The owners of a 'dream restaurant' in Bury have announced they will put the site up for sale after 'years of struggling to make a living'.
The Hideaway, on The Rock, was opened in 2020 as the passion project of Lu Varley and Farhad Ghassemi, former head chef at Ramsons in Ramsbottom. But just one month after the eatery opened, they were hit by the first Covid lockdown - something Lu says they were never able to recover from.
Since then, the pair have struggled with rising costs and falling demand, and say despite all efforts, they are 'extremely sad' to be closing. It comes after a number of sudden closures in the area, including including The Chocolate Café, and Spanish restaurant duo Levanter and Baratxuri in Ramsbottom.
