A popular UK Italian restaurant chain has entered administration, revealing in a statement that all of its restaurants are now closed.
The restaurant chain was based in London (Image: Getty)
A popular Italian restauraunt chain has fallen into administration causing 101 job losses. A notice on the Spaghetti House website apologises to customers and expresses the “deepest gratitude” to its patrons. The restauraunt has called itself London’s oldest family-run Italian restaurant but now its locations will shut. Spaghetti House was founded by Simone Lavarini and his friend Lorenzo Fraquelli in the 1950s, opening its first location on Goodge Street.
It now has five locations dotted across the capital, and up until recently, it served customers in Marble Arch, Carnaby Street, Oxford Street, Kensington and Cranbourn Street. Lavval Restaurants Limited, the company that operates the restaurants, has entered administration, according to an official notice shared in the London Gazette. Asher Miller and Stephen Katz of BTG Begbies Traynor (London) LLP were appointed as joint administrators of the business on May 6, 2026.
The chain says it has struggled with increasing costs (Image: Getty)
Administration is a process whereby an outside party takes over control of a business to save all or part of it. It gives businesses protection from creditors instead of plunging straight into liquidation.
Luigi Lavarini, Executive Chairman and CEO of Lavval Restaurants Limited, told the Daily Express: “After 70 years of serving our loyal customers, it is with a heavy heart that we announce Lavval Restaurants Limited has entered administration and will cease trading.
“Years of increasing costs from the pandemic, Brexit, Government budgets and global instability have created difficult market conditions for hospitality.
“Balancing these costs with reduced demand and spending from customers as they navigate the rising cost of living has proven too challenging.
“Despite best efforts and seeking professional advice, we have had to make this difficult but necessary decision to wind down our business.”
Customers praised the chain for its delicious meals (Image: Getty)
He continued: “We are immensely proud of what our family and our incredible team have built over seven decades. Their dedication, resilience, and commitment have been at the heart of everything we have achieved.
“We would like to express our deepest thanks and gratitude to our loyal customers, partners, and team members, past and present, for their support over the years.”
Another says: “The real-deal made with passion, the tastes and fresh herbs combine to make you have a great time, a full menu quality you can trust, with fresh ingredients, a home-from-home feeling, clean, and staff helpful.”