Another restaurant shuts

Kobee closure latest blow to cuisine offering in city

A THIRD Dundee restaurant has closed its doors in as many weeks, the Tele can reveal.

Kobee on Dock Street is the latest to shut, just days after it emerged the nearby Castlehill Restaurant had closed suddenly.

Giza on High Street has also been forced to close in recent weeks.

It is understood Kobee, which operated primarily as a steakhouse, could soon reopen under new branding offering different cuisine.

The restaurant’s website and social media page were both still active at the time of going to press with no explanation about why the business has closed.

The Tele approached representatives of Kobee but they declined to comment on the closure which has reportedly impacted on customers’ Christmas bookings this month.

One customer said they had struggled to contact the premises following the sudden closure.

It is believed representatives from Kobee tried to redirect customers to other city eateries after doors.

The closure comes as Castlehill Restaurant on Exchange Street announced via its social media page on Tuesday that the business was shutting with immediate effect.

Owner Adam Newth, a chef from Arbroath, said he had been left “devastated” after the axe was wielded on the fine dining restaurant.

Speaking about the closure, Mr Newth said people in the city “aren’t eating out at restaurants like Castlehill”.

Some members of staff at Castlehill are understood to have secured new jobs, but eight fulltime and part-time staff were made redundant.

Speaking yesterday, Mr Newth said: “I have given it 100% but it hasn’t worked. Nobody is to blame.”

Mr Newth added that October and November are “notoriously” quiet months before the Christmas period.

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Kobee restaurant on Dock Street looks set to shut.