Weekender: Gino D’Acampo announces opening date of new Leeds restaurant

Italian celebrity chef Gino D’Acampo has announced he will open the doors to his new restaurant, My Restaurant, at The Springs. Leeds Thorpe Park, on the 26 October.

The 150-seater restaurant, Gino’s fourth in Yorkshire and third in partnership with Next, will be complemented by a bar and a new coffee and deli bar for those pushed for time.

This venue joins his restaurants in Harrogate, Hull and Leeds city centre.

Designed with floor to ceiling glass windows looking out onto the new leisure and retail park, My Restaurant will feature Gino’s washed woods, Carrara marble and green leather..

Central to the restaurant will be an open kitchen providing diners with the opportunity to watch Gino’s team at work, a Prosecco bar and a games area featuring table tennis, pool and foosball.

A summer terrace, complete with retractable awning and heaters, will also be on offer. A Grocery Store will be on site, offering some of Gino’s favourite products and ingredients, alongside a library selling his cook books.

The Prosecco bar features over 30 Prosecco, Franciacorta, sparkling wines and wines, all available by the glass. Gino’s exclusive partnerships with producers in Italy offer a wide selection not available anywhere else in the UK.

The menu is complemented by Italian cocktails, artisan bottled beers and real Neapolitan coffee.

Gino said: “I’m super excited to be opening My Restaurant, The Springs, Leeds Thorpe Park. Yorkshire is a place very close to my heart, to be opening a fourth restaurant here is just amazing.

“The development is extremely impressive and I’m looking forward to the leisure and hospitality offerings coming together.”

A spokesperson from Next added: “Gino D’Acampo, My Restaurant not only serves great Italian food, his price points are accessible to all, which is a great fit for Next.”

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