The liquidator picking through the ashes of one-time cricket and curry culinary hotspot Gogo’s says the restaurant is the latest victim of the seismic shift in Perth’s hospitality landscape.
After The West Australian revealed on Friday that the one-time favourite haunt of cricket superstars from all over the world had gone under, the Federal Court confirmed owner and chef Govindha “Gogo” Govardhan’s application for voluntary liquidation.
Regulars and restaurateurs were shocked that the curry house, which had traded on Beaufort Street since 1995, had closed its doors.
But Dermott McVeigh, the liquidator from Avior Consulting, said the restaurant had suffered “due to general market conditions for hospitality businesses in Perth”.
“Unfortunately, Gogo’s Madras Curry House has suffered from a significant decline in revenue in recent years,” Mr McVeigh said.
“Market conditions for hospitality have declined significantly in the last four years and there will likely be a number of hospitality business closures as a result.”
The celebrated Witch’s Cauldron closed this year, as did Northbridge stalwart Romany. They followed Restaurant Amuse, Fuyu and Greenhouse — all seemingly solid businesses that shut within months of each other.
Mr McVeigh said they were also in negotiations with “parties interested in acquiring the company’s business” but were also encouraging anyone who might be interested to contact them.
As for the treasure trove of cricketing memorabilia collected at Gogo’s over the years, Mr McVeigh was still negotiating the sticky wicket of who owned them, and how much they might be worth.
“I hope to be in a position to provide creditors with an update on this aspect of the liquidation at the upcoming creditors meeting,” he said. The meeting will be held at 11am on June 25.
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