I'm designing a Polish restaurant for British people - need information

- So do they actually noodge all the butchers in their shops too?

It's a f... mad mad world we're living in.
:)))

i kinda get the feeling theyre calming their protests for fear of being labled terrorists, having all their rights taken away and locked up for an indefinate period

yeah... it is a f... mad mad world we live in

- Brother, can you actually mix both Polish and Brit architectural elements, creating a new quality? I mean the good Brit pub plus the good Polish gospoda, or karczma? Make it eclectic, I'd say!

I stayed once in Świnoujście, quite nice with a free ferry service from the mainland. I wonder if the service is still free though? There was a nice little town by the sea called Wolin where I nearly thought of buying a small house all those years ago.

- It lodged in a shed for oinkers?



- It desired to purchase a pigsty?
:)

Actually, I went off the idea because I later found out that the son of the Polish lady I was with had been stealing all my money. As I say, the Poles are their own worst enemies in the end.

Someone at work told me about a Polish food shop in the sleepy town of H******d. I might have to check it out this weekend. I shall be making some observations about the clientele, as will they - 'It's a disgrace, letting a donkey into a deli without curing and smoking it first!'


All three of those pictures looked very similar to the first place at which I ever ate anything in Poland.
Limited experience here though.

this is deffinatly the idea i want to go for, keep it modern and fresh but still incorporating traditional polish elements (but not in a tacky way)
i just strugling on which traditional elements are the most important to focus on to really get the culture and feel of poland across.

anyone got any ideas on the traditions that are most important about the polish culture

I think, I may help you if you are still looking for some informations. If you still want to know some of the polish traditions contact me on anna ad kutyla dot com

Sounds careless...

BNP Rally end so soon? Pity.

This will not help your cause but in Poland the messure of a good restaurant is based on the food not the decor. Many a Polish restuaranteer do not posess the financial resources to create fancy decors.

If i were you I would go with the Zakopane theme, traditional wooden interior with absoluetey lavish wooden interior designs consisting of huge wooden benches and chairs, huge tree trunks chain sawed and made into stools for the bar with graphic symbols of Polish history carved into the sides and painted. Heavy cast iron candle holders, heavy cast iron napkin holders, a huge natural fire place. Try to create a traditional Polish atmosphere with the emphasis being on over the top Polish country feel. Loads of artificial flowers dangling all over the place with big chunky beer galsses added to the equation.

Thats what I like anyway.

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Designing a Polish restaurant in the UK

Hi,
im a final year interior design student at the university of huddersfield and i am designing a Polish restaurant aimed at British people to give them an introduction to Polish cultures and traditions. (See my previous topic - http://www.polishforums.com/designing_polish_restaurant-31_18354_0.htm l )

Below are some images of the initial scheme and i would love to get a Polish view on the design.


Visual of the bar which has images of Poland and Britain to show the two contries closer together


Visual of bar seating. the glass arches give an idea of a vaulted ceiling which are in many Krakow buildings. the flowers are said to represent hospitality in Polish traditions.


downstairs is a bar area selling vodka and polish beer.


Upstairs dining is for large groups who have never tried Polish food before.


Upstairs is an open kitchen so the diners can see the food being prepaired.


Wall feature is cut leather in the style of Wycinanki.


The stars upstairs are taken from the tradition that the Christmas eve meal is eaten when the first star is in the sky.


Open kithen area

if any of the details abouve are wrong please let me know, i'v have taken the information from books and web-sites but they are not always 100%.

any comments or suggestions would be a huge help, thank you =)

Go or a historic theme, wood every where almost like some old English Pubs with a polish twist. Try to stay away from the new English Pub theme, try to go back in time not forward. When a client walks in they say wow this is nice not ohh another Brewers fair. Be different.