Restbite
| Locations: | 21 |
| Often accompanied by: | reStore |
| Related names: | reStore |
| Used by: | Roadchef |
| Introduced: | 2007 |
| Removed: | 2020 |
| Predecessors: | onRoute, Delice de France |
| Successors: | Chozen Noodle, Fresh Food Café, Hot Food Co. |
www.roadchef.com/brands/restbite
This page is about the Roadchef restaurant. Another chain of restaurants called 'Restbite' also existed at One Stop service areas.
Restbite was the last of Roadchef's buffet-style restaurants, and marked a period of confusion about what Roadchef wanted to do with the concept.
In general, it seemed that Roadchef wanted to use a single food order point, rather than the traditional buffet that had served motorways for the last 35 years. This change required a major reconfiguration of each site, so until that could be done, the existing onRoute restaurants were given small refurbishments to become Restbite.
Initially Restbite used a distinctive green colour scheme, which later became black and white. While it did receive some refurbishment, this was on a small scale which usually left it with a smaller serving area. Major refurbishments would see Restbite removed and replaced either with Fresh Food Café, or with a larger McDonald's.
There were four Restbite restaurants still open in 2017. By 2020, only Bothwell, notorious for being left out of refurbishment schemes, still had a Restbite. This closed under the guise of the COVID-19 lockdown, and was left empty for some time.
Locations
Restbite used to be found at:
- Annandale Water (A74(M))
- Bothwell (M74)
- Chester (M56)
- Clacket Lane (M25)
- Durham (A1(M))
- Hamilton (M74)
- Killington Lake (M6)
- Magor (M4)
- Maidstone (M20)
- Northampton (M1/A43)
- Norton Canes (M6 Toll)
- Pont Abraham (M4)
- Rownhams (M27)
- Sandbach (M6)
- Sedgemoor southbound (M5)
- Stafford southbound (M6)
- Strensham (M5)
- Taunton Deane (M5)
- Tibshelf (M1)
- Watford Gap (M1)
- Winchester (M3)