What happens when England’s most Football player and Famous chef, team up to open a restaurant? Reservation madness.
More than 1,200 diners had grabbed seats at David Beckham and Gordon Ramsay’s new restaurant, the Union Street Café within half an hour of its website going live. Within four hours, 2,500 diners had been booked in and Friday and Saturday nights were almost fully booked until early November.
The Mediterranean-themed eatery is set to open its doors on 16th of September in central London and the celebrity football player and celebrity chef have been overwhelmed by bookings since it started taking reservations last week
The food will be cooked in an open theatre-style kitchen so diners could watch the chefs in action. The first pictures of Ramsay and Beckham’s, Restaurant Union Street Cafe are bound to cause excitement amongst the foodies.
Union Cafe is reportedly fully booked until November
The tables do not have the white table clothes which are associated with higher end dining, perhaps suggesting that it had been decided to make the restaurant slightly more modern and accessible.
The pictures show blue leather seating and industrial style light fittings
The building seems to incorporate an old industrial feel with artwork on the bare walls
The design also seemed to be incorporating the buildings industrial past as a warehouse by leaving the walls relatively bare with blue leather chairs as a contrast.
The cool new restaurant is in an old warehouse type building in London
The football celebrity joined Ramsay in his latest food venture as a new business project after retiring from football and with the buzz surrounding these new opportunities. Becks is definitely keeping himself busy off the field.
David was spotted visiting the site with wife Victoria
The Restaurant which is set to open on Monday 16th September is described on its website as:
‘’An urban warehouse destination near Borough, offering quality Mediterranean inspired food with a daily changing menu, prepared in an open theatre style kitchen. Serving fresh, seasonal produce from local suppliers including nearby Borough market, as well as directly sourced artisan ingredients from the Mediterranean’’
Union Street Café will open at 47-51 Great Suffolk Street, London SE1 0BS on 16 September. www.gordonramsay.com/union-street-cafe
Cooking Thyme 
And according to yesterdays Caterer looks like DB has distanced himself from it already?!!
By: designrestaurants on September 12, 2013
at 5:28 am
He has pulled out one week before the opening , Instead of getting involved in Gordon’s new restaurant, DB has his sights set on a chain of pie-and-mash cafes in a bid to create a franchise of eateries which would sell his ”favourite grub” across the country
By: Cooking Thyme on September 15, 2013
at 9:42 pm
And it looks like DB has distanced himself from the project already??
By: Anonymous on September 12, 2013
at 5:26 am