Aveika

What Aveika does

Aveika is a Japanese restaurant, late bar, and club operating from a single 420-guest venue at 10-15 Sandhill on Newcastle's Quayside, founded in 2017 and wholly owned by The Gainford Group (Gainford Hotels Limited). The core product is modern Asian cuisine anchored by an open kitchen featuring a Robata Grill and Sushi Station, complemented by a cocktail bar programme (signature cocktails, Japanese beers, sake, whiskies) and late-night operation with live DJs on Friday and Saturday. Capacity is split across four spaces: Main Bar (250), Restaurant (89 seated / 101 standing), Mezzanine (120), and a heated all-season Courtyard Garden (200), with full-venue buyout available.

The business operates a multi-concept hospitality model under one roof. Revenue is generated through a la carte and set menus, bottomless brunch packages (£44.95 daytime, £49.95 evening per person), Sunday lunch tiers (£17.95-£25.95 per person), Christmas festive dining (from 30 November 2026), private hire with free room hire against minimum F&B spend, and digital gift vouchers via VoucherCart. Distribution is direct-to-consumer through phone reservations, the SevenRooms online booking platform, walk-ins for the bar, and a dedicated private-hire sales team routed through [email protected]. The customer base spans individual diners, tourists, social groups (brunch), corporate event clients, and private celebration groups.

Aveika has 11-50 employees, is privately held with no public listing, and benefits from The Gainford Group's centralised infrastructure including shared marketing, CRM, and reservations across sister venues (Vermont Hotel, Bar Livello, County Hotel, Hudson Newcastle, Victoria Bradford, The New Bridge Hotel). Recognised as a British Restaurant Awards 2018 Winner, the venue is a premium-positioned single-location asset within a diversified UK hospitality group, with no disclosed funding, no M&A history, and no expansion outside Newcastle indicated in the source material.

Name

Aveika

Legal name

Gainford Hotels Limited

Website

https://aveika.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Aveika is a contemporary Japanese restaurant, late bar, and club on Newcastle's Quayside serving diners, tourists, and event clients with modern Asian cuisine, cocktails, and private hire capacity for up to 420 guests.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Asian Fusion Restaurant & Bar

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants (THAFACAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Supper Clubs & Dinner-Theater Restaurants (THAFACAL)

Keywords

• Asian fusion restaurant
• Cocktail bar venue
• Private event dining
• Japanese sushi dining
• Late night entertainment

Headquarters

HQ city

Newcastle

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Primary revenue stream from dining services including modern Asian cuisine, sushi, robata grill dishes, and bar beverages including signature cocktails, Japanese beers, sake, and whiskeys. Daytime and evening service.
2. Bottomless Brunch Packages: Pre-fixed brunch packages with unlimited drinks included. Daytime option at £44.95/person and evening option at £49.95/person. Generates consistent per-customer revenue.
3. Sunday Lunch Service: Traditional Sunday roast with Asian twist. Three-tier pricing: 1 course £17.95, 2 courses £21.95, 3 courses £25.95. Family-focused dining experience.
4. Private Hire and Event Venue Rental: Venue hire for private celebrations and corporate events. Multiple spaces available including Main Bar (250 capacity), Restaurant (89-101 capacity), Mezzanine (120 capacity), Courtyard Garden (200 capacity), with full venue accommodating up to 420 guests. Free room hire with food and drink packages.
5. Gift Voucher Sales: Digital gift vouchers sold through third-party platform (VoucherCart) for gifting occasions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Aveika is a modern Japanese restaurant, late bar, and club located on Newcastle Quayside at 10-15 Sandhill, serving Asian cuisine centered on a Robata Grill and Sushi Station alongside signature cocktails. The venue operates as a multi-space hospitality destination with a dining room, dedicated bar, and outdoor courtyard, and offers private hire for corporate and social events. It is operated by Gainford Hotels Limited as part of The Gainford Group.

Product overview

Aveika is a multi-faceted hospitality venue on Newcastle's Quayside combining a modern Asian/Japanese restaurant, late bar, and club. The core offering consists of the Restaurant (featuring Robata Grill and Sushi Station) and Bar (cocktails, Japanese beers, sake, and live DJs). Additional revenue streams include Bottomless Brunch packages, Sunday Lunch offerings, Private Hire/Event Spaces (Main Bar, Mezzanine, Restaurant, Courtyard Garden for up to 420 guests), Gift Vouchers, and seasonal Christmas celebrations. The venue operates with multiple dining concepts under one roof, offering food service across restaurant, bar, and outdoor courtyard areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Restaurant Dining Modern Asian/Japanese à la carte dining featuring a Robata Grill and Sushi Station, served to walk-in guests and diners in the main dining room of the Newcastle Quayside venue.
• Late Bar & Club Late-night bar service offering signature cocktails and bottle service, evolving into a club experience for guests at the Newcastle Quayside venue.
• Bottomless Brunch Fixed-price brunch package offering unlimited prosecco alongside a brunch menu for groups of diners at the Newcastle venue.
• Sunday Lunch Weekly Sunday lunch service at the Newcastle venue offering a traditional Sunday roast-style menu for individual diners and groups.
• Father's Day Sunday Lunch Seasonal themed Sunday lunch package specifically for Father's Day, including a complimentary beer for fathers attending the meal at the Newcastle venue.
• Christmas Celebrations Seasonal Christmas dining and party packages offered at the Newcastle venue for groups celebrating the festive season.
• Private Hire / Event Spaces Hire of the venue's dedicated event spaces for private functions including corporate events, birthdays, and large celebrations, with bespoke food and beverage packages.
• Courtyard Garden Hire Hire of the venue's outdoor courtyard garden for private drinks receptions, parties, and outdoor dining functions.
• Gift Vouchers Redeemable gift vouchers for Aveika's restaurant, bar, and event experiences, available for purchase online.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Gainford GroupcoreOthersParent company operating multiple hospitality venues across the UK including hotels and restaurants. Gainford Hotels Limited is the legal entity behind Aveika. Provides centralized reservations system, marketing, HR, and operational support across portfolio.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Gaucho: UK premium steakhouse-led dining group with cocktail bars and private dining — comparable price point, comparable lifestyle dining branding.
• D&D London: Multi-brand UK premium restaurant group (e.g., Bluebird, Skylon, Haozhan). A scaled, established operator in the same upscale lifestyle-dining space; potential acquirer/strategic peer.
• Nobu: Global upscale Japanese restaurant and hotel brand. Sets the high-end Japanese-cuisine benchmark Aveika positions against in its robata/sushi station programming.
• YO! Sushi: UK's largest Japanese restaurant chain. A scaled incumbent in the same cuisine category — useful comp for category penetration and brand awareness, although a different price tier and operating model.
• The Ivy Collection: Affiliated upscale-casual UK restaurant group built around the Ivy brand; competes in the same premium destination-dining tier and operates late-night adjacent venues.

Direct peers

• Inamo: Asian/Japanese fusion restaurant in London combining full-service dining with bar and interactive dining theatre — direct overlap with Aveika's 'culinary theatre + cocktail bar' proposition.
• Tattu: Modern upscale Chinese/Japanese-inspired restaurants in UK cities with cocktail-led bar programming. Closest lifestyle-Asian dining comparator in price point, vibe and late-trading model.
• STK Steakhouse: Lounge-driven upscale dining concept pairing a high-end restaurant with DJ-fueled bar service. Same 'dine + drink + dance' positioning Aveika markets as DineDrinkDance.
• Sushisamba: Japanese-Brazilian-Peruvian fusion restaurants globally with rooftop bar and late-night lounge programming — same Asian-cuisine-plus-nightlife hybrid model as Aveika.
• The Botanist: UK lifestyle bar-restaurant chain pairing distinctive cocktail-led bars with substantial food menus and live entertainment — overlaps directly on the Aveika 'dining + bar + events' proposition across UK geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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