Top Birmingham restaurant forced into major change due to 'ongoing price hikes'
Eat Vietnam announced it would be cutting its hours on the same day it was shortlisted for an award
A Stirchley restaurant renowned as being one of the best in the city has announced it will be cutting its opening hours 'to help ease the pressure' caused by 'ongoing price hikes'. Eat Vietnam announced that it would be closing on Mondays for the next four weeks while it works to fight the growing impact of price hikes. The news comes after April rises in National Living Wage and National Insurance. Read more: Cast your vote as we search for the 'Best Cafe in Birmingham 2025' Sign up to the Brum Food Club for weekly updates on our hospitality scene. A fellow independent restaurant in Stirchley , Greidy Street, outlined last week how they were 'dodging the final nail in the coffin' by pushing prices up, adding that it had seen price hikes across meat, beer and packaging. Eat Vietnam opened in Stirchley in 2019 and has built up a reputation as being one of the finest restaurants in Birmingham . The Vietnamese eatery was shortlisted for Best Pan Asian Restaurant in the Deliveroo Restaurant Awards 2025 on the same day it announced cuts to its hours. In a post online, the restaurant wrote: "Mondays off due to the ongoing price hikes impacting our business. "We've decided to consolidate our workforce and hours to help ease the pressure. 14th, 21st, 28th and 5th off. "Working Tuesday to Saturday usual hours. "Apologies in advance. We will look at this again in a month's time and make adjustments as needed for the summer season." Hospitality businesses across the region have been speaking on how price hikes are impacting their business. When Michelin Guide Indian restaurant Asha's announced it had been given an award from the Indian government last week, general manager Nouman Farooqui told BirminghamLive that Asha's was also 'struggling' under the pressure of rising costs. He said that despite the visits from top celebrities and the global acknowledgement for their work representing Indian flavours in Britain, things were 'tough'. Click here to read the full interview.
