Doncaster Italian restaurant set to re-open as Turkish eatery

A popular Doncaster Italian restaurant is set to rebrand and re-open as a Turkish eatery.

Colosseo, which was based on Carr House Road in Hyde Park, closed its doors last weekend.

Bosses have now announced that the venue is to re-open as Ottoman, a Turkish kitchen and bar serving meze, steaks, grills and cocktails,

A banner on the front of the venue in Carr House Road says the restaurant is ‘opening soon.’

Last week, on the closure of Colosseo, bosses said: “We are now closed. Thank you to all our customers for your support over the years.”

Customers reacted with shock at the news.

One said: “We went last week - gutted.”

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Another shared: “OMG, lovely place and the food was fantastic.”

“I’m so sad, it was my favourite place to go,” another customer wrote.

Another added: “Such as shame, lovely place, food always fantastic.”

And another posted: “What a shame, always had lovely food whenever we went.”

Before its time as an Italian restaurant, the building used to be known as a pub called The Park Hotel, a popular spot for Doncaster Rovers fans ahead of games at the club’s nearby former Belle Vue ground.