Award-winning chef Tony Singh closed down his Tony’s Table restaurant in Edinburgh on Saturday night.
The restaurant had traded for about a year and a half and, although it had attracted favourable reviews and a Michelin Bib Gourmand, tough trading conditions forced its close.
Speaking to the blog last night, Tony said, ‘When the crunch came in 2009, we kept our heads above water. We were well priced and people were coming in. In 2010, it seemed as though every restaurant in Edinburgh city centre was doing two for ones. All our stuff is made from scratch and using decent ingredients. We couldn’t cut the price without cutting the quality.’
Tony insisted that the closure of Tony’s Table would have no effect on his other city centre restaurant, Oloroso.
When trading conditions improve, Tony hopes to bring back the Tony’s Table brand.