“ThePlace Café” opened its doors

20 January 2009

“ThePlace Café” opened its doors in style of a café, bistro restaurant and is situated within the stunning new Business and Arts Centre, ThePlace – right in the heart of Sunderland’s Sunniside re-development area ThePlace Café is situated at the

main entrance to the ThePlace and will provide eating and catering facilities, with a continental style, to the centre and the general public throughout the day and into the early evening. People will be able to enjoy such items as an early morning an early morning coffee and croissant, a Panini with breast of chicken & side salad for lunch and pasta for dinner. This is a superb opportunity for more quality catering operation to be extended to Sunderland. 'A superb feast for the senses." Upscale and beautifully elegant unlike anything else in town." An outlet of this style with a relaxed continental feel with such level of food and service has not previously been seen before in the city, hence that has set us aside from other contenders. ThePlace is a high specification centre providing business suites, conference and meeting rooms. It is adjacent to the recently developed and highly acclaimed Sunniside Gardens. Comprising a combination of new build and 6 refurbished grade ll listed buildings. The centre enjoys a prominent position with convenient access to the city centre and all major transport links. One of the many unique design elements is the large glassed doors on the road side that lets in lots of light and opening onto the front terrace, for alfresco dining when ever we

are blessed with good weather. A huge part of what we do is private functions and meetings in a small or large scale, and when that happens, the house takes on an identity reflecting the event. We've used areas, the café floor and the function room for special events and with special appropriate room decoration for each occasion, the house seems to capture the essence of the evening. It has an aura that is magical