Pizza Hut reopens in Bangor, creating up to 20 local jobs

Pizza Hut has reopened at Toscanna Retail Park in Bangor, County Down, creating up to 20 local jobs and restoring a full-service casual dining outlet to the city. Restaurant manager Bhavishya Chauhan said, "It’s wonderful to be back in Bangor and in doing so creating up to 20 jobs."

Local media reported the new Bangor branch sold more than 15,000 pizza slices within just two weeks of opening, a figure the restaurant’s own statements framed as a "record number of slices." Chauhan told reporters, "We’re looking forward to rekindling the taste buds again and we certainly have done that since opening. Since last Friday we have enjoyed a phenomenal start selling a record number of slices and the support from the local community has been incredible."

The Bangor restaurant is a full-service Pizza Hut offering sit-in, collection and delivery, and is the third Pizza Hut location in Northern Ireland alongside the Ormeau Road and Belmont Road branches in Belfast. Chauhan described the menu in detail: "We’re looking forward to rekindling the taste buds again with our trademark classics, including our deep pan and stuffed-crust pizzas, alongside our range of succulent chicken, sides, and indulgent desserts such as cookie dough with Ben & Jerry’s. Feel free to sit in, collect or get your order delivered using some of the many great deals on our Pizza Hut App."

The reopening marks Pizza Hut’s return to Bangor roughly 15 years after its previous casual dining restaurant on Main Street closed in the early 2010s. The new outlet officially opened its doors on February 27, 2026, according to the company timeline cited in local coverage, re-establishing the brand’s footprint in Co. Down after the multi-year absence.

The launch drew crowds and local publicity, with former Miss Great Britain Gemma Garrett on hand to help manager Bhavishya Chauhan open the store and photographed eating a slice. Coverage accompanying the opening included a credited image by photographer Steven Reid. Press coverage framed the opening as part of a wider local upswing in commercial activity, citing ongoing construction on the £70 million Queen’s Parade redevelopment project in Bangor as part of the town’s wider regeneration.

While the press-reported sales figure has been used widely in local headlines, the store continues to promote dine-in, collection and delivery via the Pizza Hut app and will operate alongside the Belfast sites as Pizza Hut seeks to rebuild its presence in Northern Ireland.