Chai Rise, Profit Dip - Dishoom grows sales and plans more openings

Dishoom's numbers are in, and they're mostly good with a twist. Restaurant Online reports turnover rose 16%, from £137m to £159.4m, for the year to 28 December 2025. That was driven by its established sites, plus a full year from two restaurants opened in 2024 and two more in 2025.

Pre-tax profit fell from £10.1m to £4.2m, which the company mainly blames on one-off costs linked to investment from its partner, the investment firm L Catterton. Strip that out and adjusted EBITDA rose from £18.6m to £22m, with gross margin creeping up from 37% to 37.4%.

There's more on the way. A Dishoom opens in Borough on 12 October, with another planned for South Bank in a former Las Iguanas site. A Permit Room is lined up for Wimbledon, and the group heads to New York next year.

So what for hospo people? Here's the bit worth framing. In its own financial report, Dishoom credits part of its growth to more stable teams and lower staff turnover. That's a big chain putting it in writing: keep your people and the business does better. Bosses, take note. And if you fancy a London move, two new sites mean two new teams to fill.