Rogano Restaurant’s Legal Battle Ends

Rogano Restaurant’s Legal Battle Ends

Published: May 31, 2026

Duration: 1:39

After years of legal drama over flood damage bills, the Rogano restaurant saga finally ended not in court but in a private settlement just before a Supreme Court hearing in Glasgow. With a wild ownership history dating back to 1874 — from wine cellar to penguin egg-serving “ultra-modern” eatery — Rogano changed hands multiple times, including a six-million-dollar lease buy by a hospitality tycoon. Today, the building is owned by a Spanish billionaire, but operations are now run by two new directors, Kevin Martin and Gary MacCulloch, who took over in 2021 and have reopened the venue after seven years closed. The future of Rogan...