Lavval Restaurants Limited (00557598): administration
- Status
- In administration
- Administration began
- 2026-05-06
- Administrators
- Asher Miller, Stephen Mark Katz
- Administrators' firm
- Begbies Traynor
- Formerly
- Spaghetti House Limited
- Incorporated
- 1955-11-22
- Location
- London
- Industry
- 56101 Licenced restaurants
Why it went into administration
- Rising costs / inflation
- Sustained trading losses
- Competition / price pressure
- Weak consumer demand
- Energy costs
- Property / lease costs
From the administrators' statement
The Company represents a long-established, family-run casual dining operation with a strong heritage brand within the central London restaurant market.
The business has traded continuously since 1955, when the first restaurant was opened on Goodge Street by Simone Lavarini, a site which became its flagship restaurant. The Directors characterise the brand as one of the longest-standing family-run Italian restaurant groups in London, with a reputation built on consistency, affordability and a traditional menu offering rather than innovation.
However, as a consequence of continued losses including rising operating costs and reduced commercial viability in the Fitzrovia market, the Company closed the Goodge Street site in late 2025. The site had traded since inception and its closure was driven by economic factors.
Administrators' statement of proposals (2026-07-14) · Companies House register