The chain also has faced increasing competition from rivals, all of which has combined to give the casual dining sector a nasty bout of indigestion.

For more casual dining, order something off the pie and mash menu.

But both are among the growing list of casual dining chains to have been felled by the coronavirus.

The market had long moved on to casual dining, and few were buying this sort of range in great numbers.

Casual dining chains are begging landlords for rent holidays, and in many cases simply declaring they will not pay.