“It’s not sustainable mentally or financially. We may be the bosses but we still have our mortgages to pay and children to look after, all of those pressures,” he said.
Mr Hung said he had started to wonder whether to keep running the restaurant, but he wanted to try and keep going.
He said: “You pay your landlord, pay your VAT, pay your staff and whatever’s left you pay yourself. We’re getting to the point where I’m earning less than the pot washer.
“We choose it because we have a passion, but after a while that passion fades and becomes a burden.
“But we’re going to try, we have to do new things, we have to innovate, we’re part of the community.”
A Government spokesperson said: “Hospitality is at the heart of our communities and plays a vital role in supporting economic growth right across the UK to deliver our Plan for Change. That’s why we’re working with the sector to cut business rates and improve licensing so businesses can thrive.”