The Envy of the Art World
When the gallery opens the food and drink at the cafe will also be served by a local, independent chain. The people who operate The Walk cafe in Bridlesmith Walk will also be running the gallery’s Cafe.Bar.Contemporary.
The cafe’s aim is to appeal to the wide range of guests that will visit the gallery and be low-price for families – sandwiches will start at around £4 and the larger meals will be no more than £10.50.
Lynn Hannah said the Cafe Bar Contemporary operators were the obvious choice.
She said: “We had a lot of applicants to run our cafe from all over the country, including some big operators. the Cafe Bar Contemporary won hands down, no question about it. Their levels of enthusiasm, creativity and commitment just exceeded everyone else.
“They are creating something very special for us that we think will be the envy of the art world.”
Cafe general manager Chris Stamp said it was important to use locally-sourced ingredients where possible.
He said: “We’ve tried to use as many local suppliers as possible – for example we have got Castle Rock ales as the centre piece of our bar. We will also have access to the big performance space so we can do music events which will involve a lot of people from the local music scene.”
Cafe.Bar.Contemporary
Cafe.Bar.Contemporary offers breakfast, snacks and lunch throughout the day and in the afternoon and early evening offers afternoon teas, light suppers and nibbles with both indoor and outdoor seating available. Whether you want to relax with just a tea or coffee, enjoy a meal or take time out in our bar to explore the choice of continental beers, fine wines, spirits and local cask ales Café.Bar.Contemporary is waiting with a welcome for you.