Award-winning chef to take over Birmingham's Sutton Park restaurant The Bracebridge

A popular waterfront restaurant in Birmingham's Sutton Park will reopen under new ownership in the new year.

The owners of The Bracebridge Kiosk in Sutton Coldfield surprisingly announced in October that the upmarket pub was shutting its doors.

But an announcement was made in November that the pub was set to be saved after the owners accepted an offer for the venue.

The new owners have now been revealed as the award-winning chef Andrew Sheridan and his business partners Sam and Emma Morgan of Open Restaurants Group (ORG), who have joined efforts to reopen The Bracebridge in Four Oaks.

The takeover is part of a community venture after the restaurant was closed and put up for sale in October. The Bracebridge, which enjoys a prime location on the waterfront in Sutton Park, was popular with the local community.

Andrew said: “This is a really exciting new venture for Open Restaurant Group, and to be part of local community efforts to save this popular restaurant makes it even more special. “We will be putting a highly trusted team in place to deliver traditional British classics elevated with the use of top-quality ingredients, and exceptional service.”

The restaurant will reopen under new management in early 2024 with plans including an onsite bakery offering fresh breads, pastries, and artisan pizzas.

Andrew’s flagship restaurant 8 By Andrew Sheridan, which transferred from Birmingham to Liverpool in April, holds three AA Rosettes and is listed in the Michelin Guide. It was named Best Restaurant in the UK at the British Restaurant Awards in September. ORG also runs two upmarket neighbourhood restaurants: Black & Green, in Barnt Green, Worcestershire, and OXA in Oxton, The Wirral.