Birmingham restaurant Bodega Cantina has announced it's closing its doors for good.

A statement from the restaurant reads: "It is with sadness that we announce the closure of Bodega Cantina on Saturday 15 March 2025.

"Like many others in hospitality we’ve been significantly affected first by Brexit taking away much of the staffing resources that our industry relies upon and then the various dramas brought about by Covid.

"More recent factors such as the large increase in utility bills, ‘cost of living crisis’, double-digit inflation and upcoming increases in minimum wage and NI costs have now made the venue financially unsustainable.

"It’s been a great journey these last 14 years, and we hope we’ve provided a great South American-inspired experience to our customers along the way. We also hope that we might see some of you again in our last week of trading.

"If you run a hospitality venue and you have opportunities available that we can notify our staff of then please send an email to – stuart@bittersntwisted.co.uk"