Overview
- The Water Street restaurant will shut on Sunday, January 11, 2026, with operations to pause as the site is redesigned.
- Barry Morris said a new locally focused sports-bar and restaurant is slated to open later in 2026 at New Zealand House.
- Service-charge money collected from customers was used to cover essential operating costs during cashflow pressure, according to Morris.
- The branch spent years in a planning dispute over unauthorised neon signage, which was finally removed on June 1 after fines and legal wrangling with Liverpool City Council.
- The venue’s turbulent run included the original operator entering administration, employment and criminal judgments involving ex-boss Rachael Moss and her company, and Hooters of America’s Chapter 11 restructuring in March 2025.