Miller and Carter Lakeside

Bosses of pub chain Miller and Carter say they are issuing refunds after the Lakeside boat restaurant sunk. The popular restaurant, at Lakeside Shopping ...

“Our priority is our guests, and our teams are working hard to contact everyone who holds a booking with us to inform them of the unforeseeable incident and issue refunds as quickly as possible.” A spokesperson for Miller and Carter Lakeside, said: “We are aware of the situation at our lakeside restaurant. Bosses of pub chain Miller and Carter say they are issuing refunds after the Lakeside boat restaurant sunk.

Restaurant staff were preparing for lunch service at Miller & Carter at Thurrock Lakeside, a busy shopping centre in Essex, when disaster struck. Photos from ...

"We will answer as many calls as we can to accommodate you. "The incident has been left in the care of the site owners." In a full statement, they said: "We were informed of the incident, but as no one was onboard (everyone was safely evacuated) there was no life risks and therefore we were not required to attend. "We will contact every guest as soon as possible, for safety reasons we are unable to access our restaurant to answer any phone calls," the post read. "We’re allowing it to take its natural course and once it's done that we will do what is required to deal with the situation at hand." "As soon as we found it was sinking at the back, all staff were removed with their belongings," Mr Oldstein said.

The restaurant appears to have partially submerged this morning. | ITV News Meridian.

"The incident has been left in the care of the site owners." We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused." The fire service confirmed there is no risk to life and the situation is being controlled by the owners.

The restaurant is housed in a former paddle steamer and is now partially submerged in the water.

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Lakeside shopping centre director Howard Oldstein said the Miller and Carter steakhouse at the Essex shopping centre started sinking this morning while ...

It has been there since at least 2007 and was previously an Old Orleans restaurant. Now it is leaning to the left side. First it was leaning to the right side. The water is coming over the desk and down into the cabins. Thank you and sorry for any inconvenience.' When I first came I wondered if it was a real river boat. Robson said: 'When I got to work someone said the boat had sunk. 'When I got to work someone said the boat had sunk. 'I don't know how it happened but it's going to be difficult to fix it. It must have flooded the whole place.' He added that 'it's now lying in the water until it comes to rest'. Sarah, 46, added: 'It must have been all the water from the melted snow that caused it.

Shopping centre eatery said to have begun sinking before lunch service and observers describe it as 'going down like the Titanic'

He told the Daily Mirror: “As soon as we found it was sinking at the back, all staff were removed with their belongings. A spokesperson for the restaurant’s owner said: “We are aware of the situation at our Lakeside restaurant. “We were informed of the incident, but as no one was onboard (everyone was safely evacuated) there was no life risk and therefore we were not required to attend.

Shoppers have described their shock after spotting a steakhouse restaurant on-board a paddle steamer "start to sink".

"Please do not try and call Miller and Carter Lakeside at this time as they are working hard to try and rectify this situation." "Please do not try and call Miller and Carter Lakeside at this time as they are working hard to try and rectify this situation. [Dartford](https://www.kentonline.co.uk/dartford/) Crossing to visit Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex spotted the Miller and Carter restaurant submerged into the lake.

A Miller & Carter restaurant begins sinking into a lake at a major UK shopping centre.

The rest of the shopping centre, apart from a section of the Boardwalk, was open to customers. He told the BBC that about half a dozen staff were preparing to open for lunch when water started to "ingress". Lakeside's centre director Howard Oldstein said the boat appeared to have stopped sinking and was sitting on the water at about a "30% decline".

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said that "everyone was safely evacuated" from the restaurant, which is on a converted paddle steamer.

A message on the restaurant's Facebook page, from the "Miller & Carter Lakeside management team", said that it would be "closed until further notice due to structural issues". Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said that "everyone was safely evacuated" from the restaurant, meaning they were not required to attend. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said that "everyone was safely evacuated" from the restaurant, which is on a converted paddle steamer.

Bosses of pub chain Miller and Carter say they are issuing refunds after the Lakeside boat restaurant sunk. The popular restaurant, at Lakeside Shopping ...

“Our priority is our guests, and our teams are working hard to contact everyone who holds a booking with us to inform them of the unforeseeable incident and issue refunds as quickly as possible.” A spokesperson for Miller and Carter Lakeside, said: “We are aware of the situation at our lakeside restaurant. Bosses of pub chain Miller and Carter say they are issuing refunds after the Lakeside boat restaurant sunk.