A pub left with a gaping hole after a car smashed into it is getting a £250,000 makeover.

Pub licensees Wing Yip, 52, and Mansi Patel, 30, have paired up to transform The Goat, near Mitcham Junction, into The Crown & Pepper.

The pub was damaged at the end of April after a driver collided with a lorry and lost control.

Mr Yip says they want the refurbished pub to be like an “Asian Harvester.” The new menu will incorporate Indian and Chinese dishes alongside traditional pub food such as fish and chips, steaks and burgers.

Eight new televisions with Sky and BT sports will be installed, and a new cocktail menu and range of single malt whiskies introduced.

The pub is being upgraded both inside and out, with a new lawn for the pub garden and a resurfaced car park. The front will be treated to a repaint, new signage and lighting.

Ms Patel says she will be moving to Mitcham and manage the pub on a day-to-day basis. Mr Wing lives in Croydon.

Ms Patel said: “I’m looking forward to taking on The Crown & Pepper at Mitcham and becoming part of the local community. It’s exciting to be opening a pub which is different to any other in the area – offering affordable Asian food alongside traditional pub favourites.

“The pub is in a great location next to the common and has lots of parking so is ideal for family, work and friends get togethers, whether to watch sport or have a fun meal out. We could see the potential the moment we saw The Goat and can’t wait to turn it around and broaden its appeal as we did with The Crown & Pepper in Bromley.”

The Goat will close for five weeks from June 18 and reopen under its new banner at the end of July.

The renovation will also create eight new jobs, as the pub will have a bigger focus on food.

The Goat is owned by Heineken under its pub licensing business, Star Pubs and Bars.

Tim Galligan, operations director, Star Pubs & Bars said: “The Crown & Pepper in Bromley consistently gets high rankings online which is a testament to the great job Wing and Mansi have done turning around a previously troubled pub.

“HEINEKEN is an ardent supporter of great pubs and is investing £20 million this year in pubs like The Crown & Pepper at Mitcham to help them deliver excellent quality, attract customers and thrive in their communities for years to come.

“We’re delighted to be investing in The Crown & Pepper at Mitcham enabling Wing and Mansi to create a popular family pub. We wish them every success in their new venture.”