Sisters ‘seize the moment’ to acquire established fine-dining restaurant

Sisters Alice Smith and Lily Brooke Day have fulfilled their lifelong dream of owning a restaurant business, after acquiring the Brook’s fine-dining eatery in Brighouse.

Brook’s, in Bradford Road, has been trading since 1989.

Having previously worked for Ultimate Finance and Aldermore Bank, Alice is swapping her 16-year career in business finance to co-own the restaurant with Lily, who has previously worked in hospitality and has recently run an art gallery in London.

The new owners say they have no immediate plans to change the restaurant’s modern British food offering.

Yorkshire-born head-chef, Dan Maxwell, has been with the restaurant for over five years and will continue to showcase his skills and selection of dishes alongside his kitchen team.

Alice Smith, said: “It’s no exaggeration to say that owning a restaurant has been a lifelong dream for both Lily and I and we can’t believe it has now finally happened.

“When the opportunity became available to purchase Brook’s we knew that we had to seize the moment.

“It has an excellent reputation locally and across the region and we’ve both enjoyed dining there for many years.

“Our immediate focus is very much on continuing the hard work that has been put into the restaurant to date and building on the business model that has made it such a huge success for over 35 years.

“With us both having ‘Brooke’ as our maiden name you could say it was always fate that we would one day own the restaurant.”