The Restaurant Group plc (LSE:RTN) is seeking sale of A Coventry Frankie & Bennys restaurant. The Restaurant Group plc (LSE:RTN) announced the closure of 33 outlets in total back in August, 2016. Now it has instructed international property agency Savills to sell 23 of the former restaurants. Coast to Coast in The Gate, Newcastle is being put up for sale by The Restaurant Group. Of the city's three Frankie in Benny's in Walsgrave, Rowleys Green and Tile Hill only the branch in Tile Hill will shut. The units are available on an individual basis, the Caterer reports. The sites are being sold with existing planning and licensing consents. "We expect the trading performance of the business in the first half of 2017 to remain difficult, but anticipate momentum improving towards the end of this transitional year as our initiatives start to take effect,” The Restaurant Group said in a statement. David Bell, head of UK leisure at Savills, said, "We are pleased to be marketing this high-profile portfolio on behalf of TRG. Due to the mix of locations and diverse nature of the restaurants involved, we are anticipating strong interest from a wide variety of existing retail and leisure operators as well as new entrants. The full list of properties for sale includes Filling Station, Aberdeen Chiquito, Barking Frankie & Benny's, Barrow in Furness Frankie & Benny's, Bath Chiquito, Blackburn Chiquito, Cardiff (Old Brewery Quarter) Chiquito, Cardiff (Red Dragon Centre) Chiquito, Chelmsford Frankie & Benny's, Coventry Joe's Kitchen, Derby Frankie & Benny's, Gateshead Chiquito, Glasgow Chiquito, Hamilton Frankie & Benny's, London Finchley Road Frankie & Benny's, London Greenwich Garfunkel's, London Strand Chiquito, Milton Keynes Coast to Coast, Newcastle Upon Tyne Joe's Kitchen, Nottingham Frankie & Benny's, Redhill Frankie & Benny's, Stafford Coast to Coast, Wembley Frankie & Benny's, York.