Tony Roma's News

July 2009
Kingston Refurbishment

Our Kingston location celebrated its 5th birthday in 2009 and had a complete refurbishment in July. "We are delighted with the results and our guests have been very complimentary" said Operations Director Rob Reber. The restaurant now has a great new look including a new shop front that reflects Tony Roma's new corporate design that is being rolled out worldwide. In fact, Kingston was one of the first restaurants to be selected for the new look which also included new seating and tables, decorative re-design, new lighting and new signage.

May 2009
Tony Roma's opens in livingston

Tony Roma’s, the International fast casual dining brand opened last week at The Centre, Livingston. The 200 seat restaurant was officially opened on Thursday by Lord Provost Tom Kerr of West Lothian, Ken Myres, President of Tony Roma’s US and Peter Sakal, Managing Director of Tony Roma’s UK. The restaurant at The Centre, Livingston is the fourth UK opening for the brand and the second in Scotland following the opening at Braehead x-scape near Glasgow in 2007. Its other UK locations are in Kingston upon Thames and Belfast.

Speaking about the Livingston opening, President Ken Myres, who flew in from Dallas for the opening said: “We’re really proud to be here in Livingston. It’s a great town and an outstanding shopping development. Our new restaurant is without doubt among the finest in our portfolio of 220 restaurants and we are really looking forward to serving the people of Scotland at our second Scottish restaurant”.

The 200 seat restaurant has undergone a £1M fit-out and UK Managing Director Peter Sakal is delighted with the results. “The restaurant looks fantastic. We are really pleased to be open in Livingston and have been made to feel very welcome indeed”.

And already the signs are encouraging for its Livingston location with sales over the first weekend returning a record for a new opening. “It could not have been better” says Peter Sakal. “There is no doubt that guests love our freshly cooked and varied menu. We prepare everything on site and our ribs in particular are proving to be a real hit in Livingston. “Our ribs have won awards all over the world. They are prepared to Tony’s original, secret recipe in a choice of four exclusive barbecue sauces, Original, Carolina Honeys, Rosemary & Garlic and Red Hots. Trust me, if you’re a rib fan, you’re in for a real treat!”

Tony Roma’s is located at The Centre, Almondvale Road, Livingston and is open 7 days a week from noon to midnight daily and noon to 10.30pm on Sundays. Reservations can be made by calling 01506 439040.
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Monday, 4th April 2007

Tony Roma’s Braehead opens … at last!
The waiting is finally over! Tony Roma’s new restaurant at Xscape Braehead in Scotland finally opened its doors to the public on Wednesday, 4th April, some 18 months after plans were first drawn up and 10 months later than scheduled. Tony Roma’s UK Managing Director, Peter Sakal, said, “We are delighted to have finally opened in Braehead after such a long time in planning. There were many issues which were outside of our control but which contributed to the lengthy delay in opening. We are delighted with the restaurant and we have had some very positive customer feedback.The restaurant started trading exceptionally well, and way, way above budget. It seems that the people of Scotland cannot get enough of our ribs!”

Trading has, indeed, been excellent in the early weeks at Tony Roma’s in Braehead, and on Bank Holiday Monday, 7th May, the new restaurant recorded a record number of guests served in a day for Tony Roma’s in the UK, with just over 700 meals being served. Peter Sakal added, “Tony Roma’s has been made to feel very welcome indeed in Scotland and we are delighted to have made the decision to open there.”

For more information and bookings telephone 0141 886 8630.
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Tuesday, 13th March 2007
Kingston Refurbishment.
A rolling programme of refurbishment continues at our Kingston upon Thames location, which will have been open for three years in October. The latest area of refurbishment is new seats for the booths throughout the restaurant. General Manager, Rob Reber, said, “We are constantly looking to improve the restaurant and always listening to what our guests tell us. We have had some very constructive ideas from our guests, which included re-upholstering the booth seats. We were able to do this quickly and without any disruption to our guests.”
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Monday, 21st August 2006
Kingston Extension Opens.

On Monday, 21st August 2006 Tony Roma’s in Kingston opened its new extension. This 55-seat area provides much needed additional seating for busy times, but also provides an ideal private party area. The new area immediately proved popular and was packed throughout the August Bank Holiday weekend. If you are looking for a great venue for your office or family party, then give the Kingston restaurant a call on 020 8546 5446.
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Our Endless Slab Heroes!

Each Monday from 6pm, you too can enjoy as many of our World Famous Baby Back Ribs as you can eat. Here's a selection of our recent Endless Slab Heroes

These guys loved our Baby Backs. Congratulations to David Palce, Neil Whitworth and Shane Geraghty from Kingston for each getting through a mouth-watering 4 racks each!

Mark Raven ate 7.5 racks of ribs. Can you do better?