Paisley town centre restaurant shuts up shop

Another Paisley restaurant has bitten the dust – citing the current state of economic affairs in the UK as the reason for pulling down the shutters.

Meat in the Middle (MITM) bosses announced their New Street venue would close due to the“current financial crisis”sweeping the country.

The news comes less than a month after another much-loved Paisley establishment, The Little Steak House, called time on their operations.

In a Facebook message to customers, MITM said:“It is with deep sadness that we have to inform you that Meat in the

Middle Paisley has closed.

“We have succumbed to the current financial crisis like many other businesses and have had no help to aid our survival.

“We have built up a very large customer base over the last couple of years and we continue to get phone calls and messages every day which would indicate there is still a viable business but not one that can absorb all the overheads on its own.”

MITM hinted it might not be the end of the road in Paisley – with proposals for a different operating model that would see them collaborate with another premises to share the costs of running a business.

The post continues:“A creative business model that is popping up all over the country is the‘dark kitchen’ approach.

“This is where you operate a business within a business and share overheads.

“This would work for MITM Paisley and we are currently looking for a business to talk to around this approach.

“If anyone knows of anywhere within Renfrewshire that would be interested in a second income stream which would assist with overheads etc we would love to receive a private message.

“This could be a pub that has an idle kitchen, a current hot food establishment that can house some additional equipment, a cafe that closes at night….etc.

“Fingers crossed we find somewhere. Thanks again for your support.”

MITM has venues in Greenock, Glasgow and Ayrshire. It operated in Paisley for just short of two years.