An Italian restaurant chain has revealed the opening date for a new Kent branch.

Zizzi will be coming to Chatham Maritime, opposite the Dockside Shopping Outlet in Medway.

Plans were submitted in June last year to alter the fronts of two disused units below PureGym.

They were previously home to The Real China and Villagio. Both are at the back of the former Dickens World attraction that closed in 2016.

The plans were approved less than three months later.

Zizzi first opened in Chiswick, London, more than 25 years ago.

The menu features a range of well-known Italian cuisine such as rustic pizza, carbonara, gelato and tiramisu.

It will be the first branch to open in Medway and will join five other stores in Kent.

These include Whitstable, Canterbury, Bluewater, Sevenoaks and Maidstone.

Bosses have confirmed the new restaurant will be opening on Monday, May 27. They say it will create 30 jobs for the area.

The news comes as popular Asian eatery Wagamama announced it would also be launching at the Dockside Outlet.

Located in the unit next to Zizzi, it is set to open two weeks prior, on Monday, May 13.