The restaurant, which was started by Manchester United legends Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville, closed after six years because customers complained that it looked too much like McDonald’s.
Cafe Football in Stratford, East London, has drawn criticism for its exorbitant prices. “Re-mortgage your property before eating here,” one customer posted online, while another wrote, “Never again.”
Soon after opening, Cafe Football, located in Stratford, East London, a half mile from the West Ham United stadium, closed.
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Located in the center of Stratford, East London, the restaurant received harsh TripAdvisor reviews from patrons who felt the meal was excessively pricey.
The restaurant is located in an area that was the core of the capital’s Olympic redevelopment, less than half a mile from West Ham United’s stadium.
The brand’s hotel network will now be able to receive more attention, according to the proprietors, who added that they “will not be making any changes to what we offer” in terms of hospitality.
Gary Neville is shown in an advertising photo for the restaurant, which offered football-themed food like this “half-time orange.”
A fan tweeted a picture of the menu to show their outrage at having to spend £14 for basic pie and mash.
Cakes with football field motifs were topped with a vivid green and white design, as seen above.
In addition to “Red Evil” cocktails for drinks, the themed restaurant offered “Throw-in” chips as a snack. However, the chain was described as “just plain bad” in unfavorable TripAdvisor reviews.
“Just like McDonald’s,” Sue R wrote in a review on the website, adding that it was “very noisy, with more children than adults, small food portions, and just fast food.”
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Before dining here, remortgage your property, Wills 1653 said on social media. It would have been more interesting to drink in a public library.
Deanne W. commented, “We went for an afternoon snack, just a bit of cake, and it was just plain bad.” Just keep away; they don’t really care if you enjoy what you get as long as you pay.
Although everything is pristine and visually appealing, the taste is off. I’m exhausted and sick.
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The restaurant owned by two Manchester United legends was packed for a short time.
Franchesca, admirer A P had a great time when she went because there weren’t many customers. “Wonderful night,” she wrote. It was great that we had the whole place to ourselves at happy hour.
The cafe’s owner, GG Hospitality, just last week gave away free food to children as part of a Twitter promotion.
The company operates a Football Cafe in Singapore in addition to its two locations in Manchester.
Winston Zahra, the CEO of GG Hospitality, said the company intends to introduce the café service at its Manchester cafés as well as its hotels.
“In line with our strategy of focusing on the growth of our hotel business and not operating stand-alone cafes, we can confirm that Cafe Football in Westfield Stratford has closed,” he said.
“Café Football will be an essential part of Hotel Football’s food and beverage menu in the future.”
“There won’t be any changes made; Hotel Football will remain the only option.”