Director/PDMR Shareholding

Restaurant Group PLC
06 April 2006



                    The Restaurant Group plc ('the Company')

                              Dealing by Director

The Restaurant Group plc announces that Mr Alan Jackson, a Director of the
Company today purchased 10,956 ordinary shares in the company, at 205p per
share.

Mr Jackson's holding in the company is now 345,198 shares.


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