El Rincón de Gvadalpin, Puerto Banus, Spain
After
our success at The Lonestar Brasserie Puerto Banus we were approached
by the luxurious five star Gran Hotel Gvadalpin Banus to take over
their a la carte restaurant which was previously an up-market Italian
restaurant called L’Ambiacatta.
Whilst the quality and standard of the previous operators was not in question, its commercial viability in this economic time was put under revue. The hotel needed a quality operation that was more in keeping with the international clientele that use the hotel. Hence the birth of Restaurant El Rincón de Gvadalpin.
The décor of the restaurant (while having an Italian bias) was opulent and classically ‘Palm Court’. With this in mind, we went for a modern/retro style taking the client back in time to the days of cooking at the table, Steak Tartare, Chateaubriand, Tournedos Rossini and Crêpes Suzette. The addition of a Carving Trolley for Sunday Roast Beef ‘a la Simpsons of the Strand’ added to the style and has proven very popular with ex patriots as well as visitors to the hotel.
The addition of
the Café Boulevard - alongside the hotel and on the beach
road - to the operation has given El Rincon a lunch venue and
larger terraces for alfresco dining in the summer months.
The success of this project has meant we have been approached by other Food and Beverage outlets in hotels and golf/leisure clubs to mount a similar operation. Not necessarily in the same style but under the same principles.