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Italian Restaurant Consortium Locale recently announced the opening
of its sixth venue in Balham.
Balham's popular
Ferrari's restaurant has been acquired by the Locale group and has
been converted - over just four days and at a cost of £100,000 -
into one of the company's renowned modern Italian restaurants.
Now known as
Locale Balham, the restaurant is the sixth member of the
owner-operated group, joining other eateries in Fulham, Waterloo
(opposite County Hall), Blackheath, East Dulwich and Bromley, Kent.
"Ferrari's
Balham is a much-loved part of the community", says Locale
operations director and Earlsfield resident Mark Evans. "We
will continue to offer customers everything that they enjoy about
Ferrari's while introducing elements of the Locale menu and service
values that have proved so successful in our other locations."
Locale restaurants
combine cutting-edge Italian cuisine with a warm, relaxing
atmosphere, efficient yet unintrusive service and - that one vital
ingredient today - value for money. Locale Balham will seat 100
diners, with further space for 30 at the bar and 50 on the outside
terrace.
The refurbishment
was masterminded by award-winning interior designer Brigitte D'Angelo
whose previous credits include 'Apartment 195' in Chelsea and 'Venue'
magazine's Bar Of The Year 2008, 'Start The Bus' in Bristol. The
restaurant's stylish new bar will offer a range of specially-created
cocktails and a full selection of beers, spirits and
carefully-selected wines from Italy.
Locale Balham's
general manager, Enzo Begu, moves over from Locale County Hall and
the food operation will be under the day-to-day supervision of the
group's colourful executive chef, Gianpaolo Barone. "As a
local resident myself", says Mark Evans, "I will
constantly be on hand to ensure that Locale Balham fully lives up to
customer expectations."
"We are
looking forward to playing a positive role in the local
community", Evans continues. "We will be attempting to buy
as much produce as possible from local suppliers, and will be
introducing initiatives to benefit good causes within the borough,
and beyond."
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