two "Maxine's Brasserie", and one each of "American Burger", "American Café Bistro", and "Highland Steak House". Administrators BDO and lawyers Berwin Leighton Paisner kept the firm trading as a going concern, though several of the sites were sold off to pay debts. In 2003, the remaining 21 outlets were bought by Noble Organisation, run by Michael and Philip Noble, whose core business was amusement arcades. In 2008, Noble told The Times they were "upgrading and refurbishing the restaurants". Reputation In 2011, actor and comedian David Mitchell championed the cause of Aberdeen Angus Steak Houses in his opinion column in The Guardian, proposing that they be a nominee for a British World Heritage bid, citing them as being "unique to British culture" because of their "proud heritage of serving shoe leather with Béarnaise sauce to neon-addled out-of-towners." Location Angus Steakhouse now lists five restaurants in London: two in the West End, at 21 Coventry Street the flagship in Piccadilly Circus, Cranbourn Street in Leicester Square; two just off Oxford Street, 243 Argyll Street in Oxford Circus, and at 10 Woodstock Street by Bond Street; and one located opposite Paddington Station, at 163 Praed Street. References External links Official website Steakhouses Restaurant chains Restaurants in London Restaurants established in 1968 1968 establishments in England British companies established in 1968