This week has certainly been all about wonderful food. Last night I enjoyed dinner at The Montagu restaurant at the Hyatt Regency on Portman Square. What a lovely evening! Fabulous food, fabulous company and a luxurious interior. What more can one ask for when going out with friends.
What really caught my attention was the vast space. The Montague is set in a huge room with high ceilings. In fact the most memorable features are the floor to ceiling windows, the trio of grand chandeliers and the marble columns. The design of the space owes much to the architectural play on scale and proportion – which really does deliver a feeling of grandness. However, normally in such a vast space, you don’t get the same sense of warmth or buzz that you find in smaller venues. But this wasn’t the case at The Montagu. Whilst the space is subtly divided into an area for food, a lounge area and also a bar area, the space still feels warm and inviting. In my opinion the reason this design is so successful in creating such warmth is down to the open kitchen. This is certainly the focal point of the restaurant and I think it really works to make the place less stuffy and more relaxed.
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