The owners of a family-run eatery in North Belfast have announced they will be closing the doors of the business due to rising costs.
Havana Grill, a popular restaurant in the Ardoyne area, attracting people from across Belfast and beyond first opened in October 2020, but on Monday night, they said it's with deep regret that they will no longer remain open beyond Saturday, September 10, 2022.
Speaking to Belfast Live, they said "bills took over" and that they will miss Havana Grill, the team and the customers.
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"Havana Grill has decided to close its door," a statement on their social media pages read.
"Our last day of trading will be this Saturday 10th September. We just can't cope with the rising costs and yet again today they have announced more rises in energy bills coming in October.
"The food costs have doubled and challenges with staff in this industry just make it so hard to run a hospitality business in our local district. This was a small family run restaurant and we tried to do something a bit different.
"We have no other option to close because of economical challenges. We would like to thank all our customers, staff and delivery drivers for support in last two years but sadly its time to say goodbye from the team at Havana Grill."
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