Holding(s) in Company

Restaurant Group PLC
21 January 2004


                    The Restaurant Group plc ('The Company')


The Restaurant Group plc was today advised that as at 16 January 2004, Barclays
Bank PLC, on behalf of its legal entities, held a notifiable interest in
7,887,756 ordinary shares in the Company, representing 3.6904% of its issued
ordinary share capital.


The shares were held as follows:


Legal Entity                                 Holding              Percentage
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                4,994,797            2.3369
Barclays Bank PLC                            2,636,400            1.2335
Gerrard Ltd                                  25,040               0.0117
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd               231,519              0.1083




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