The French restaurant announced the permanent closure of its town centre site with “immediate effect” on Friday (March 7).
Residents who enjoyed going their for a meal from time to time have said it’s “such a shame” the restaurant, which first opened in summer 2017, is now closed.
On Facebook, Ann Burton said: “Used to frequent a lot. Always enjoyed a good meal. Sad”.
Diane Phillips Goldstraw said: “Very sad, liked it there”.
The Wheely Different Theatre Company said it was “very sad” news.
They said: “Many landmark celebrations been held there.
“What a shame”.
Elle Bennett said: “Such a shame, what will be left in Kiddy?! Not much”.
Faith Austin said: “Oh no, not Pierre Bistro, had a lovely time there, lovely food too, such a shame”.
Angela Hales added: “Not surprised it was empty when we went a few weeks ago. You could see it was going to happen. Shame it’s beautiful inside”.
Bistrot Pierre has permanently closed eight of its sites, including restaurants in Birmingham, Mere Green, Leamington Spa and Coventry.
The closure of all eight restaurants has resulted in 158 redundancies.
The future of the Bistrot Pierre brand however has been saved following a sale of a substantial part of the business to a vehicle owned by Cherry Equity Partners.
The deal ensures ten Bistrot Pierre sites around the country will continue to trade, safeguarding 394 jobs.
Nick White, CEO of Bistrot Pierre, said: “We are delighted to have secured the future of the business and, with the backing of Cherry Equity Partners, now have a strong platform in place for future growth.
“At the same time, we are tremendously sad to see eight of our sites close.
“The impending increases in National Minimum Wage and National Insurance contributions will add hundreds of thousands of pounds to our costs, making our smaller locations simply unviable.
“We’d like to express our sincere thanks to our teams that have worked so hard to serve the fantastic customers that have visited these locations over the years.”