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\u201cI\u2019m sure Alex and the team will continue to serve great food and great drinks as well as providing live entertainment for all the family in its unique and exclusive location.<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks to everyone who\u2019s made my Dubai adventure so exciting and memorable. Simon x.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fans took to the comments section to share their thoughts on Simon\u2019s career move.<\/p>\n
\u201cShame, always enjoyed it,\u201d one customer admitted.<\/p>\n
Don’t miss… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n Another added: \u201cBest of luck. Was my favourite local for a chill eat & beer when I lived there. Watching the zip liners. Good luck mate.\u201d<\/p>\n A third person commented: \u201cAll the best for the future !\u201d<\/p>\n The Scene treated Dubai foodies to British pub classics and comfort food.<\/p>\n The eatery is known for its spectacular views across the Marina and a homely British gastropub atmosphere, according to Time Out Dubai.<\/p>\n Simon also owns vegetarian restaurant Greens in the UK, which he first opened in Manchester back in 1990 with his business partner.<\/p>\n He then expanded his restaurant empire by opening another eatery named Food by 1998.<\/p>\n Simon\u2019s decision to focus on his UK restaurants comes after he was struck down with Covid and had to take time off Sunday Brunch, which he co-hosts with Simon Rimmer.<\/p>\n The TV chef also suffered a devastating loss after his \u201cdear dad” died just two months earlier.<\/p>\n He recently spoke out on his return to the Channel 4 show, while thanking fans for their support.<\/p>\n “I’ll see you on Sunday Brunch on Sunday because I’m fully fit again now,” he promised, teasingly letting out a cough by assuring the audience: “No, I am, I am!”<\/p>\n The star added: “This is really just a quick thank you to everybody. It’s two months, unbelievably, since my dear dad died and the level of support from everybody – friends, family, you guys on social media, it’s just been really, really lovely and it has made a difference.”<\/p>\n He added that even his mum, “who has been brilliant”, had been overwhelmed by the public support after he made the sad announcement that he’d lost his father Peter, at the age of 89.<\/p>\n Peter died at a hospital in Merseyside after a long battle with cancer, during which he’d outlived doctors’ estimates by decades.<\/p>\n
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