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Tuesday 3 December 2013

WOODS SHERBROOKE

21 Sherbrooke Rd, Sherbrooke

Visited: 16th October 2013

Design: One of the most unusual doors I have been through. From the outside you feel as though you are about to enter a Roman burial crypt. With its black facade pillars and the Parthenon styled pediment and ornate tympanum you can not help but feel austere. Encased within these features the door is framed by thick heavy timber beams, again black, then the black timber door. On the inside you have a bright red wall and an arch feature that once in the past referenced a Chinese temple gate as this may have once been a Chinese restaurant.
The mid panel of glass is filled with clutter of seven Good Food guide references, credit card stickers, Dandenong Ranges Tourism member number, a no smoking sign, some local notice, trading hours and a Licensee notice. Hmmm!!!

The gold plated cast door handle cradled the palm nicely, the door had a good weight to it and a mid range resistance. Nothing really inspired me about this door. It almost felt like the miss matched architecture of the Portmeirion village that features in the 1967 production of The Prisoner.

Door resistance: 3

Closure mechanism: Hydraulic arm

Draft: Minimal

Squeak level: 0

Change return time: 49 sec

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PROFESSIONAL DOOR REVIEWER

Searching the world for the perfect door to eat behind.

First impressions are always important, especially for a restaurant or cafe. So many people are focusing on the food these days that I felt there was a hole in the reviews world. No one was looking at the most important thing, THE DOOR! Everyone complains when it is left open, death stares are exchange when the unsuspecting group of friends having a fun night enter the premises from the cold only to walk straight in and go straight to their table totally oblivious they have left the door wide open to allow an arctic strength gale force wind to cut through the previously warm interior. Like a scene from a western film where everyone in the premises stops what they are doing and cuts down the new comers with a deathly stare. Occasionally you will get the confident diner who gets up, walks across the restaurant and closes the door with a BANG! Just to let the new comers know they have done wrong and to NEVER, EVER DO IT AGAIN!!!!! This individual makes their way back to the table staring at the newcomers, just to make sure they got the message. The only problem is, is that 5 minutes later another group come in and do the same thing and he/she feels obliged to continually do this for the rest of the night.

Well hopefully this blog puts a light on the owners of these establishments and encourages them to lift their game and create doors that allow diners to sit and enjoy their meal, to give the diner an experience before they enter the building. It is also a thank you to the makers of quality doors who care about craftsmanship.

I have developed a scoring system based on,

DESIGN:

This is assessed by the materials the door is made from, whether the door is themed, cluttered or minimal and whether there is an element of surprise or not.

DOOR RESISTANCE: 1 to 5

1 = light push

5 = heavy push

CLOSURE MECHANISM: Manual, automatic or

hydraulic arm

DRAFT: Minimal, medium or high

SQUEAK LEVEL: 0 up to 5

0 = No squeak

5 = Ear piercing

Then the last assessment is the,

CHANGE RETURN TIME:

This is the amount of time it takes to get my change once I have given the waiter the money for the bill. Last impressions are always just as important as first.