Garfunkel's were a small chain of restaurants in London. It was founded in 1979 by Phillip Kaye, and was part of

the Restaurant Group The Restaurant Group plc is a British chain of restaurants and public houses. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange. History The company was founded by Matthew Brown from Chatteris in 1987 as City Centre Restaurants plc with the objective of ...

On 3 June 2020, during the

COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom The COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom is a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In the United Kingdom, it has resulted in confir ...

, Restaurant Group told employees a "large number" of its Garfunkel's outlets would not reopen after lockdown.

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