| Elephant & Castle Pub and Restaurant | |
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 Entrance to the restaurant in Seattle, 2024 | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1977 |
| Owner(s) | Franworks Group |
Elephant & Castle Pub and Restaurant, or simply Elephant & Castle (E&C), is a Canadian restaurant chain founded in 1977. [1] Restaurants operate in Canada and the United States.
The restaurant chain Elephant & Castle operates "English pub-style" [2] restaurants in Canada and the United States. The menu includes fish and chips and shepherd's pie. [3]
In 2012, a Canadian restaurant firm acquired Boston-based Elephant & Castle Group, which operated 19 establishments at the time and had filed for chapter 11 protection in 2011. [4] [5] Franworks Group owned and operated fourteen Elephant & Castle (E&C) restaurants, as of 2014, including five in Canada and nine in the U.S. [6]
There were ten locations, as of 2016. [7] [8] In Canada, E&C restaurants operate in Calgary, Toronto, [9] and Winnipeg. [10] Previously, there were restaurants in Edmonton [11] and Vancouver. [12]
In the United States, E&C restaurants operate in Boston's Financial District, [13] Chicago, [14] [15] [16] Seattle, [3] and Washington, D.C. [17] [18] Previously, there were restaurants in Philadelphia [19] and San Francisco. [20]
In 2001, Anne Spiselman of Crain's Chicago Business said, "If you ever wondered why British food traditionally has had a bad reputation, eating at Elephant & Castle will provide some insight." [21] In 2011, Ben Small of Newcity said, "E&C did a great job of recreating the world renowned pub fare. The batter was delectably crispy and the chips were chunky and well-cooked". [22]
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