The Chester Grosvenor & Spa
3.5 million refurbishment for the Chester Grosvenor
The multi award-winning five star and Michelin-star rated Chester Grosvenor and Spa recently invested 3.5 million to overhaul its sophisticated meeting and private dining facilities.
The Westminster Suite was closed for a twelve week period of comprehensive refurbishment, including a new kitchen designed and specified by catering consultancy Tim Dunn Design. It was supplied and installed by C&C which successfully tendered for the contract. C&C has worked with the hotel for many years.
The flexible new kitchen was developed in close consultation with the executive chef and hotel management to cope with large numbers and a variety of events and functions of all sizes running simultaneously while delivering the hotels bold and imaginative menus.
Central to the layout is the heavy-duty Charvet cookline, with one continuous stainless steel surface running around a corner to optimise space. Long, uninterrupted runs of stainless steel work surfaces and suspended passes enable different dishes to be plated up and fast service for large numbers.
A big challenge was only having access for heavy equipment via the adjoining multi-storey car park, recalled C&C director, Ian Berrow. The ornate main entrance was not an option. But the seven feet high ceilings left little room for manoeuvre and we had to use special low-level fork-lift vehicles.
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