Located in Melbourne’s South-East, the Dingley Hotel is a substantial two level complex currently undergoing a multi-million dollar redevelopment.
When it is completed it will offer a 350 seat food business incorporating 150 seat Family Bistro, 80 seat Lounge Dining area, 60 seat Café/Function space and 60 seat Al Fresco zone for casual drinking and dining.
The project is being undertaken in two stages given the project complexity and scale and the objective of keeping the business running throughout the building works.
Stage 1 involves building the aforementioned Café/Function space and the Al Fresco zone and running the entire food operation in this area whilst Stage 2, the major dining component (Family Bistro and Lounge Dining zone) and associated kitchens and infrastructure are being built.
The hotel also provides a large Sports Bar, Gaming Room, Drive –Thru Retail Liquor Store, 250 seat Banquet/Function Room (400 person cocktail capacity) as well as a 57 room Motel style accommodation facility.
THE DINGLEY HOTEL
LOCATION: Dingley, VIC
CLIENT: Byron Mason
TYPE: Suburban Hotel Redevelopment
DESIGNER: Round6
OUR ROLE
Seventh Sense was engaged to come on board and provide assistance to management and directors with the start-up of Stage 1.
It was a retained assignment over a 12 week period that involved:
Project planning
GANT chart preparation
Project management services
Facilitation of bi-weekly project meetings
Brand development
Connection with associated consultants
Procurement
Bar & kitchen design
Staff development
Sequence of service review
F & B proposition review
Time in motion analysis
Concept for Sports Bar (potential Stage 3)
Ongoing advice in relation to Stage 2 (Hourly Rate)
Byron Mason - Director, The Dingley Hotel
“Geoff Chamberlain consulted to us at The Dingley Hotel in relation to our extensive renovation in 2016, in particular Geoff provided us with design advice in relation to bar layouts, kitchen layout and look & feel concepts. Geoff also became heavily involved in the project planning ensuring operations would be well prepared for opening through leading bi-weekly project meetings, staff development, complete review of our proposition and menu development. Geoff has a great network in the industry which he allowed us to tap into resulting in new branding of the hotel, reticulation advice and numerous other areas which was invaluable. I would have no hesitation in recommending Geoff's services as I found him to be extremely reliable, very well organised, honest and in touch with the changing trends in the industry.”
Greg Targett - General Manager, The Dingley Hotel
“On behalf of the Dingley Hotel I would like to express our sincere appreciation to Geoff for the outstanding contribution he made to the venue. With a fast approaching opening deadline of a multimillion dollar renovation we desperately needed help with menu planning, logo design, table setting selection, kitchen configuration, traffic flow planning and bar design. Geoff came in like a breath of fresh air and effectively took on the role of project manager. In an instant a comprehensive plan was put in place and all senior managers knew exactly what they had to do. The opening was a grand success and simply would not have been possible without Geoff’s input. Aside from being a terrific bloke, his attention to detail and planning ability is second to none. We look forward to working with Geoff again in the near future".