The Waterside Restaurant-Bar
facility is currently closed
Dress Rehearsal 2004
Ian Ridpath took the following photographs at the opening “dress rehearsal” of the Waterside Café-Bar on Sunday 29th May 2004. Click the pictures to enlarge them in a separate window.
Proprietor Melanie Hill, centre, with bar staff Ola Wasilewska and Gemma Webb, welcome you to the Waterside cafe
What's New About The Waterside Café-Bar?
The only entrance to the café is via a new glass-panelled door on the patio (warehouse roof). There is a ramp in the door to allow wheelchair access.
The paving stones on the patio have been cleaned. There are silver chairs and tables with red umbrellas on the patio. The previous patio bench and table sets have been painted pink. There are silver lanterns on the tables after dark.
Inside, the ceilings, walls and all vertical surfaces are brilliant white, lit by uplighters and hanging lamps The original parquet flooring has been restored.
The café is divided into four areas. The first is from the door to the start of the raised area. It has armchairs, sofas and tables. There is a smoke extactor behind a full length white curtain. This is the only smoking area.
The second includes the raised area and the bar. The raised area has a polished wooden floor, white railings and a terracotta-coloured handrail. There are new tables and chairs in silver metal and light-coloured wood. There are no seats at the bar.
The third area is from the raised area to the kitchen serving hatch. This has a sofa and easy chairs.
The fourth area is a room at the top of the stairs containing a pool table and a television.
The toilets are downstairs.
History
All of the following is history
Brentford Dock Marina Club closed on 2nd January 2003. The building remained closed until Sunday 29th May 2004.
Photograph: Chrissie Edwards, ARPS
Restaurant
The dining tables are on a raised dais that enables diners to overlook the marina, the River Thames and Kew Gardens (Royal Botanical Gardens). In summer you can also eat on the patio/terrace.
Photograph: Chrissie Edwards, ARPS
View from Dining Tables
Photograph: Chrissie Edwards, ARPS
Dining tables laid out for formal dinner
Photograph: Chrissie Edwards, ARPS
Photograph: Chrissie Edwards, ARPS
Brentford Cruising Club Function
Ownership
The Marina Club building is wholly owned by the property-owners of Brentford Dock, that is, the owner of each flat, maisonette or house also owns one-five-hundred-and-ninetieth (1/590) of the building and the land it stands on.
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