Profit makes welcome return to l’Ecrivain menu

The Michelin-starred restaurant l’Ecrivain, owned by Derry and Sallyanne Clarke, last year enjoyed a turnaround in fortunes.

New accounts show that the firm that operates the restaurant, Sudberry Trading Ltd, reduced its accumulated losses, in a turnaround from previous years.

The figures show that accumulated losses at the Dublin restaurant reduced from €734,816 to €732,243 in the 12 months to the end of last August.

The non-cash depreciation of €93,955 shows that the business was cash positive over €95,000 last year.

The accumulated losses are largely mainly made up of loans totalling €409,620 the Clarkes have made to the firm over the years in order to prop up their business and substantial non-cash depreciation costs over the years.