Moka Dining secures ex-Café Rouge site for second opening

Moka Dining, the concept that offers contemporary Asian cuisine inspired by state banquets from India’s rich history, has secured a second site, in St Albans. The company, which already operates a site in Northwood, north London, has acquired the ex-Café Rouge site in the Hertfordshire town’s Holywell Hill. The restaurant, housed in the grade II-listed building that was once the seed hall of Ryder Cup founder Sam Ryder, closed two years ago. The building was used by the Post Office until the early 1990s, when it was converted to a restaurant. Café Rouge owner Big Table Group currently operates seven Café Rouge sites – two in London and five at Center Parcs sites. AG&G acted on the deal.