The Gazette and Herald also reported the Rick Stein restaurant in Marlborough confirmed it was considering closing after consulting with its team, but a decision had not been made yet. Rick Stein(Image: Sam Harris)The 200-seat Sandbanks restaurant opened a decade ago after the award-winning chef bought the former Cafe Shore restaurant which went out of business in February of that year. The Rick Stein Group has struggled recently, as one of Stein’s businesses, Seafood Trading Ltd, posted a pre-tax loss of £1,146,000 for 2024 and posted a loss at £892,000 for the year prior. Accounts Stein's Trading Ltd reveal a pre-tax loss of £290,000 in 2024. A spokesperson for Rick Stein Restaurants commented: “Our Sandbanks restaurant continues to trade well and is very much business as usual.