Marco Pierre White‘s son Luciano’s Surrey restaurant has shut down after he has been plagued with bad reviews and cricism of his ‘aggressive’ nature.
The nepo-baby, 31, whose brother Marco Jr has suffered a slew of legal issues, opened his Italian restaurant Luciano’s in Woking in early 2022, but the establisment failed, and was formally dissolved on 5 September with just £31.94 in the bank.
When the troubled chef’s latest restaurant collapsed, Luciano’s owed £100k to HM Revenue and Customs, while Companies House documents show he also owes more than £150k to 26 creditors.
Luciano had already opened two restaurants – one in Dorchester, Dorset, which opened in 2020 before folding, and another in Exeter which opened in 2021 and went under in May. He has been hit with repeated criticism by online reviewers.
Away from his three restaurants, Luciano runs the Rudloe Arms, a hotel and restaurant in Wiltshire near Bath, renovated and opened by his father.
Marco Pierre White’s son Luciano’s Surrey restaurant has shut down after his eateries had been plagued with bad reviews and cricism of his ‘aggressive’ nature (Marco and Luciano pictured in 2020)
The nepo-baby, 31, whose brother Marco Jr has suffered a slew of legal issues, opened the Italian restaurant Luciano’s in Woking in early 2022 (pictured)
It was revealed in May, Luciano, whose father was the youngest Briton to be awarded three Michelin stars aged just 33, was accused of being rude, arrogant and ‘bordering on aggressive’ in reviews of the restaurant his father helped him launch.
Marco’s eldest son faced claims of giving ‘terrible customer service’ as well as making strict demands on what his guests eat at the Rudloe Arms venue.
He has also been accused of occasionally giving a fake name to bemused customers at the restaurant which was refurbished by Marco ahead of its 2012 opening.
Luciano has been running Rudloe Arms, a hotel and restaurant in Wiltshire near Bath in recent years – amid the collapse of three restaurants he set up post-pandemic.
Continuing spate of negative feedback on consumer review website TripAdvisor comes as questions are posed over the future of his registered businesses.
Luciano declined to comment – and staff at his flagship Rudloe Arms insisted to Daily Mail he was ‘away on a trip’ and there would be no response to the criticisms made against him nor questions about his firm’s finances.
Luciano also had a run-in with bailiffs last year after one of his restaurant businesses collapsed – owing investors £300,000.
Away from his three restaurants, Luciano runs the Rudloe Arms (pictured), a hotel and restaurant in Wiltshire near Bath, renovated and opened by his father
Far from just his eldest child being in trouble, Marco Pierre White’s namesake son and Big Brother star Marco Pierre White Jr (pictured in 2016) has suffered a slew of legal woes
Far from just his eldest child being in trouble, Marco Pierre White’s namesake son and Big Brother star Marco Pierre White Jr has suffered a slew of legal woes.
Earlier this month, the troubled son of the chef was remanded in custody as he awaits his sentencing for stealing £1,500 worth of Jellycat toys.
The 30-year-old is facing jail after he admitted carrying out a number a burglaries in a crime spree across west London.
He broke into an Italian Deli store in Kensington called La Piccola, stealing a laptop, a tablet, an iPod and a till tray on June 12. Then three days later he smashed his way into Venusrox, a store in Notting Hill, and stole two natural rock crystal formations.
On July 21, he broke into another store on Barnes High Street to steal £1,500 worth of Jellycat toys. He also admitted taking two green fluorite crystal lamp towers from Dale Rogers Ammonite on Pimlico Road on June 19.
He disputes, however, causing an alleged £43,000 worth of damage to the store by wrecking ‘four mounted crystals’ and the front door.
Wearing a prison issue grey tracksuit, Marco Jr appeared in court earlier this month via videolink from HMP Wandsworth.
Marco Pierre White Sr. and Luciano are pictured in the 90s
Marco Pierre White Senior and Junior pictured together