A restaurant in Ipswich town centre has closed with immediate effect - only a matter of months after it opened.
VQ in the Buttermarket shopping centre, which served its first customers in April after marketing itself as the first restaurant in the town to be open for 24 hours at weekends, has suddenly closed, leaving staff without jobs.
A handwritten sign on the menu of the restaurant reads: "VQ Ipswich is now closed. Thank you and goodbye."
No official announcement of the closure was made (Image: Oli Picton)
No announcement was given via the brand's social media pages and the restaurant chain was contacted for comment on the sudden closure
The move to close VQ Ipswich has come as a shock to staff members, who have now been left without jobs going into the New Year, they have told this newspaper.
The restaurant only opened in April as it took over the former Byron Burger, which closed its doors in 2023.
The restaurant only opened in April (Image: Tom Cann)
On the menu was a range of food and drinks, including burgers, salads, pastas, fish and chips, breakfast items, steaks and late-night cocktails.
At the time of it opening Simon Prideaux, the co-owner of VQ, said: "We're excited to bring VQ to Ipswich and hope that our offering will be a welcome addition to the town's hospitality scene."
Before it closed, the restaurant was open from 9am to 11pm, Monday to Thursday, but on Fridays, the doors opened at 9am - staying open for 24 hours until it closed at 11pm on Sunday.
It was the first restaurant in the town to be granted permission by Ipswich Borough Council to stay open for 24 hours at the weekends.
VQ in Ipswich:
In March, it was announced that VQ, a new dining experience would open its first restaurant outside of London at the end of April.
It was granted a 24 hour licence by Ipswich Borough Council and began the search for staff shortly after the announcement was made.