Forest Lodge Garden Centre
CLIENT:
Forest Lodge Garden Centre
PROJECT LOCATION:
Sussex
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Forest Lodge Garden Centre is a long-standing independent business in Sussex. Vision Commercial Kitchens delivered a full turnkey catering project for the site's new restaurant, covering everything from spatial planning and equipment specification through to interior design and even uniforms.
A Sophisticated Restaurant Vision
Managing Director Roger Head set out to create a sophisticated catering offer that reflected the garden centre's ethos of quality and service. Vision supported the project from the outset, advising on spatial planning, foodservice layouts and interior design, ensuring the new restaurant provided a fantastic customer experience.
Full Turnkey Delivery
This was a turnkey service in every sense. Vision's scope included: Kitchen construction and equipment installation; Design and build of food counters; Floor coverings in the restaurant, walkways and kitchen; Seating plans, furniture, cutlery, crockery and food display dishes; Even personalised chef uniforms for the team. By managing these diverse elements and collaborating with partners such as Ward Interiors, JQ Contracts and Harris Restaurant Consultants, Vision ensured every detail was delivered to specification.
A Customer-Focused Counter Layout
A key aspect of the design was the counter layout. Counters were divided into stations offering hand-crafted sandwiches, fresh salads, carvery options and an in-house cake display using locally sourced ingredients. This multi-station design reduced queuing, created a dynamic environment and gave customers a memorable front-of-house experience.
Programme & Outcome
Vision managed the entire project from design to installation, delivering on time and within budget. The result is a restaurant that has been much admired, exceeds financial expectations and reinforces Forest Lodge's reputation for quality and service.
Testimonial
"We chose Vision after much research into their ability to deliver a project to a high specification but also to ensure the investment was appropriate for our business plans... — Roger Head, Managing Director, Forest Lodge Garden Centre
