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Taybarns
IndustryHospitality
Founded2008
Defunct2016
Area served
United Kingdom
Key people
Martin Howe, CEO
ProductsFood and beverages
ParentWhitbread
WebsiteTaybarns.com (now Brewers Fayre)

Taybarns was an English low-cost all-you-can-eat restaurant chain owned by Whitbread, modelled on the Golden Corral chain in the United States. Customers pay on arrival and can eat as much food as they like from a 34-metre-long food counter.[1] As with most buffets, there is a lower price at lunchtime than evenings, and a slightly higher charge is levied at weekends and during bank holidays.[2][3] Food choices consist of themed counters, including a salad bar, soup, "Best of British" (encapsulating the former "chip shop" and "carvery" counters), pizza, "The Spice Rack" (Tex-Mex), pasta, grill, and dessert, as well as free refills of soft drinks and a separate drinks menu for alcoholic drinks.

In March 2016 it was announced that following a strategic corporate review all Taybarns Restaurants would close and convert to Brewers Fayre pub restaurants in 2016. When the South Shields Taybarns closed on 13th September, the business became defunct.

Locations

The seven Taybarns restaurants were in Barnsley, Coventry, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Gateshead, South Shields, Swansea, and Wigan.[4] In late 2009, the company made public its intention to expand rapidly, with some Brewers Fayre pubs to be converted to the Taybarns brand and up to 30 new restaurants to open the following year.[5] However, the company was unable to open new restaurants due to the high costs of such extensive refurbishments and in 2016 it was announced that all seven sites would be returned to the Brewers Fayre brand.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Prince, Daniel (18 March 2016). "Final months for Taybarns as owners convert restaurant into pub food venue". Shields Gazette. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Menu" (PDF). www.taybarns.com. Whitbread Group PLC. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  3. ^ Rich, Tim (28 July 2009). "How Taybarns tasted success". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Location finder". www.taybarns.com. Whitbread Group PLC. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  5. ^ Kent, Tamsyn (26 October 2009). "Rise of the all-you-can-eat restaurant". BBC News. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
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