TGI Fridays: beloved family chain operating 49 restaurants 'in administration' - local branch details
A well-known family restaurant chain is facing renewed uncertainty after its parent company filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators for the second time in just a few weeks.
Liberty Bar and Restaurant Group, which operates TGI Fridays in the UK, submitted the latest notice on 19 December, following an earlier filing on 5 December. The move has unsettled employees and customers alike in the run-up to Christmas, though management has said operations will continue as normal throughout the festive season.
Earlier this year, the US-style restaurant and cocktail bar chain, founded in 1965, said it had undergone major changes after being rescued from administration in October 2024. The comeback campaign, which executives described as a “full brand reset”, saw half of the menu refreshed and 70% of grill dishes redesigned, introducing new flavours and greater customisation.
TGI said it now operates 49 restaurants and employs around 2,500 staff but has experienced declining UK sales amid broader challenges in the casual dining sector, which has been hit by reduced consumer spending. The legal move effectively pauses action from creditors, giving directors breathing space to develop a plan for survival.
The full list of TGI Fridays UK restaurants which have shut
- Barnsley
- Birmingham
- Bracknell
- Brighton Marina
- Bristol Cabot Circus
- Cardiff Newport Road
- Chelmsford
- Cheltenham
- Croydon
- Derby
- Dundee
- Durham
- Edinburgh Fort Kinnaird
- Enfield
- Gateshead
- Gloucester Quays
- Halifax
- Jersey
- Leeds
- Leeds Trinity
- Leicester
- Lincoln
- Manchester Royal Exchange
- Newcastle Eldon Square
- Newport
- Northampton
- Prestwich
- Romford
- Sale
- Solihull
- Southampton West Quay South
- Speke
- Sutton Coldfield
- Swansea
- Watford North
The TGI Fridays UK restaurants remaining open are:
- Bluewater shopping centre, Kent
- Trafford Centre, Greater Manchester
- Meadowhall, South Yorkshire
- Aberdeen Union Square, Scotland
- Metrocentre Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
- Basildon, Essex
- Glasgow Fort, Scotland
- Milton Keynes Stadium, Buckinghamshire
- Braehead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
- Wembley, London
- Birmingham NEC, West Midlands
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Leeds Junction 27, West Yorkshire
- Castleford, West Yorkshire
- Lakeside Quay, Essex
- Teesside, North East
- Bolton, Lancashire
- Norwich, Norfolk
- Cardiff St Davids, Wales
- Doncaster, South Yorkshire
- Lakeside Retail Park, Essex
- Fareham, Hampshire
- Liverpool One, Merseyside
- Stevenage, Hertfordshire
- Leeds White Rose, West Yorkshire
- Cribbs Causeway, south Gloucestershire
- Rushden Lakes, Northamptonshire
- Stoke on Trent, West Midlands
- Southampton, Hampshire
- Silverburn, Scotland
- Watford Central, Hertfordshire
- Aberdeen Beach, Scotland
- Braintree, Essex
- Bournemouth, Dorset
- Stratford, London
- High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
- Cheshire Oaks, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
- Walsall, West Midlands
- Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Coventry, West Midlands
- Ashton-Under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
- Telford, Shropshire
- The O2, south London
- Staines, Surrey
- Crawley, West Sussex
- Reading, Berkshire
- Cheadle, Greater Manchester
- Leicester Square, central London