Restaurant kitchen Ashford — this case study by Kent Commercial Kitchens.
Case study · Restaurants & cafés
The Gastronomist, Ashford
A turnkey restaurant kitchen Ashford fit-out at Elwick Place, taking an empty concrete shell to a finished fine-dining venue as main contractor.
Client
The Gastronomist Club
Location
Ashford, Kent
Project value
£100k+
Build time
3 months
The brief
Restaurant kitchen Ashford: an empty concrete shell to a fine-dining events venue
The Gastronomist Club is a modern restaurant and events space at the Elwick Place development in Ashford. Off the back of earlier work for another operator on the same development, KCK was invited to design and build it as main contractor.
The brief was a complete turnkey fit-out: take an empty concrete shell and deliver a fully functional, high-end restaurant, coordinating every trade and service. The project ran through the uncertainty of the Covid period, which put a premium on tight planning and close collaboration with the client.
What we did
Turnkey delivery as main contractor
Main contractor and build
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As main contractor we handled the full build and project management, from CAD design through building works, walls and flooring to final commissioning, coordinating every service on site.
Kitchen design and equipment
The kitchen was laid out with clearly separated prep, cooking and dishwash zones for safe, efficient high-volume service, then fitted with commercial cooking, refrigeration and warewashing equipment positioned to keep staff moving easily between tasks.
Services, HVAC and finishes
We installed the extraction and ventilation system and HVAC, plus heating, audio, broadband, waste collection and bespoke lighting, finished with hygienic wall cladding and slip-resistant vinyl flooring throughout.
Equipment specified
Specified for high-volume fine dining
- Blue Seal cooking appliances
- Rational combi ovens
- True refrigeration
- Hoshizaki and Scotsman ice
- Maidaid warewashing
- CED and Marlowe equipment
- Bioclad hygienic cladding
- Altro and Gerflor flooring
The installation
Inside the finished restaurant
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The outcome
A turnkey venue, delivered through Covid
The Gastronomist opened as a finished, fully functional fine-dining and events venue, delivered turnkey despite the constraints of the pandemic. Close collaboration with the client shaped the equipment, lighting, flooring and ventilation decisions throughout.
"We were thrilled with the level of work and commitment shown by Simon and the whole team. We felt in safe hands and that they understood what we were trying to achieve with The Gastronomist Club concept. They guided us at every step, over equipment placement, floors, lighting and ventilation. We wouldn't hesitate to work with them again."
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