The Coast Restaurant & Bar

What The Coast Restaurant & Bar does

The Coast Restaurant & Bar, trading as The Coast in Prestbury, is a privately held single-site Italian restaurant located in Prestbury Village, Cheshire (SK10 4DG), United Kingdom. Founded in 2014, the restaurant is positioned as an upscale Amalfi Coast-inspired venue serving "mare e monti" (land and sea) Italian cuisine in a glamorous contemporary setting, with a vibrant bar and lounge and an exclusive private dining room accommodating 12-30 guests. The operation is run under Managing Director Blair Glen with a team of approximately 14 staff, opening Tuesday-Saturday (12pm-11pm) and Sunday (12pm-6pm), closed Mondays. Supporting offerings include dedicated menus (main, dessert, Sunday lunch, children's, cocktail, wine), an online booking system, and gift vouchers distributed via a third-party platform.

The business model is a classic independent full-service restaurant model: revenue is generated almost entirely from on-premise dine-in spend (food, beverage, and private events), supplemented by gift voucher sales. No delivery or takeaway channel is disclosed, and pricing is not publicly listed. The technology stack is described as standard hospitality POS and reservation systems with no proprietary features or AI components. The customer base is local Cheshire residents, visitors, families, and event/corporate bookers for the private dining room; no B2B contracts, franchise model, or multi-site footprint exists.

Strategically, the company shows no signs of expansion, fundraising, M&A, or external partnerships. Recent activity is limited to product-level moves: private dining launch, gift voucher channel, online booking system, and ongoing menu refreshes (the most recent being a February 2026 dessert menu). The concentration of revenue in a single physical location is the defining operational characteristic, alongside the absence of any disclosed proprietary technology or AI capability.

Name

The Coast Restaurant & Bar

Website

https://thecoast.uk.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Coast in Prestbury is a privately held, single-location Italian restaurant in Prestbury Village, Cheshire (UK), serving Amalfi Coast-inspired cuisine, bar/lounge service, and private dining for 12-30 guests to local residents, visitors, families, and event bookers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Prestbury

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

The Coast in Prestbury is a single-location Italian restaurant inspired by Italy's Amalfi Coast, offering authentic and modern Italian cuisine using 'mare e monti' (land and sea) ingredients in a glamorous contemporary setting. The restaurant combines a main dining floor, a vibrant bar and lounge, and an exclusive private dining room with a balcony that accommodates up to 30 guests. It serves as a destination for intimate meals, family gatherings, corporate events, and casual cocktail and wine experiences.

Product overview

The Coast in Prestbury is a single-location Italian restaurant offering a unified dining experience inspired by Italy's Amalfi Coast. The core product is the main restaurant offering authentic and modern Italian cuisine using land and sea ingredients. Supporting modules include a Private Dining Room for exclusive events (accommodating 12-30 guests), various specialized menus (Main Menu, Dessert Menu, Sunday Lunch, Children's Menu, Cocktail Menu, Wine List), an Online Booking system, and Gift Vouchers. The restaurant operates a bar and lounge alongside its dining services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Coast in Prestbury Italian restaurant in Prestbury, Cheshire, inspired by Italy's Amalfi Coast, offering authentic and modern Italian cuisine using 'mare e monti' (land and sea) ingredients in a glamorous contemporary setting, with a main restaurant, vibrant bar and lounge, and private dining.
• Private Dining Room

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Prezzo: Italian casual dining chain across the UK with sit-down service and bar/lounge areas. Broadly comparable Italian full-service model, though at lower price point than The Coast.
• Bella Italia: Italian casual dining chain in the UK serving full-service sit-down Italian meals. Same broad category as The Coast but mass-market positioning and high-street locations rather than destination/upscale.
• ASK Italian: UK casual Italian dining chain operating full-service restaurants with cocktails and group dining. Comparable cuisine category, but serves a broader, lower-AOV market than The Coast.
• Zizzi: UK-based Italian casual dining chain operating full-service restaurants with bar areas. Comparable broad-Italian food proposition, though positioned more mass-market than The Coast.
• Pizza Express: Large UK high-street Italian casual dining chain. Comparable on cuisine category and dine-in service model, but operates at significantly higher volume and lower price point than The Coast.

Direct peers

• Gusto Restaurants: UK-based group of upscale full-service Italian restaurants with comparable bar/lounge formats and private dining. Most directly comparable on positioning, cuisine, and venue style to The Coast.
• Carluccio's: Italian full-service restaurant brand in the UK offering authentic Italian menus in a sit-down format. Closely comparable Italian-cuisine proposition, although at slightly broader mass-market positioning than The Coast.
• San Carlo Restaurant Group: Premium Italian dining group in the UK offering classic Italian cuisine in glamorous, sit-down full-service venues. Closely comparable on concept positioning to The Coast's Amalfi-inspired experience.
• Piccolino Restaurants: UK group operating upscale full-service Italian restaurants with private dining and bar areas. Compares to The Coast on cuisine authenticity, upscale positioning, and event-hosting capability.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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