Clients

Story, the first restaurant from acclaimed British chef Tom Sellers, aims to create ‘stories not just of food, but of everything that has played significance and holds a memory’. Located on the site of a former Bermondsey toilet block, the menu at Story is based around British cuisine – ‘ingredient-led and steeped in history’ – with dashes of inspiration from Sellers’ time working with Tom Aikens, Thomas Keller and Rene Redzepi. It’s a wonderful restaurant, and one that we’re extremely proud to have worked on.

To find out more about Story, or to make a reservation, click here.

Visit our case study.

Nando's

One of our longest standing clients, Nando’s serve succulent flame-grilled chicken from over 200 sites across the country. We’ve worked closely with Nando’s over the years to develop and fine-tune their systems to cope with their intensive cooking style. We've recently finished working on sites in Bath and Teddington, which opened on 6th Feb and 30th Jan respectively.

To find out more about Nando’s, visit www.nandos.co.uk

Or, read our case study on Nando's Westfield.

River Cottage

Recent winner of the SRA's Sourcing Award, Hugh Fearnely-Whittingstall's River Cottage has been a household name since 1998 when Hugh first bought his famous food ethos to Channel 4. Since then, he has been at the forefront of several campaigns to improve the welfare and sustainability of animals and fish, and opened three award-winning canteens and delis across the south-west. A new client for Chapman Ventilation, we're delighted have worked on the latest River Cottage Canteen: a converted Grade II-listed 19th Century Hall in Bristol.

To find out more about River Cottage Bristol, visit www.rivercottage.net.

Zizzi

A member of the Gondola group, Zizzi serves fresh, authentic Italian food from numerous sites across the UK. Its most recent outlet opened on Monday 11th February in Glasgow's Royal Exchange, and features a standalone bar, outside seating and a new bar menu alongside a 250 cover restaurant. It's a beautiful building, and a project that we are delighted to have been involved with.

To find out more about Zizzi, click here to visit their website.

Zoilo

Zoilo Restaurant and Bar is the long-awaited second venture from Diego Jacquet and Alberto Abatte, the team behind Casa Malevo. Zoilo opened on Duke Street, London at the start of November. With a menu focussed around traditional "Cocina Argentina", Zoilo offers a range of sharing dishes inspired by the different regions and products of the country, including an entirely Argentinian wine list. Here, our ductwork and ventilation is on full show, winding its way across the restaurant ceiling and down the walls, and lit by bespoke filament lightbulbs.

To find out more about Zoilo, visit www.zoilo.co.uk

Cabana

Cabana, the brainchild of David Ponte and Jamie Barber, serves urban and contemporary Brazilian barbeque food cooked on an open grill in the centre of the restaurant. Their third site opened in Westfield White City late last year, and word is that they are on the look out for a fourth.

To find out more about Cabana, click here to visit their website.

You can also read our case study to learn more about our involvement.

Jamie's Italian

We’ve been working with Jamie Oliver since the launch of his first Jamie’s Italian in 2007. Since then, the chain has expanded rapidly, and there are now 25 restaurants across the country - not including his Union Jacks 'great British flatbreads' concept launched in 2011. With Jamie's Italian, we are involved at every stage of the concept: from assessing the site's suitability to handover and beyond. Check out Jamie's Italian Aberdeen for our latest work.

To find out more about Jamie's Italian, visit www.jamieoliver.com/italian

Or, read our case study.

Bill's

In 2001, Bill Collison opened Bill's Produce Store and Cafe - a small, bustling restaurant on the site of his former greengrocer's in Lewes town centre, just outside Brighton. Over a decade later, and Bill's has just secured its 18th site in the UK and its first in a shopping centre location. Recently, we successfully handed over Bill's Bristol - a great site on Queen's Road due to open on April 8th. Keep your eyes peeled for more sites in the pipeline.

To find out more about Bill's, visit www.bills-website.co.uk

Byron

After a four-year stay in America, Tom Byng set out to bring “proper hamburgers” to London. And so, in 2007, Byron was born. There are now 28 sites spread across the capital, all serving high-quality, freshly made burgers in a comfortable, relaxed environment, and Byron has recently begun its expansion across the rest of the UK with sites in Cambridge, Kent and Oxford.

To find out more about Byron, visit www.byronhamburgers.com

Click here to find out more about how we got on at Central St. Giles.

Frankie & Benny's

Part of The Restaurant Group, the Frankie and Benny’s concept is a regular feature in many retail parks across the country. They now manage over 180 sites, and are continually expanding their estate. Our most recent projects include sites in Bath, Rotherham and Coleraine.

To find out more about Frankie & Benny's, visit www.frankieandbennys.com

To read more about our involvement with Frankie and Benny's, click here

Gourmet Burger Kitchen

We have been working with GBK to roll out their brand across the UK. Our most recent completed projects are in Bath and Newcastle, whilst the existing site in Brighton is undergoing a bit of a spruce up.

To find out more about GBK, visit www.gbkinfo.com 

Busaba

Busaba is a new approach to contemporary Thai cuisine. Conceived by Alan Yau, Busaba offers a single course eating experience designed to feed you with the minimum fuss. The latest site to open is in the Westfield Stratford City shopping centre, part of the developments for the 2012 Olympic games.

To find out more about Busaba, visit www.busaba.com 

Roka

Roka is an international restaurant selling contemporary Japanese robatayaki cuisine. Our most recent project is Roka in Canary Wharf which opened in Autumn 2009.

To find out more about Roka, read our case study or visit www.rokarestaurant.com 

Coast to Coast

Coast to Coast is the latest offering from The Restaurant Group, the operator behind Frankie and Benny's, Chiquito and Garfunkel's, and offers great value, authentic American food. Following the success of the first site on Brighton marina, Coast to Coast is now open in Newcastle, Stevenage and Portsmouth.

To find out more about Coast to Coast, visit www.c2crestaurants.com

Hawksmoor

Winner of Best New Restaurant in the 2011 Time Out Eating and Drinking Awards and recently named in the National Restaurant Awards Top 100, Hawksmoor now operates four restaurants across the capital. Its most recent site to open is on the corner of Air Street - a beautiful 30s inspired site with marble staircases, arching art deco ceilings and parquet floors, all painstakingly reclaimed and restored. Hawksmoor has continued its love affair with steak in this new site, but has also joined forces with renowned sea food chef Mitch Tonks to add a new emphasis to the menu.

To find out more about Hawksmoor, visit www.thehawksmoor.co.uk 

Giraffe

We've worked with Giraffe for some time now, but have recently been appointed to help with its brand spanking new 'Burgers and Cocktails' concept serving, you guessed it, burgers and cocktails. Its first site, launched following the success of the burger-focussed St. James' Street outlet, is situated in the Castleford Xscape centre, and handed over successfully in early September. Giraffe has lots going on at the moment, so keep a beady eye on this space to find out about our involvement.

To find out more about Giraffe's Burgers and Cocktails, visit www.giraffe.net/burgers.

Loch Fyne

Starting life as a small oyster shack, Loch Fyne now has 42 sites operating across the country and is renowned for its specialist, sustainably sourced seafood. The last site we completed for Loch Fyne was in Hertford, less than ten miles up the road from our offices and in a beautiful old Arts and Crafts building.

To find out more about Loch Fyne, visit www.lochfyne.com or read our case study.

Cote

The winner of 'Best Value Restaurant in Britain', Cote took their inspiration for the food and design from a modern interpretation of the many famous bistros that populate Paris.

To find out more about Cote, visit www.cote-restaurants.co.uk 

Chiquito

Another of The Restaurant Group's leisure dining brands. We look after not only new builds for this brand, but the reactive maintenance as well... which usually means a broken extract fan at 4.00pm on Friday afternoon!

To find out more about Chiquito, visit www.chiquito.co.uk 

Ping Pong

Ping Pong are one of the leading dim sum restaurants in the UK with 12 sites now open. Bow Bells House and Appold Street – both in the City – are the most recent.

To find out more about Ping Pong, visit www.pingpongdimsum.co.uk, or click here to read our case study.

Brasserie Blanc

Brasserie Blanc is just one part of Raymond Blanc’s burgeoning restaurant and pub empire. Describing it as a ‘can-can’ to the Manoir’s ‘delicate waltz’, Brasserie Blanc serves simple, high-quality food in relaxed and informal surroundings. The chain is currently undergoing a considerable expansion, and we’re delighted to be able to help with this. Brasserie Blanc Farnham, our latest site to handover, is now open.

To find out more about Brasserie Blanc, visit www.brasserieblanc.com, or read our case study.