Thunderbird closes Brixton amid ‘heavy lifting’

Thunderbird Fried Chicken has closed its original bricks and mortar restaurant in Brixton after just one year of trading.

The site, which was the first standalone opening for the brand after it was backed by private equity firm TriSpan in 2019, was described as a “long term pop-up”.

The closure leaves Thunderbird with two further sites, in London’s O2 Arena, and on Villiers Street close to Charing Cross.

Speaking at MCA’s Food To Go conference last week Trispan operating partner Robin Rowland, described Thunderbird as a “work in progress”, and that he was now more closely involved in managing the brand.

He said: “We’re having to work really hard to understand what we’ve got. The food is fantastic, and we’re refitting Villers Street.”