Beloved Melbourne restaurant 1800 Lasagne enters into voluntary administration
Todd Gammel and Matthew Levesque-Hocking of accounting advisory group HLB Mann Judd were appointed as external administrators on July 30.
The beloved Thornbury restaurant, which began as a lasagne-delivery service out of founder Joey Kellock's home during the pandemic, shared the news in a 'heartfelt message to our amazing staff, suppliers and loyal community' on Tuesday.
'1800 Lasagne has entered into voluntary administration and we are working closely with the administration team to streamline and re-structure our model to ensure we take the best steps while moving forward,' an Instagram post read.
'Our loyal suppliers and our beloved staff are and will continue to be our highest priority through this process.
'1800 Lasagne has always been about people, passion and plates of love – and that hasn't changed.
'We're grateful for the support of our incredible community and encourage everyone to keep showing love and support to local hospitality.
'We absolutely cherish our place in the community and will be striving to continue serving you. So, please come and visit our incredible staff for dinner, takeaway, or a drink at the bar and help us get through this exciting but challenging time. Big love.'
Among 1800 Lasagne's patrons is celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, who dined there in 2023 while filming season 16 of MasterChef and said at the time that 'jazz was playing, the wine was flowing' and there was 'nice energy with the staff'.
That same year, the restaurant earned a coveted chef's hat from Nine Newspapers' Good Food.
The future of Mr Kellock's other two venues – live-music bar Dopolavoro and sandwich shop Cinque, both on Northcote's High Street, which were originally slated to open in 2023 – is unclear.
1800 Lasagne's administrators told SmartCompany on Tuesday that a combination of under-capitalism and cost-of-living pressures 'led to trading losses, failed expansion plans, historical tax liabilities and an inability to fund the costs of restructure' for the restaurant.
'(We) understand the Director and shareholders have a restructure plan that they are also exploring,' the administrators said.
The restaurant's trading hours and delivery service remain unchanged.
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