Director/PDMR Shareholding

Restaurant Group PLC
10 March 2006


                            The Restaurant Group plc


    Dealing by Directors and Persons Disclosing Managerial Responsibilities
                                   ('PDMRs')


The Restaurant Group plc ('the Company') announces that the following Directors
and PDMRs have purchased Ordinary shares in the Company at 190p pence per share
on 9 March 2006.

                           Number of Shares    Total Holding Following  
                              Purchased          Purchase and Share
                                                   Consolidation
                           -----------------   ------------------------
Director
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Alan Jackson                      50,000              334,242
Andrew Page                       39,885              178,950
Stephen Critoph                   21,929               25,250
Kevin Bacon                       23,566               67,495
Trish Corzine                     20,200               63,400


PDMR
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Robert Morgan                      4,264                8,710
Angelo Gabrilatsou                 5,400               17,980

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