London's iconic Indian restaurant Veeraswamy fights closure threat
London's iconic Indian restaurant Veeraswamy fights closure threat
LONDON: (Apr 15) Veeraswamy, one of Britain's oldest Indian restaurants, is fighting back against the threat of losing its iconic central London location on Regent Street in a lease extension stand-off.
The Crown Estate, the landlords of Victory House which houses the Michelin-star restaurant for nearly 100 years since April 1926, has decided not to renew the lease to carry out a "comprehensive refurbishment" of the building.
MW Eat, the company that owns Veeraswamy, has applied to the court to seek a renewal under its protected tenancy rights as the lease expiry date nears in June.
