HCE helps Lenny Carr-Roberts make a splash with Shoal
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hoal is a premium British fish and chip
challenges this time around as Lenny explains: “Shoal was
restaurant and takeaway, which takes the British
different because we were dealing with a huge frying range,
classic to new heights located in Winchester’s
a back kitchen and a front kitchen. Design wise everything
Guildhall. Shoal provides stylish and welcoming
had to be pretty, it had to look great, work efficiently and
surroundings, and a friendly atmosphere mixed with
be quiet enough for it to be an open kitchen.”
incredibly tasty, locally sourced, quality food. Under the stewardship of Chef Patron, Lenny Carr-Roberts, Shoal offers a great choice of fantastic fish and chips, freshly baked pies and their mouth-watering gelato which uses local milk which is churned and pasteurised every day.
HCE’s project management skills and vast experience really came into play as when designing the back kitchen as Lenny explains: “We designed the back kitchens with Rational combis iVarios – which is a massive pressure cooker – so we needed HCE’s design skills to fit everything When planning the Shoal, concept, Lenny didn’t think
in. In addition, making fresh gelato everyday was something
twice about calling on the services of HCE again: “It was
we had never done before and HCE really helped us to
an easy decision to choose HCE to come and do Shoal
work with the Carpigiani guys which was really helpful.”
because the job they had done at The Fox was great, the
Creating such a classically British, warm and welcoming
aftercare was just phenomenal. Six months after the job,
restaurant like Shoal, which can cater for large volumes
if something broke, they came in right away and it was
requires multiple highly skilled teams and HCE seamlessly
done. If something needed to be fabricated, it was done.
delivered yet again, as Lenny summarised: “I would always
The aftercare was just superb, that relationship we had
recommend HCE for their professionalism, aftercare and
with them was brilliant so when it came to commissioning
design team which is think is a key thing. They aren’t just
people to come and do Shoal, it was the same team.”
kitchen fitters they will design it for you. I will and have
Unlike with their previous job together, there were some
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