Two New Yellow River Cafes

ORIENTAL RESTAURANT GROUP PLC
18 October 1999

          Announces Two New Yellow River Cafe Sites

Oriental  Restaurant  Group plc, the predominantly  City  of
London-based Oriental cuisine restaurant operator, announces
two  further sites for its new Yellow River Cafe concept  in
Chiswick and Islington.

Oriental  Restaurant Group PLC ('the Group') today announces
that  it  has agreed terms on two further sites for its  new
Yellow River Cafe concept.

The  two  new  sites are located in Chiswick  (approximately
3,100 sq. ft.) and in Islington (approximately 3,300 sq. ft)
and will bring the Group's total restaurant operations to 11
sites.  They will trade under the name Yellow River Cafe.

Chiswick will be the first Yellow River Cafe to open and  is
due to commence trading in November.  It is anticipated that
the  Islington  operation will open in  Spring  2000.   Both
restaurants will have capacity for approximately 90+  covers
and  will  trade seven days a week.  The Yellow  River  Cafe
will  be  themed in a contemporary look, offering  pan-Asian
cuisine,  aimed  at  the  £12-15 mid  spend,  casual  dining
market.   Both the Chiswick and Islington Yellow River  Cafe
operations  will  offer  a delivery  service  targeting,  in
particular, the local business and residential markets.

The fit-out costs will be approximately £350,000 at Chiswick
and £480,000 at Islington and the rental will be £45,000 and
£50,000 per annum respectively.

In addition, it is anticipated that the Group's Yellow River
operation will also open in Canary Wharf in November.   This
7,000+  sq. ft. restaurant will have capacity for 250 covers
and  an  extensive bar area.  The ground floor will  operate
the same menu as the Yellow River Cafe, aimed at the #15 mid
market  spend and on the mezzanine level, there  will  be  a
formal   oriental  restaurant,  targeting   the   #30-a-head
corporate  spend.   The fit-out cost will  be  approximately
#1.4  million and the rental is whichever is the greater  of
#125,000 or 8% of turnover per annum.

It remains the Group's intention to develop the Yellow River
concept   and   establish  a  chain  of   branded   oriental
restaurants and the Group currently has several other  sites
under  advanced negotiation.  This innovative new brand  has
been  formulated in association with Ken Hom, the celebrated
Chinese-American chef, who is advising the Group on the menu
design,  food  offering and marketing of the  brand  as  the
Group progresses the roll out of its Yellow River Cafe.

Hock  Ann  Chua,  Managing Director of  Oriental  Restaurant
Group PLC, commented:

'We have been attracted by the potential of an Oriental cafe
concept  for some time and are now in a position to  exploit
this  growing  sector successfully.  It has  long  been  our
intention  to expand outside the parameters of  our  primary
focus  in  the  City  of London and the  Yellow  River  Cafe
concept  offers exciting opportunities for a rapid expansion
programme  made  possible  by  the  set-up  of  our  central
production kitchen which is now up and running.'

                                            18 October 1999
Enquiries:

Oriental Restaurant Group PLC         Tel: [phone]
Hock Ann Chua, Managing Director
Michael Paterson, Finance Director

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Matthew Smallwood
Justine Warren