The brief was to encompass within the existing refurbished building the provision of a dining-in and takeaway service from the Refectory, known as The Hub, for 1,000 students, Corporate Hospitality for 400 with several functions taking place at the same time, a Coffee & Delí Servery, and a separate dining facility on the lower floor for 300 summer language students or private use. This is achieved by the main kitchen undertaking the preparation and bulk cooking with the majority of theatre cooking being front of house on a central island with induction woks, pasta cookers and waffle irons. The main servery provides a call order grill bar, rotisserie, pizza merchandiser (pizzas being baked on a conveyor oven in the main kitchen along with cookies to be sold in the Coffee & Delí), a traditional hot section, large separate salad bars & several chilled multi decks.
The dishwashing location is indicated by a wall mounted tray return carousel within the dining room.
The Coffee & Delí provides cooked snacks, sandwiches and pastries with an adjoining shop area where the chilled/frozen multi decks contain takeaway food for the live-in students/conference delegates to cook and consume in their rooms. |
