Adande has supplied refrigerated drawer systems to the McMullen’s Baroosh bar and restaurant in Marlow, Buckinghamshire. The Marlow venue is the latest of six Baroosh outlets opened by McMullen and one of over a hundred pubs within the brewer’s estate.
The Baroosh brand creates a relaxed atmosphere for the adult market and the pub operates a strict over 21 policy. Baroosh offers a comprehensive variety of drinks and an eclectic range of dishes, from traditional English favourites, such as sausage with bubble & squeak, to Mediterranean influenced sharing dishes. The restaurant provides an all day dining experience, serving breakfast, brunch, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner.
Baroosh Marlow features an open plan food preparation area, which allows customers to see, hear and smell the kitchen theatre, encouraging dining. Typically, the pub serves over 1200 main meals and up to 300 snacks per week.
Adande supplied four of its unique and patented refrigerated two drawer units, which are located beneath the food preparation worktop on the kitchen side of the pass. Three of the units are operated at chilled temperatures for the storage of fresh ingredients and meal portions, with the other Adande unit operating at freezer temperature for the storage of frozen food. Adande also supplied a single drawer Chef Base unit, for the storage of fresh meat, which is located beneath the kitchen’s chargrill.
Paul Robbins, Food Development Manager, McMullen, stated that the ability to locate the Adande drawers beneath the food preparation worktop was an important factor in their specification:
“In a busy kitchen, such as this, there are major operational advantages in kitchen staff having ingredients at their fingertips. The fact that they don’t have to leave their workstation to fetch food speeds up service significantly. Food stored in the large capacity drawers is also easier to access than it would be in conventional upright refrigeration cabinets.
Kenny Martin, Head Chef at Baroosh Marlow, added:
“The Adande drawers are excellent for holding food at stable and uniform temperatures, keeping it moist and fresh over extended periods. The ability to switch between chilled and frozen storage temperatures, at the flick of a button, is also a useful feature, giving us cold storage flexibility for seasonal variations in menu.”
George Matlach, General Manager at Baroosh Marlow, cited simple hygiene as an advantage of the Adande drawer units:
“The fully demountable drawers can be easily and thoroughly cleaned, quickly and efficiently, saving us valuable time and manpower in day-to-day housekeeping regimes.”
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