"designLSM translated our ideas to offer London and the City a truly grand dining experience"
Chris Galvin - Chef Proprietor
Galvin La Chapelle
Tatler Award Winner for
‘Best Restaurant of 2010’
Best restaurant design overall winner
Best independent restaurant design winner
Shortlisted for "Best Independent Restaurant Design" at the 2010 Restaurant & Bar Design Awards
Giles Coren rated 10/10 for the design "This is one of London's grandest restaurants" The Times, 6 February 2010
"One of the few truly fabulous-looking restaurants in London"
"It's hard to think of many dining rooms to rival this dazzling conversion"
"La Chapelle crackles with excitement and discreet glamour"
"Abiance 5 stars" Tracey
MacLeod, Independent Newspaper, 12 December 2009
“Maybe not since The Wolseley has a space elicited a jaw-dropped ‘Oh. My,’ from my cynical chops” “Good Lord, this is gorgeous” “Designed to impress” The Metro, by Marina O'Loughlin, 09 December 2009
“It's hard to think of another London dining room more awe-inspiring than La Chapelle” The Daily Telegraph, by Jasper Gerard, 08 December 2009
“Faye Maschler's favourite Restaurants include Gavin La Chapelle” Evening Standard, 24 December 2009
“This is undoubtedly one of London’s few 'wow' dining spaces” Hardens, by Richard & Peter, 19 November 2009
“The three-storey height, vaulted ceilings, arched windows, stone columns and chandeliers were built to awe. And it still does” Time Out London, by Guy Dimond, November 2009
The overall design ethos and challenge for this project was to create a carefully balanced and understated interior that would enhance the beauty of the existing structure and compliment its details at every level. The site is a converted Grade II 19th Century Foundation School for Girls with a cathedral like interior. The enormity of the space in La Chapelle, 30 metres in height, provides breathtaking visual vistas across the restaurant. The Café De Luxe which houses the iconic Great Eastern Bar provides a more casual dining experience. Galvin St Botolphs provides three offers - La Chapelle in the main dining hall, Café De Luxe, an all day offer, and the connecting Aperativo Bar.
www.restaurantandbardesignawards.com
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