I went in this afternoon, and just had a beer. They let me sit in the restaurant area - even though it was quite busy.
The kitchen looks pretty cramped. When you think of the amount of wasted space in the building generally (think of the badly-planned corridors, etc, that they padded out the oversized zinc-cladded section with when they realised it wasn't going to house an "observation room")...
My dislike of the building aside, I guess they've done an okay job of putting in a 'bistro', bar and cafe. I'd still get rid of that rather pointless big circular reception desk, and use the space in some way as part of the cafe.
They've really put the Bryn Williams stamp on the building. Such is the power of celebrity, I guess. A council that bends over backwards for you, hands you a £3.9m building to make your own, even funds refitting the kitchen. I hope Bryn is serious about giving something back to the community. How about he gives us free meals for a few months, to pay back all the money we've given him!
