THE lights are off, the doors bolted, the phone ringing off the hook.
...the news comes as no great surprise
Avalanche has collapsed… but then with a name like that it was only ever going to go one way.
A note outside the Italian restaurant reads the venue has ‘closed for essential renovations and maintenance’, though the hastily fixed message hides something more grave underneath; a notice from the bailiff.
According to the notice, Strike Bailiffs – acting on behalf of the building owners Eldridge Pope & Co - entered and secured the property on Monday 8 August.
A quick search on Companies House sites reveals that the business – managed by property developer Rashid Jamil – has seen six directors depart in as many years, including Narhisa Rashid who resigned only last month.
It's a significant downward slide for the company, which in May 2014 reported a remarkable £2m turnover in its first year, with multi-million pound expansion plans on the horizon.
Still, the news comes as no great surprise. Despite the grand statements, the restaurant's inconsistency, inexperience and frankly sub-par offering was always going to struggle long-term in the shadow of the bigger Italian boys (Piccolino, Rosso, Jamie's) nearby.
Yet more evidence then - following the closures of Quill, Grinch and Bourbon & Black - that as competition intensifies across the city, Manchester is increasingly unwilling to accept mediocre.
Confidential has attempted to contact the restaurant for comment.
The bailiff notice (photographed 08/08/16)
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