Garfunkel's (restaurant)

Garfunkel's
Garfunkel's
	Garfunkel's in Irving Street, London, 2014
Restaurant information
Established	1979
Closed	June 3, 2020
Previous owner(s)	Phillip Kaye
City	London

Last updated August 18, 2025

Garfunkel's was a small chain of restaurants in London. It was founded in 1979 by Phillip Kaye,^[1] and was part of the Restaurant Group.^[2]

On 3 June 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, Restaurant Group told employees a "large number" of its Garfunkel's outlets would not reopen after lockdown.^[3]

Garfunkel's at the Empire Hotel, Bath, 2009
Garfunkel's on Cockspur Street, London, 2013

References

↑ "Caterer and Hotelkeeper 100: Adam and Sam Kaye, Tasty". The Caterer. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
↑ Meddings, Sabah (4 March 2018). "Garfunkel's owner The Restaurant Group is hit as eating out loses its appeal". The Times . Retrieved 12 May 2020.
↑ Jones, Lora (2 June 2020). "Frankie & Benny's owner: Some sites won't reopen". BBC News. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

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[The_Caterer-1] "Caterer and Hotelkeeper 100: Adam and Sam Kaye, Tasty". The Caterer. 1 July 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

[2] Meddings, Sabah (4 March 2018). "Garfunkel's owner The Restaurant Group is hit as eating out loses its appeal". The Times . Retrieved 12 May 2020.

[Jones-02Jun2020-3] Jones, Lora (2 June 2020). "Frankie & Benny's owner: Some sites won't reopen". BBC News. Retrieved 3 June 2020.

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