Special Dividend

Restaurant Group PLC
27 February 2006



                            The Restaurant Group plc

                    Special Dividend and Share Consolidation


Following the approval of the resolution proposed at the Extraordinary General
Meeting of The Restaurant Group plc ('TRG') held on 23 February 2006, the share
consolidation (under which shareholders received eight new ordinary shares of 28
1/8 pence each for every nine ordinary shares of 25 pence) of TRG has become
effective and dealings in TRG's new ordinary shares of 281/8 pence each are
expected to commence this morning.

Payment of the special dividend of 16 pence per existing ordinary shares is
expected to take place on 9 March 2006.

Despatch of new share certificates and cheques in respect of fractional
entitlements to new ordinary shares of 281/8 pence each is expected to take
place on 9 March 2006.


Robert Morgan
Company Secretary


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