Reubens may get new lease of life

A JEWISH restaurateur is in talks to take over the lease of Reubens, the iconic kosher restaurant that closed down in May.

Ben Teacher has said the restaurant’s downstairs space could become a second branch of his kosher eaterie One Ashbourne in Temple Fortune, with the upstairs delicatessen possibly branded as a Reubens.

Reubens announced its closure after 46 years “due to a family bereavement”.

On being contacted by the JC, Mr Teacher said: “I want to put something special in there.” But, he said: “No deal has been done yet. For a deal to be done, it has to be right for all parties.”

On his thoughts about a menu, he said: “It would go down the Ashbourne route: fine dining, top quality food, cooked by skilled, experienced chefs in the Ashbourne style. The idea is to keep the deli — maybe keeping the Reubens brand too — but do something different with it.”