The owners of popular pan Asian restaurant Geisha are set to roll out the brand across the 海角视频 after securing 鈥渟ignificant鈥 investment.

Geisha Restaurant鈥檚 colourful Japanese garden theme - with flowers, botanical murals and lanterns hanging from the ceiling - is almost as well known as its food and cocktails, making it one of the region鈥檚 most Instagrammable venues. Over the last two years the Jesmond site has welcomed regular visitors as well as tourists and celebrities, including the likes of Newcastle United defender Kieran Tripper, Geordie Shore star Charlotte Crosby and Love Island鈥檚 Lillie Haynes.

After securing investment, the company has now revealed plans to expand is Jesmond base, while also taking the firm鈥檚 famed dim sum 鈥 and decor 鈥 outside of the region. Owner John-Paul Gardner has revealed the first images of the next two restaurants, as well as a first look at how the Jesmond extension will look.

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Geisha Restaurant announced it had secured significant financial backing with the support of Lee Humble of Azets, to launch further Geisha restaurants throughout the 海角视频.

Mr Humble said: 鈥淭he Geisha experience is truly unique and Azets are very thrilled to be part of journey. The future of the Geisha brand is looking very exciting.鈥

The first phase of the new investment will be the redevelopment of the former Casa Antonio site in Benton, Newcastle ,where Geisha Italia Grill will open in March 2023 in the downstairs of the property. This will be closely followed by the launch of Geisha Asia which will be based in the upstairs area of the building.

Geisha Asia and Geisha Italia Grill will open at the Casa Antonio building in Benton, Newcastle
Geisha Asia and Geisha Italia Grill will open at the Casa Antonio building in Benton, Newcastle
Japanese restaurant Geisha Newcastle
Japanese lanterns hanging inside the Geisha restaurant

Mr Gardner confirmed further potential Geisha locations are now being selected throughout the 海角视频, thanks to the financial injection of private equity capital.

He said: 鈥淲hen we started Geisha, our vision was to give the people of Newcastle and the North East a unique dining experience, serving the finest food from around the world.

鈥淭he success of our Jesmond restaurant has blown us away and expanding the brand across the 海角视频 within two years of opening is huge for us. Our new site in Benton will see us expanding the Geisha brand into Italian cuisine. The opening of Geisha Asia and Geisha Italia Grill is just the beginning, we have big plans for Geisha, allowing the people of the 海角视频 to experience the best dishes and drinks from around the globe.鈥

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