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One Eleven restaurant to close its doors

Natascha Mirosch

Bistro One Eleven, Brisbane.
Bistro One Eleven, Brisbane.George Favios

IN a shock announcement, one of Brisbane's most respected and experienced restaurateurs, Philip Johnson has announced that as of today, One Eleven will close its doors.

The CBD restaurant in a Cox Rayner-designed office development on Eagle Street opened in September last year after much anticipation.

It was awarded a hat by the Brisbane Times Queensland Good Food Guide this year. Just two weeks ago the restaurant was rel-launched as grill, with a simplified menu.

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According to Johnson, who also owns the iconic E'cco Bistro, while the CBD opportunity had been an attractive one which for a number of reasons had not worked.

“There were aspects of the business that did work- like the espresso bar. Downstairs, unfortunately never achieved the numbers we needed to make it work," he said.

“We surrounded ourselves with good people and we stuck to our ethos of quality, driven by the best produce available and for that we can be proud.”

Johnson said he had to make the decision to close his newest venture and will now turn all of his focus to his flagship venture e’cco bistro.

“I still have a fundamentally sound business in e’cco. In fact we’ve seen a renewed sense of vigour and interest there with that venue celebrating it’s 18thbirthday this year.”

Johnson thanked his customers for their business and his staff for their hard work.

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