Signs have been put up outside Manchester's all-pink £1 million Boujee restaurant and bar stating that it is 'closed'.
A note reading 'closed, so sorry' has been taped to the front door of the Bridge Street venue in the city centre. Carnival, its Caribbean and Latino-inspired pop-up on the restaurant terrace, also appears to be shut with a note placed outside the venue reading 'we are extremely sorry but due to unforeseen circumstances we are left with no other options to close the venue'.
On the Boujee website, all traces of the Manchester venue have been removed. The only venue now listed available for bookings is in Chester.
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The 'instagrammable' venue opened inside the former historic Freemasons Hall in May last year. It served sushi and small plates and featured an array of bar and dining spaces, including an entire champagne room and selfie room complete with pink 'private jet' and Barbie and Ken boxes.
This morning, pictures taken at the venue showed the front door of the main restaurant closed with the note taped onto it. The gates to the front of the Carnival terrace were also locked.
The news of the Manchester closure comes after the restaurant in Liverpool was shut down in August. Signs went up to say the Liverpool One restaurant had closed for business.
And last month, The Real Housewives of Cheshire star Lystra Adams announced that she had 'walked away' from the restaurant chain. The reality star was one of the directors and 'the face' of the chain but said she was walking away after 'taking abuse' following backlash over claims that staff had not been paid full wages as the business was struggling with cashflow problems.
In a post on Instagram, Lystra wrote: "I'm walking away ... As of yesterday 23/09/2022 I walked away from what I've know and loved for past near two years. As many of you may know I have given considerable time and dedication in building the brand and platform for myself.
"Over the past eight months things had taken a bumpy turn. I had confidence in that the board of directors would turn it around. Unfortunately mistakes were made along the way [...] and it made the comeback near impossible."
She continued: "As a 20-per-cent shareholder and the face of the business I want you to know that I did what I could with what I had. [...] I've made my voice heard more than before as I dreaded this day would come. I've taken abuse in all forms for being the face of the companies involved as well as my daughter and enough is enough.
"Sorry it's taken so long to speak out and I want to thank each and everyone that has visited or worked for Boujee and carnival from opening until now. All my love, Lystra."
In July, staff at the Liverpool restaurant said they had 'walked out' after not being paid their full wages. Some staff members said they had received just 40 per cent of their pay on a recent pay date.
Others said they had also not been paid the full service charge provided by customers. At the time, a spokesperson for the company said it had experienced 'unexpected costs' which created temporary cash flow constraints for the business.
The Manchester venue also made headlines following a brawl between customers shortly after it opened. The restaurant was then awarded a one-star food hygiene rating at an inspection, before improvements were made and the rating increased to five.
Boujee has been contacted for a comment.
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