An industrial touch for the kitchen

Industrial-look Dekton Nilium, also in 12mm thickness, was the perfect choice for the restaurant’s open kitchen. Permanently on display to diners, the kitchen consists of a length L shaped worktop and a generously proportioned central island, which also houses the kitchen’s hobs and ovens.

Thanks to Dekton’s high resistance to heat, Vanderlyle’s chefs can place hot pans or dishes straight down on to the Dekton kitchen countertops and open pass, without fear of damaging the surface. Other benefits that set Dekton apart as the ideal surface for use in professional catering environments include a high resistance to scratches and stains, making for easy cleaning to ensure a hygienic space.

Food is prepared in front of guests, who are seated on cobalt blue, leather-clad stools in a U-shape around the chef, with each dish plated directly onto a bespoke, heated Dekton countertop in the colour Zenith. Crucial to the concept of Kebab Queen, Cosentino’s ultra-compact Dekton surface provided the ultimate plate-free solution thanks to its hardwearing properties.

Co-founder, Stephen Tozer comments, “We wanted to create a restaurant and take away the plates – we wanted to serve dishes straight on to the counter in front of people. When you get in to the logistics of that, it becomes quite complicated. We heard about Dekton and started speaking with Cosentino and they loved the idea of what we were doing. Dekton blew our minds because it’s the only material that ticked so many boxes. It needs to be heat and scratch resistance and we need to be able to wipe it perfectly clean between courses. With Dekton, we can do this! So it’s completely pivotal to the whole dining concept, there is no way we could have achieved this with anything else. It was the difference between being able to go plateless and not.”

Head chef, Manu Canales, adds, “Kebab Queen is the pinnacle of our project. We want diners to relax and get stuck in; it’s about combining the intense flavours of high end dining with the communal, elbow-to-elbow fun of the kebab shop.”

Perfectly suited to intensive use in this unique culinary experience, Dekton boasts a high resistance to scratches, staining and heat. This makes it possible for hot pans to be placed straight down on to the surface during the plating up of dishes, and for the surface to be warmed from beneath ensuring food retains heat. Easy to clean, chef Manu wipes down the surface with a natural, food safe antibacterial spray between courses to ensure maximum hygiene and to avoid flavour transfer between dishes.

Piękno i odporność

Not without a reason Silestone was the material of choice for the work surfaces in the hotel.

„Projekt musiał spełniać najwyższe wymagania estetyczne, a jednocześnie zapewniać trwałość wdrożonych rozwiązań i produktów. Aby to osiągnąć, po etapie projektowania wszystkie propozycje materiałów zostały zweryfikowane przez wykonawców. W wyniku tego procesu niektóre elementy z kamienia naturalnego zostały zastąpione przez Silestone, szczególnie ze względu na jego właściwości i odporność na czynniki zewnętrzne.” - dodaje Łukasz Pisarek.

Hotelowe bufety, blaty łazienkowe, czy meble w salonie SPA podlegają niezwykle intensywnemu użytkowaniu. Struktury te wymagają bardzo trwałego materiału, odpornego na czynniki zewnętrzne, takie jak żywność, płyny lub substancje chemiczne, które mogą łatwo uszkodzić bardziej wrażliwe powierzchnie. Dzięki Silestone wnętrza Hilton Resort z pewnością zachowają swoje piękno przez lata.