 | Weekly Sales Report Period 9 Week 2 · Week 36 · Aug 31 2026 to Sep 6 2026 |
| Net sales fell 15.7% on the same week last year, £80,041 lower. | Net sales £430,527 -15.7% vs 2025 (£510,568) -26.1% vs budget (£582,484) | Guests 12,020 -16.2% vs 2025 (14,339) -25.1% vs budget (16,058) | Spend per guest £35.82 +0.6% vs 2025 (£35.61) |
What moved net sales against last year From guest numbers -£82,572 2,319 fewer guests | From spend per guest +£2,531 £0.21 more per guest |
Monday 31 August was the summer bank holiday and falls inside this week; last year it fell in week 35. It took £65,264 on 2,033 guests against £48,528 on 1,495 the Monday before, so about 3 points of the fall against 2025 is the calendar rather than trade. | Guests a week, 2026, 2025 and 2024  2026 guests sit below 2025 in 34 of the 36 weeks so far this year, and below 2024 in 33 of 36. In week 36 the estate served 12,020 guests against 14,339 last year and 13,420 the year before. Each line is the estate as it traded: 2026 is 11 sites, 2025 is 9 rising to 11, 2024 is the 9 trading then. The weeks the two newest opened are marked on the 2025 line. | Against last week | Week 36 | Week 35 | Change | Change % |
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| Net sales | £430,527 | £436,364 | -£5,838 | -1.3% | | Guests | 12,020 | 12,902 | -882 | -6.8% | | Spend per guest | £35.82 | £33.82 | +£2.00 | +5.9% |
Week 35 ran Aug 24 2026 to Aug 30 2026. Week 35 guests are corrected for a till keying error: 12,902 against the 14,663 the export books. Threadneedle booked 1,871 guests on 50 checks for Wednesday 26 August dinner on net sales of £4,420.30, £2.36 a head against £26.70 to £47.72 on its other dinner rows that week, so the row is corrected to about 110. | Month to date Period 9 to date, weeks 35 to 36, net sales are £866,891 on 24,922 guests, £34.78 a guest. | Site | Net sales budget · 2025 | Guests budget · 2025 | Spend per guest budget · 2025 |
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| Mayfair | £54,936 -29% · -17% | 1,548 -24% · -13% | £35.49 -6% · -5% | | Soho | £82,185 -22% · -9% | 2,567 -13% · 0% | £32.02 -11% · -9% | | Bread Street | £53,436 -37% · -29% | 1,544 -38% · -28% | £34.61 +1% · -1% | | Knightsbridge | £88,722 -41% · -32% | 2,453 -43% · -34% | £36.17 +3% · +4% | | Oxford Circus | £41,673 -30% · -19% | 1,181 -30% · -20% | £35.29 0% · +1% | | Threadneedle | £75,030 -35% · -22% | 2,019 -28% · -17% | £37.16 -9% · -6% | | West India Quay | £96,016 -31% · -20% | 2,585 -29% · -18% | £37.14 -4% · -2% | | Bond Street | £105,928 -24% · -11% | 3,113 -23% · -11% | £34.03 -1% · 0% | | Leicester Square | £147,371 -22% · -15% | 4,193 -23% · -19% | £35.15 +2% · +5% | | Brighton | £50,952 -24% · -20% | 1,538 -24% · -22% | £33.13 +1% · +2% | | High Street Kensington | £70,643 -21% · -15% | 2,181 -21% · -17% | £32.39 0% · +2% | | Estate | £866,891 -29% · -19% | 24,922 -27% · -18% | £34.78 -2% · 0% |
Under each figure, the change on budget and on 2025. | Year to date Year to date, weeks 1 to 36, net sales are £17,628,099. | Variance | Change % | Comparator |
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| Against budget | -£4,477,484 | -20.3% | £22,105,583 | | Against 2025 | -£3,433,259 | -16.3% | £21,061,358 | | Like for like, 9 sites | -£3,787,557 | -20.0% | £18,919,711 |
Like for like is the 9 restaurants that traded in both years. Brighton and High Street Kensington are out of it: neither had a 2025 comparator for the whole year. By restaurant | Site | Net sales 2025 | Guests 2025 | Spend per guest 2025 |
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| Mayfair | £1,100,577 -20% | 31,402 -16% | £35.05 -4% | | Soho | £1,680,652 -22% | 47,029 -23% | £35.74 +2% | | Bread Street | £1,176,815 -20% | 33,722 -20% | £34.90 0% | | Knightsbridge | £1,956,404 -30% | 55,298 -32% | £35.38 +3% | | Oxford Circus | £831,207 -26% | 23,170 -26% | £35.87 +1% | | Threadneedle | £1,641,142 -15% | 41,243 -16% | £39.79 +2% | | West India Quay | £1,915,791 -16% | 49,177 -18% | £38.96 +2% | | Bond Street | £2,004,600 -19% | 57,715 -20% | £34.73 +2% | | Leicester Square | £2,824,965 -15% | 80,139 -18% | £35.25 +4% | | Brighton | £940,508 not held | 27,413 not held | £34.31 not held | | High Street Kensington | £1,555,439 not held | 45,294 not held | £34.34 not held |
Under each figure, the change on 2025. Brighton and High Street Kensington opened during 2025, so no change on 2025 is shown for either. Brighton is short week 26, which was pulled with no split by restaurant. | Where the sales came from | Net sales | Share | vs last week | vs 2025 |
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| Dining in | £408,830 | 95.0% | -1.1% | -15.0% | | Deliveroo | £15,337 | 3.6% | -4.7% | -48.3% | | Uber Eats | £6,330 | 1.5% | -5.3% | no 2025 trade | | Takeaway | £30 | 0.0% | -12.2% | -85.6% |
Against last week: Dining in -£4,733; Deliveroo -£748; Uber Eats -£352; Takeaway -£4. Each line is the order value rung through the till, before any delivery platform's commission. Uber Eats had no trade in the same week last year. Deliveroo ran in 9 restaurants this week and 8 in the same week last year, so the two years are not the same restaurants. | Net sales, guests and spend per guest by site | Site | Net sales last week · budget · 2025 | Guests last week · budget · 2025 | Spend per guest last week · budget · 2025 |
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| Mayfair | £29,030 +12% · -21% · -8% | 799 +7% · -18% · -5% | £36.33 +5% · -5% · -3% | | Soho | £39,966 -5% · -26% · -13% | 1,188 -14% · -19% · -7% | £33.64 +10% · -8% · -7% | | Bread Street | £26,994 +2% · -35% · -26% | 756 -4% · -38% · -29% | £35.71 +6% · +6% · +4% | | Knightsbridge | £44,181 -1% · -39% · -29% | 1,191 -6% · -42% · -34% | £37.10 +5% · +6% · +7% | | Oxford Circus | £21,100 +3% · -31% · -19% | 589 -1% · -26% · -15% | £35.82 +3% · -6% · -5% | | Threadneedle | £38,118 +3% · -40% · -29% | 984 -5% · -35% · -25% | £38.74 +9% · -8% · -4% | | West India Quay | £48,082 0% · -26% · -13% | 1,239 -8% · -24% · -12% | £38.81 +9% · -3% · -1% | | Bond Street | £50,928 -7% · -21% · -8% | 1,431 -15% · -23% · -11% | £35.59 +9% · +2% · +4% | | Leicester Square | £72,060 -4% · -13% · -7% | 2,054 -4% · -13% · -8% | £35.08 0% · -1% · +2% | | Brighton | £24,220 -9% · -15% · -9% | 699 -17% · -17% · -13% | £34.65 +9% · +3% · +4% | | High Street Kensington | £35,849 +3% · -18% · -11% | 1,090 0% · -19% · -15% | £32.89 +3% · +1% · +5% | | Estate | £430,527 -1% · -26% · -16% | 12,020 -7% · -25% · -16% | £35.82 +6% · -1% · +1% |
Under each figure, the change on last week, on budget and on 2025. 11 sites, printed in the order the Monday report has always printed them. Budget is the plan for the week held in Fourth. | The week on the floor Eleven items from the eleven sites’ shift reports for the week to 6 September, ordered by harm. 1 | Wood in a lobster croquette hurt a guest at Bond Street Second guest hurt by an object in 36 weeks, after Mayfair in January. On Sunday lunch three guests shared a portion of croquettes and the site wrote that they “found a piece wood inside”. A photo of the object was emailed and the meal was free. “stuck in her throath which was painful for her and managed to wash it down with some water and bread” Bond Street open, report filed · highest |
2 | Manager pushed at Leicester Square, about £750 left unpaid Fourth time staff have been pushed over a bill in 36 weeks. A booking for six grew past ten, became loud and stopped being served. Two other tables that night left without paying or paid only after a discount. “The last woman to leave physically pushed the manager and the group then left without paying their approximately £750 bill.” Leicester Square open, police notified · highest |
3 | Bread Street guests could not wash their hands during service Absent from Bread Street’s own shift reports, blank for a fourth week. The weekly sales report to leadership records the failure at around 8pm on Sunday. The site’s own narrative boxes for that day carry only the template headings. “Around 8pm, experienced an issue with the water supply, which caused some inconvenience as guests were unable to wash their hands or use the toilets” Bread Street, in the weekly sales report open, not logged · high |
4 | Knightsbridge gas certificate had expired before an engineer attended Flagged as awaited on 7 August, gas off 11 to 14 August, engineer came 2 September. The site traded 1,191 covers in the week the engineer came. Grilled lobster was unavailable while the kitchen gas was off, and no contractor date was recorded. “for checking he gas, as certificate was expered” Knightsbridge open, certificate unconfirmed · high |
5 | Guests moved indoors again over mice on the West India Quay terrace Mice on that terrace in 9 of 36 weeks, 5 of the last 8. Several tables raised it on Sunday evening and were moved inside. On 7 August the terrace was closed at 20:30 because of the number of mice. “a few tables raise concerns regarding mice outside on the terrace” West India Quay open, terrace affected · high |
6 | The Threadneedle bar leak is in its 34th week Logged at Threadneedle in 14 of the 36 weeks held. The leak was first recorded on 16 January, when a basement leak took two bar sinks out of use. On 29 July an engineer said the floor needs digging up. “Engineer attended this morning to investigate leak in the bar.” Threadneedle open since January · high |
7 | Guests rejected lobster at two sites, one claw “black and glewy” Rejected on condition in 12 of 36 weeks, at 9 of 11 sites. Mayfair took two lobsters off an elderly couple’s bill “in order to avoid any EHO visits”. A Knightsbridge guest was given replacements he was happy with. “chose not to pay for his whole bill” Knightsbridge open, comped locally · medium to high |
8 | A coeliac guest ate food from another restaurant inside High Street Kensington Allergy guests could not be fed in 7 of 36 weeks, at four sites. The kitchen could not offer a dish free of cross contamination on Tuesday evening. The table was allowed to eat the outside food on the premises. “she ordered food from a neigbour restaurant” High Street Kensington open, recurring · medium to high |
9 | A faulty fire alarm went off mid service at Threadneedle Alarms have activated in 10 of the 36 weeks held, across six sites. Building security attended on Tuesday evening, the alarm was confirmed faulty and service carried on. Brighton evacuated guests twice in July and August, and Mayfair disabled its panel. resolved that night · medium |
10 | Leicester Square lost its upstairs floor to a stairs leak Second leak at Leicester Square in two weeks, after 17 August. The site could not use its upstairs on bank holiday Monday because of a leak on the stairs, and took 306 covers on the estate’s second busiest day. The floor was in use again later in the week. “the team managed to work efficiently by making the most of all the available space downstairs” Leicester Square resolved, floor reopened · medium |
11 | Bread Street has written nothing about its shifts for four weeks Filed commentary every week from 29 December, then stopped after 3 August. All 21 narrative boxes carry only the template headings, in the weeks of 10, 17, 24 and 31 August. It traded seven days and 756 covers. awaiting Bread Street · medium |
| Weekly Sales Report · Week 36, Aug 31 2026 to Sep 6 2026 · Burger & Lobster UK |
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