Haverhill unit once home to Anatolia and Frankie & Benny’s to be taken over by new restaurant

A new restaurant looks set to open in Haverhill town centre in a building that has stood empty for 13 months.

The unit adjacent to Cineworld in Ehringshausen Way was for a long time occupied by Frankie & Benny’s and most recently by Anatolia Mediterranean Grill & Cocktail Bar, which closed in February 2024 after 17 months occupancy.

A spokesman for the building’s owner, West Suffolk Council, confirmed on Tuesday that terms of a new lease have been agreed with the owner of a restaurant.

Although unable to name the restaurant or give a date for its opening, he added: “We are stripping out (the building) ready for them to fit out.”

It is another welcome development in Haverhill town centre, coming just weeks after it was revealed that Loungers UK Limited hopes to open a café bar in the empty High Street building vacated by Argos in 2018.