Wahlburgers: Mark Wahlberg coming to London to open new Covent Garden restaurant

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Hollywood actor Mark Wahlberg will finally be opening the first London outpost of his puntastic Wahlburgers restaurant this month – and he’s flying in personally to do it.

The famous action man will be jetting into the capital this weekend to host a party at the new Covent Garden location. The restaurant will open officially to the public on May 20, but Wahlberg will be greeting fans on the red carpet from around 6pm on May 4, before kicking off a private VIP party inside the new hotspot.

The burger bar will be the first location for the fast food chain outside north America, which Wahlberg runs with his brothers Paul and New Kids on the Block star Donnie – two of the actor’s nine siblings. The soon to be 31-strong restaurant group also appears on a reality TV show of the same name, chronicling the brothers’ efforts in the industry.

Family business: Mark Wahlberg with brothers and business partners Paul and Donnie

Londoners have been waiting for their Wahlburgers for some time now, with the opening date of the first UK location initially slated for September 2018.

The fast food menu has been put together by chef Paul Wahlberg, and is inspired by some of the family’s favourite dishes. Items on the comfort food menu are set to include Mom’s Sloppy Joes, mac’n’cheese with smoked bacon, the Triple Decker burger made with a trio of three ounce burgers, and the Beast, which includes two five ounce burgers topped with both homemade blue cheese sauce and barbecue sauce.

Wahlburgers will open on May 20 at 8-9 James Street, Covent Garden, WC2E 8BH. For more information, visit coventgarden.london

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