Specifically, Case study · Restaurants & cafés
The Coffee Club, Manston
Coffee Club Manston — Additionally, A new café kitchen and customer servery designed and built for a housing development, with the building extended mid-design to make the layout work.
Client
Guildcrest Homes
Location
Manston, Kent
Project value
£100k+
Build time
6 weeks
The brief
Coffee Club Manston: café and servery for a new development
Furthermore, KCK was brought in by Guildcrest Homes, a new client, to design and install a commercial kitchen and customer-facing servery for The Coffee Club in Manston. Moreover, We reviewed the client's plans and drew up an initial layout to understand the space.
Also, As planning progressed it became clear the original footprint would not support a clean workflow or meet hygiene standards. In particular, Critical zones such as dishwashing and dry storage were too tight. Notably, Because the client was also the builder, they were able to act quickly and extend the building by 20 square metres, giving us room for a separate dishwashing area and storeroom and letting us refine the layout properly.
What we did
A layout reworked around the extension
Design and layout
Therefore, With the extra space confirmed, we finalised a bespoke kitchen and bar design built around clear separation of cooking, prep, wash-up and storage, with smooth flow between the kitchen and the front-of-house counter, and durability and easy cleaning throughout.
Fabrication and servery
Specifically, we installed a full stainless steel kitchen and back bar, plus a custom customer servery counter using Cossiga heated and ambient display counters, all built to suit daily café operations.
Extraction, finishes and equipment
Additionally, the fit-out included a commercial extraction ventilation system to remove heat and fumes safely, UPVC hygienic wall cladding, Polyflor slip-resistant safety flooring, and all catering and refrigeration equipment, tested for compliance and reliability before handover.
Equipment specified
Specified for daily café service
- Lincat cooking suite
- Maidaid dishwasher and glasswasher
- Scotsman ice machine
- True fridges and freezers
- Cossiga heated and ambient servery counters
- Panasonic microwave
- Jemiclad hygienic wall cladding
- Polyflor slip-resistant vinyl
Gallery
The finished café
The outcome
A clean, practical café kitchen
Consequently, The finished kitchen is clean, practical and professional, with a layout that keeps staff movement down and supports a smooth service experience for customers. Indeed, With the extension and reworked design, the space handles daily café operations comfortably and is straightforward to keep clean and maintain.
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