The oldest Indian restaurant in the UK is in danger after closing it after it has supported its landlord, Crown Estate.
Since 1926, Michelin star VeeraSwamy has served guests on his site at Victory House, right next to Piccadilly Circus in London.
However, The Times reported that the restaurant has been informed of its lease, and will not be renewed in June at the end of its validity.
Crown Estate has been reported to be trying to get the space back to a large 12 -month renovation and converting the building into offices.
Ranjit Mathrani, a co -owner of VeeraSwamy’s parent company MW EAT, told the paper that the landlord had refused to give VeeraSwamy to stay in its current location until an alternative site was found.
He has now taken legal action against the Crown Estate event to continue the lease.
“We are open to movement because we accept the inevitability that sooner or later they will be able to secure us out,” said Mathrani. “Ideally, if they are reasonable people, we need two years to find (and fit it) for two years, but it is not currently something they are ready to do.”
A spokesman for Crown Estate told Times that it had to carry out Victory House’s “comprehensive respect” and, as a result, “cannot” provide Veelaswamy with an extension when their lease expires. “
In addition to VeeraSwamy, MW Eat owns other major Indian restaurants, such as top-notch Chutney Mary and Amaya, as well as a casual group of masala areas.
