Celebrity chef closes upmarket Mayfair restaurant after four years in business

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Celeb fans of the restaurant include a TV star and a fan favourite presenter
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A TOP celebrity chef has officially closed down his upmarket Mayfair restaurant.
Award-winning cook Roy Ner's Jeru restaurant has closed its doors for the final time after four years in business.
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Award-winning cook Roy Ner's Jeru restaurant has closed its doors for the final time after four years in business
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The upmarket Mayfair restaurant was a popular hit with Londoners
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Chef Ner is a globally renowned as a cook who specialises in innovative cooking techniques
The Mediterranean themed establishment sat across three floors on Berkeley Street including an all-day bakery and a basement bar called Layla.
The restaurant posted a statement on its website after the final shift on Wednesday.
They announced: "After four incredible years, Jeru Mayfair will be closing its doors, with our final service on 6 August 2025.
"To all our guests, friends and staff, thank you for every meal shared, every celebration, and every memory created. You've made these years truly unforgettable."
Popular dishes included the signature chocolate-fed Wagyu ribeye steak and the wood-fired oven with potato bread with chickpea miso butter.
Jeru was a hugely loved spot with the restaurant boasting over 20,000 followers on Instagram.
Celeb fans include former Big Brother star Mark Byron and Good Morning Britain personality and Times Radio fan favourite presenter, Lord Ed Vaizey.
Earlier this year, former Love Island and Celebrity Big Brother star Chris Hughes even spent an afternoon cooking in Jeru alongside chef Ner.
Hughes described the swanky establishment as a "special spot" on social media afterwards.
Chef Ner is a globally renowned as a cook who specialises in innovative cooking techniques.
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Born in Israel, he established his career in Sydney where he became famous for his signature take on Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine.
This includes his special flavour combinations which he uses in his grilling, roasting aging approaches and long bread fermentations.
He co-founded the famous Nour Restaurant in Sydney before he moved to the US.
The star later partnered with well established chefs, Tim Hollingsworth (French Laundry) and Chard Robinson (Tartine Bakery).
Culture platform Loti reports that many restaurants have faced problems due to increased VAT and National Insurance contributions.
This has apparently led to staffing issues on top of existing rising rent and energy costs for small businesses.
It comes as an iconic UK department store is set to axe three celebrity chef restaurants at the end of the month.
Harrods will shutter Masayoshi Takayama's Sushi by Masa, Tom Kerridge's Fish and Chips and Calum Franklin's The Georgian by the beginning of September.
The swanky central London store also announced the end of its partnership with Gordon Ramsay Burger.
However, the latter will continue waving in punters until January 11, 2026.
Harrods said the switch up was triggered by a change in industry trends, including a spike in punters eating earlier in the evening.
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have announced the closure of 91 restaurants, with 1,900 jobs to go Carluccio's is cutting 1,000 jobs with 40 restaurants to shut
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is axing 1,650 jobs - it hasn't announced any store closures at this stage GBK is closing 26 restaurants and making 362 workers redundant
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has confirmed it'll be closing 73 restaurants, putting 1,100 jobs at risk Pret a Manger is cutting 2,800 jobs with 30 stores to close
is cutting 2,800 jobs with 30 stores to close Revolution Bars is planning to close six sites putting 130 jobs at risk
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is planning to cut 450 jobs from six pubs, as well as 130 head office roles. Whitbread (which owns Brewers Fayre, Premier Inn and Beefeater) is planning to cut 6,000 jobs as hotel demand slumps.
(which owns Brewers Fayre, Premier Inn and Beefeater) is planning to cut 6,000 jobs as hotel demand slumps. Young's is making 500 out of 4,200 staff redundant.
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TV star Chris Hughes described Jeru as a 'special spot' earlier this year
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The dark-lit restaurant served its final customers on Wednesday
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