Around 30 staff have lost their jobs following the shock closure of a Beeston restaurant, just seven months after it opened at the flagship £50m Beeston Square development. One of the workers at Ottimo said he was "heartbroken" by the news which came out of the blue.
Just two days earlier the restaurant - hailed "the perfect escape to Italy right here Beeston" - had revealed its Christmas menu. One of the anchor tenants at the new development, the contemporary style Italian restaurant opened at the end of April.
Located next to the tram stop, the restaurant was beneath the Arc Cinema and soon after opening it was joined by The Beeston Social, an all-day eatery and last night bar. In June it was revealed that dessert cafe Rassam's Creamery would be opening there around the autumn time, but it has yet to.
