Megan’s Restaurants has closed its Parsons Green location, converting it to ‘little brother’ pan-Asian concept Ollie’s House.
The Mediterranean-inspired restaurant group is in active negotiations for a “much larger” site in the area, as part of its strategy to focus on bigger venues to deliver an “all-day dining, all occasion neighbourhood concept.”
Megan’s on the Green opened in Parsons Green in 2017 as the brand’s second site, with 18 further openings since.
Further Megan’s openings are planned for Farnham later this year, along with Twickenham and Weybridge in early 2024.
Meanwhile, the second venue under the Ollie’s House concept will open at the former Megan’s on the Green site on 14 August.
The neighbourhood pan-Asian restaurant debuted in Chelsea in August 2022 and blends “laid-back dining and tropical Asian cuisine”, serving brunch, lunch, dinner, and cocktails.
Gill Clements, finance director at Megan’s, commented: “Whilst we absolutely adore our little Parsons Green home, this site just doesn’t fit the Megan’s model anymore. The Megan’s concept today is very much about catering to multiple different experiences in one restaurant. We host everything from mother and baby groups, to weddings, to birthdays and parties alongside our regular restaurant operations. To be able to do what we do right, we need large expansive restaurants and our existing Parsons Green restaurant does not fit that model.
“Parsons Green is an area we know, love and trade successfully and we look forward to returning to the area in the very near future. Whilst it is goodbye for Megan’s for now, we are excited to announce that our ‘little brother’ concept, Ollie’s House, will be opening in our old location in Parsons Green, meaning that we can allow a new and exciting independent concept to flourish. Ollie’s is a tropical, pan-Asian restaurant that we know the locals in Parsons Green are going to love.”
Oliver “Ollie” Norcliffe, founder of Ollie’s House, commented: “Following the incredible reception of our first restaurant in Chelsea, we are beyond excited to bring Ollie’s House to Parsons Green. Having lived in Southwest London for the past 10 years, Parsons Green is an area that I know and love; It is quaint and neighbourly, just like the new Ollie’s House will be, which makes the location a great fit!”
