Major pub chain closing all sites in Scotland - full list
Long-established restaurants and family pubs across Scotland are set to close under plans to bring the Beefeater and Brewers Fayre brands to an end.
Premier Inn owner Whitbread has confirmed it will withdraw from the branded restaurant business as it concentrates on expanding its hotel operation.
All 89 remaining Brewers Fayre restaurants are expected to stop trading under the name after dinner service on Monday, September 7, 2026. The company’s 106 Beefeater restaurants will follow on Thursday, September 10.
The closures include five Beefeater restaurants and eight Brewers Fayre locations in Scotland.
The five Scottish Beefeater restaurants affected are:
- Dundee Centre, Dundee
- Gourdie Croft, Dundee
- Lady Nairne, Edinburgh
- Deer Park, Livingston
- Hamilton, near Glasgow
Beefeater was launched in 1974 and became known for serving steaks, burgers and traditional pub meals in family-friendly restaurants. Many branches were developed beside Premier Inn hotels and major roads.
The Brewers Fayre locations affected in Scotland are:
- Bankhead Gate, Glenrothes
- Craig House, Musselburgh
- Inshes Gate, Inverness
- Kincardine Way, Falkirk
- Mains of Balquharn, Aberdeenshire
- Newhaven Quay, Edinburgh
- Pirnhall Inn, Stirling
- Queens Crossing, South Queensferry
The company said the change could result in the loss of around 3,800 roles from a UK and Ireland workforce of approximately 30,000. It said it would attempt to redeploy as many affected workers as possible, pointing out that Whitbread recruits around 15,000 people each year.
Whitbread chief executive Dominic Paul said the company planned to create a food and drink service more closely integrated with its hotels while using some of the available space to add more profitable bedrooms.
The wider five-year plan will turn Whitbread into what it describes as a “pure-play hotel business” focused on Premier Inn. It follows rising wage, tax and property costs and pressure on the profitability of the company’s restaurant division.
The changes will bring an end to two of the most familiar names in UK family dining.
Long-established restaurants and family pubs across Scotland are set to close under plans to bring the Beefeater and Brewers Fayre brands to an end.
Premier Inn owner Whitbread has confirmed it will withdraw from the branded restaurant business as it concentrates on expanding its hotel operation.
All 89 remaining Brewers Fayre restaurants are expected to stop trading under the name after dinner service on Monday, September 7, 2026. The company’s 106 Beefeater restaurants will follow on Thursday, September 10.
The closures include five Beefeater restaurants and eight Brewers Fayre locations in Scotland.
The five Scottish Beefeater restaurants affected are:
- Dundee Centre, Dundee
- Gourdie Croft, Dundee
- Lady Nairne, Edinburgh
- Deer Park, Livingston
- Hamilton, near Glasgow
Beefeater was launched in 1974 and became known for serving steaks, burgers and traditional pub meals in family-friendly restaurants. Many branches were developed beside Premier Inn hotels and major roads.
The Brewers Fayre locations affected in Scotland are:
- Bankhead Gate, Glenrothes
- Craig House, Musselburgh
- Inshes Gate, Inverness
- Kincardine Way, Falkirk
- Mains of Balquharn, Aberdeenshire
- Newhaven Quay, Edinburgh
- Pirnhall Inn, Stirling
- Queens Crossing, South Queensferry
The company said the change could result in the loss of around 3,800 roles from a UK and Ireland workforce of approximately 30,000. It said it would attempt to redeploy as many affected workers as possible, pointing out that Whitbread recruits around 15,000 people each year.
Whitbread chief executive Dominic Paul said the company planned to create a food and drink service more closely integrated with its hotels while using some of the available space to add more profitable bedrooms.
The wider five-year plan will turn Whitbread into what it describes as a “pure-play hotel business” focused on Premier Inn. It follows rising wage, tax and property costs and pressure on the profitability of the company’s restaurant division.
The changes will bring an end to two of the most familiar names in UK family dining.