Akbar’s, the Bradford- business restaurant chain, is eyeing further expansion, including a site in London, after opening its latest site in Sheffield city centre.
The new 180-cover restaurant is based at the 6,000sq ft, two-storey site of the former Antibo Italian restaurant in the city’s West One development
Akbar’s managing director Shabir Hussain said: “We acquired the site after the resounding success of our branch six miles away in Meadowbank Road, Rotherham, expanding to Sheffield in order to accommodate inner city workers and residents.”
Founded in 1995, Akbar’s now has 13 sites, including restaurants in Bradford, Leeds, Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Middlesbrough, Newcastle and York, in addition to its South Yorkshire outlets.
Akbar’s intends that the Sheffield site’s launch would be followed by a string of further new restaurants leading down the M1 to London.
