New Sports Bar & Grill to open in West End

Sports Bar & Grill is to launch its fifth site with an opening in London’s West End next month.

Managing director David Evans has confirmed he will convert his Shaftesbury Belle Steakhouse Rupert Street, to re-open on 18 September.

The company will open its sixth Bar & Grill site next April within the Crossrail railway station complex at Canary Wharf. It will feature three bars, an open kitchen, private dining facilities and a smoking balcony – and capacity for more than 1,000.

Evans said: “To operate in the heart of London’s vibrant West End has always been my vision for the Sports Bar &Grill and I am delighted we can now offer our local and international customers and sport fans alike with a top notch bar experience, whilst showcasing the best live sports available.”

The two-floor Rupert Street site will feature 20 large Sony plasma screens and offer classic pub dishes including traditional beer battered fish & chips, sharing platters, burgers, prime steaks and the bars’ renowned Classic American Hot Dogs selection, all prepared in the bar’s open kitchen.