Harts Group Ltd, the parent company of Barrafina and Quo Vadis restaurants, has successfully secured more than £2 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube thanks to more than 600 investors. The funding round raised its initial £750,000 funding target just two hours after pre-sale launching.
As previously reported, Harts Group describes itself as an independent restaurant group that is food and quality driven; independently ran and personally managed. The company reported it owners Quo Vadis, a British restaurant that offers produce-led food from chef Jeremy Lee, and Barrafina, a restaurant that offers Spanish tapas, counter bar dining and private event space.
“The original Barrafina opened in Soho in 2007, and in 2014 and 2015 there opened two more, at Adelaide Street and Drury Lane in Covent Garden. In 2014, Barrafina Soho was awarded a Michelin Star, which been has retained since. In 2016, Observer Food Monthly awarded Adelaide Street, Restaurant of the Year. The Harts took on Quo Vadis in 2008, with Jeremy Lee joining in 2012. In 2013 the restaurant was awarded the Tatler Award for best kitchen. In Esquire’s 2018 Food Issue, Quo Vadis’ Smoked Eel Sandwich was dedicated a full page as an ‘Object of Desire.'”
Harts Group then stated it will open the biggest Barrafina yet at Coal Drops Yard, Kings Cross later this year. Funds from the Crowdcube round will be used to continue the restaurant group’s growth and expansion. The campaign is currently set to close mid-July.
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