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The £3 million restaurant at the top of the Park Regis Hotel has closed for good.

Twelve of the 18 staff have lost their jobs as a result of the closure, while six have accepted alternative positions.

A statement from Park Regis Hotel said: "Following a period of consultation with staff, it has been decided that the Rofuto restaurant will close.

"Of the 18 staff affected by changes, six have accepted alternative positions within the hotel, with the remainder either being made redundant or choosing to take up alternative positions outside the business.

"There is a high demand in the city for meetings and conferencing, so it is likely that the space will be repurposed to work alongside the popular facilities we already have."

The news was announced in a statement via Facebook last night (January 23).

The statement said: "For just short of two years, we've been shaking up Birmingham's culinary scene but unfortunately, today sees last orders for Rofuto as we close our doors for the final time.

"A huge 'thank you' to everyone who has dined, drank and danced on the 16th floor with us... we've loved hosting you and showcasing the best Pan-Asian food around."

The reason given for the closure is inconsistency in the market and fluctuation at the start of the week.

The news comes just weeks after it was announced that the hotel had entered a consultation period with regards to the future of the restaurant.

A statement from Park Regis Hotel at the time said: "Staff at the rooftop restaurant at the Park Regis Hotel Birmingham have been put under consultation from 3rd January 2018.

"This could mean that some of them are made redundant, whilst others may be found new roles within the hotel. The consultation involves less than 20 people and the hotel employs over 200 members of staff.

"This consultation does not affect staff in the hotel’s other restaurants.

"The rooftop restaurant has proved tremendously popular later in the week and at weekends, whilst busy periods earlier in the week have tended only to come from less frequent private and corporate bookings, rather than from individual groups of diners.

"Inconsistency and fluctuation in trade at the start of the week makes planning difficult, so hotel managers are looking to change the way that the restaurant operates within the context of the whole business, and its dining and conferencing offer."

The Japanese eatery opened 137ft high at the top of Park Regis Hotel at Five Ways in April 2016.

The 120-seat restaurant had 360 views of Birmingham as well as an open kitchen.

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