Holding(s) in Company

Restaurant Group PLC
10 August 2006


                    The Restaurant Group plc ('the Company')


The Restaurant Group plc has today been advised that as at 28 July 2006 Barclays
PLC, through its legal entities listed below hold a notifiable interest in
7,807,078 ordinary shares in the company.  These shares represent 4.0247% of the
issued ordinary share capital.

Legal Entity                                   Holding        Percentage Held

Barclays Global Investors Ltd                5,800,947                  2.9906
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                 951,926                  0.4907
Barclays Captial Securities Ltd              1,027,593                  0.5297
Gerrard Ltd                                     26,612                  0.0137

Total Group Holding                          7,807,078                  4.0247



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