Road • Frankie & Benny’s, London Greenwich • Garfunkel’s, London Strand • Chiquito, Milton Keynes • Coast to Coast, Newcastle Upon Tyne •Joe’s Kitchen, Nottingham • Frankie & Benny’s, Redhill • Frankie & Benny’s, Stafford • Coast to Coast, Wembley • Frankie & Benny’s, York David Bell, head of UK leisure at Savills, said: “We are anticipating strong interest from a wide variety of existing retail and leisure operators as well as new entrants.” Savills is also retained to acquire new sites for TRG across the Midlands, East Anglia, the South of England and Wales. • To send feedback, e-mail amber.rolt@estatesgazette.com or tweet @amberrolt or @estatesgazette