A “PHENOMENAL” restaurant named the “best in Wales” will close for good after just two years.
Award-winning Rocket & Rye in Cowbridge, Wales, will close it’s doors on December 31.
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It was named the best restaurant in Wales in the Good Food guide.
Rocket & Rye shared a statement announcing it’s closure to devastated fans.
It read: “The time has come for us to move on from our little restaurant here in Cowbridge.
“A lot of you will be sad, as are we, but timing is everything at the moment and we feel the time is right for us and our family to move on to new and very exciting opportunities that lie ahead.
“We are super excited for what we have coming next (news coming soon!) & fully focused on the future positives… One of the exciting parts of this is what’s coming after us.
“The lovely ladies at Fablas ice cream are taking over at number 30 in January and we honestly can’t wait to support it regularly… this isn’t goodbye, it’s more of a see all soon.”
Rocket & Rye’s last day will be December 31.
Devastated fans – who called the restaurant “phenomenal” rushed to Twitter to share their heartbreak.
One wrote: “Oh I am GUTTED. Will be in to see you before you go.”
Another said: “This is really sad news but I’m sure your next chapter will have some amazing things for us all to enjoy.
“Will definitely be booking in for a final Rocket & Rye meal before the year is out.”
“Awww noooo!! So sad but also excited to see what’s next. Definitely see you soon!”
It comes after a branch of a popular family restaurant chain closed – sparking rumours a major franchise is set to take its place.
The Doncaster location of Frankie and Benny’s shut its doors on Saturday after a staff member first broke the news on social media.
A spokesman for The Restaurant Group, which sold off some of the brand’s franchises earlier this year, confirmed the closure.
“We announced a review of our leisure estate in March and made the difficult decision to exit some of our sites,” he said in a statement.
“We are working closely with our impacted teams and will look to redeploy colleagues to neighbouring sites across our wider estate wherever possible.”
A staff member previously explained the shock news in a Facebook post.
“I work as the kitchen manager at Frankie and Benny’s in Doncaster,” they wrote.
“Food prices in the last 12 months have gone crazy – oil alone has gone up by 80 pence per litre and on average about 18 per cent across the board.
“We close the doors for the last time on the 21 October – as it’s closing down.”
Rumours are now swirling on social media that the Doncaster branch will be replaced by a Wagamama outlet – another TRG brand.
