La Cucina opened in April and in recent weeks it has added Giorgio Casari as maitre d’ — former owner of the Unicorn on Merrion Row.

The official liquidator to the former operator of the Unicorn restaurant has told the High Court the firm’s directors are in contempt of court for failing to file outstanding accounts with the Companies Registration Office.

A premises housing a VIP piano bar and nightclub which was run as an extension of Dublin’s internationally famed Unicorn Restaurant has been repossessed by its new South African-based owners.