Forum Restaurant – Waterford, Ireland

Brief: To create a modern Irish restaurant and live entertainment venue

Project Size: 500sqm FOH – 200sqm BOH | 175 seating capacity

Concept: A modern restaurant entertainment venue with a difference, feature areas, wine offer and wine exhibition podium

Application: Our challenge was to create a restaurant design as yet not seen here in Ireland, a modern Irish style restaurant with a strong emphasis on live entertainment with a top class food and wine offer. Within the interior there are several different ‘zones’ or seating styles for the customer to choose from.

These range from intimate booths to larger open areas where a group can be facilitated. Natural products are used as the basis to reflect the Irsih influence in a modern format, are complimented and enhanced by a large ceiling mounted spiral lighting feature. The restaurant boast an extensive wine selection which can be sold as an out–sale or corked at the clients table. As part of the wine experience, a large bar was placed in the middle of the restaurant with a podium for wine tasting and exhibitions adding to the theatre and interaction of the entertainment venue.

This project opened in November 2007.

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