A kitchen in a four-star migrant hotel has been used to prepare and dispatch food by Deliveroo and Uber Eats, it has been revealed. Footage on YouTube shows Cedar Court Hotel in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, being used to prepare fast food orders in what has been described as a “misuse” of asylum accommodation.
The hotel, which is owned by EC4 Hotel Ltd, has a lucrative contract with the government who spends millions of pounds each day to house asylum seekers awaiting process. An investigation is now underway to ascertain whether the enterprise is illegal under the terms of the contract. The footage posted by TH101UK shows two men walking into the hotel’s grounds to investigate its use as a business.
As they gain entry, it appears that the hotel’s kitchen is being used by businesses named Big Boi Burgers and Absurd Stacks while a sign on the door clearly states that the hotel is a Deliveroo and Uber Eats pick-up location.
The hotel has housed asylum seekers for several years but the kitchen was inspected by Environmental Health in September 2024 and given a five star rating.
Wakefield Council has revealed that the hotel is operating a properly registered food business known as Absurd Stacks.
Despite awarding the business a license to operate, the council is now investigating following the release of the viral footage.
The revelation comes just days after the Daily Express found that riders from several food delivery companies were operating out of asylum hotels.
Over two nights, the Daily Express saw at least 10 different men leaving a migrant hotel in Central London before doing delivery work.
They attached Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats-branded carriers to their bikes and attached mobile phones to their handlebars.
In response a Home Office spokesperson said: “This activity is wholly unacceptable.
“Immediate action has been taken to ensure the service is no longer operating at the site and we are in close contact with the provider.
“They have said residents at the hotel were not involved.
“We take all allegations of misuse of asylum accommodation and the safety of residents extremely seriously. We will now be investigating.”
A Deliveroo spokesperson said: “Virtual brands like Absurd Stacks are fully registered food businesses, offering a delivery-only restaurant service.
“After being made aware of the potential relationship between the hotel group running the virtual brand and the Home Office, we suspended them from our platform while we investigate further.”
An Uber Eats spokesperson said: “We have suspended this restaurant’s access to our platform and are fully investigating.”