Ryan Giggs' Worsley restaurant closes suddenly with staff 'told by text'

George's Dining Room and Bar, the neighbourhood restaurant co-owned by Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs , has closed with "immediate effect", staff have been told. The Worsley restaurant was opened by the former Reds star and two of his old school pals amid a fanfare of publicity back in 2014. But the venue on Barton Road was cloaked in darkness on Friday night, with signs on the door informing customers it was closed "due to unforeseen circonstances [sic].

" The sign added that it would be closed for the weekend. However texts, seen by the M.E.



N., were sent to staff earlier on Friday from bosses saying it was closing with immediate effect. In the messages it said they: "regret to announce that with a heavy heart we have no alternative but to close George's effective immediately.

" George's Dining Room and Bar was in darkness on Friday night (January 31) (Image: MEN) It went on to say: "This is due to the obvious reduction in trade and business against the huge increases in costs of operating the business and the ongoing cost of living crisis". Stunned staff say they were told they would be paid outstanding wages in "due course" as well as notice payment, and for "those to whom it applies a redundancy payment." One staff member, who asked not to be named, said: "It came totally out of the blue, we were all supposed to be working today and then we got the text messages through, we are all stunned.

" The sign on the door of the closed restaurant pictured on Friday night read: "To all our costumers [sic] Due to unforeseen circonstances [sic], unfortunately George's will be closed for the weekend. "We are sorry for any inconvenience. George's team.

" The notice on the door of George's in Worsley pictured on Friday night (January 31) (Image: MEN) We have approached the owners for further comment on the closure. Footballer Giggs had realised a lifelong dream opening the restaurant along with his old school pals Kelvin Gregory and Bernie Taylor on their home turf back in 2014. The trio had said they had always wanted to own a restaurant together and to make Worsley into a "foodie destination".

Ryan told the M.E.N.

at the time: "We've known each other for 30 years and we always said it would be great to do something like this together. "We're all local lads and have lived in this area all our lives so we wanted to do something in Worsley and we think we've got a really different offering for the area." Ryan Giggs at the opening of his restaurant George's in Worsley with his former team-mates Nicky Butt and Gary Neville (Image: Manchester Evening News) The launch event for the restaurant was attended by a host of Giggs' former United team-mates including Bryan Robson, Nicky Butt and Gary Neville .

The restaurant became a hotspot in Worsley, and the following year the team launched a new terrace at the venue. Since launching George's, Ryan has gone on to spread his wings in the hospitality world, teaming up with former team-mate Neville on the GG Hospitality Group which launched Hotel Football at Old Trafford , and then the Stock Exchange Hotel in the city centre..