Red Hot World Buffet is spending £2 million renovating the empty Litten Tree pub in Leicester. The company said it was probably the highest single restaurant investment Leicester had seen.
Spread across 16,000sq ft of floor space on two floors, the restaurant will open on June 30, creating 70 jobs in positions including management posts, chefs and waiting and bar staff.
James Horler, chief executive of the Red Hot World Buffet group, said, 'We are very excited to be moving into Leicester and with more than 1,500 people applying for 70 jobs with us, I'm sure it will be a successful investment.
'After the success of the Red Hot World Buffet in Nottingham, Liverpool and Leeds, we thought there would be a real taste for this kind of venue in Leicester.'