Temporary Kitchens Help Christmas Events at Prestigious Venue

Manor by the Lake has become one of Cheltenham’s most desirable venues, following a multi-million pound refurbishment in 2014.

The exclusive venue prides itself on providing a personal, luxurious service for all its guests. All meals are prepared fresh on site and served to customers at the perfect moment.

To fulfil this promise during the Christmas season, when the venue was putting on a 1920’s theme banquet for 250 guests (up to twice a day for 30 days), a serious strain was put on its facilities. To maintain their high standards and streamline production, the kitchen needed a clever solution.

Head chef Norbert Schon contacted PKL to create an extra kitchen space, that would allow his team to prep up the next session’s food without increasing pressure on their main kitchen facilities. PKL visited the Victorian Manor to conduct a site survey and discuss Norbert’s plans, before designing a facility to suit.

PKL delivered combi ovens, refrigeration, prep tables and a hand wash station before the season began, and helped create a simple but very usable prep kitchen right next to the Manor’s permanent kitchen. This minimised disruption and maximised efficiency for all Norbert’s staff, allowing the team to concentrate on providing the best food to hundreds of guests, day in day out for the whole festive season.

Norbert said: “It was so easy to put together our temporary kitchen with PKL. I gave them a call, we had the site visit, we discussed our needs. Literally three phone calls and a few emails and it was done! It’s a really great kitchen and worked really well for us.”