Leon to open Surrey forecourt site this Friday


Healthy fast casual chain, Leon is opening a new site in Tongham, Surrey on 25 February.

To celebrate, the new site will be offering free coffees to the first 100 customers through the door on opening morning. Bounceback vouchers will also be available to encourage customers to enjoy a repeat visit.

The Tongham site is located within an EG owned Shell petrol forecourt and will be a counter style restaurant where guests are invited to grab a nutritious meal whilst on the go.

The new Tongham opening represents the third counter-style opening for LEON following Holtspur, Beaconsfield and the Milton Keynes site which opened inside an ASDA supermarket. Both restaurants opened in 2021.

The Tongham site will feature counter ordering as well as digital kiosks order screens. The Tongham restaurant is proud to have generated 10 job vacancies. Guests can now also pre-order to collect seamlessly via their new app which also launched in February.

Glenn Edwards, Managing Director said, 'Since opening our first counter-style restaurants in 2021, we have been eager to grow this style of restaurant in order to bring Leon to more guests and allow them to experience Leon while on the go - something that aligns with our mission to bring naturally fast food that tastes good, does you good and is kind to the planet. Our opening in Tongham is a massive achievement on this front”

Guests will find all the usual Leon favourites such as Carbon Neutral Burgers, Grilled Wraps, delicious breakfast and all-day options, as well some exciting new for 2022 additions to the menu, including the Vegan Everyday Dahl and Jerk N' Jam Chicken Wrap.

The Tongham location will also see the launch of new Leon Rice Pots including Brazilian Black Beans and Barbecue Chicken. These have been introduced to specifically cater for portability and enjoying on the go.

Alongside recent new store openings in Bluewater, Kent and Kings Rd, London, 2022 is proving a busy and exciting time for Leon..

EG ownership of Leon has allowed a continuous pipeline of traditional highstreet openings like Bluewater and Kings Rd as well as, in locations including Camden and Kingston. It has also allowed for new formats, including the counter-stye and the Drive-Thru which opened in Gildersome recently..