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Friday, 6 June 2014

BRUNSWICK FOODSTORE

29 Weston St, Brunswick

Visited: 16th May 2014

Design: Like a set from a Baz Luhrmann film, the entry to the Brunswick Food store is classic Australiana. The type of entry you would find in Broome or a small town in outback Queensland. There is something about corrugated iron walls that screams,

THIS IS AUSTRALIA!!! You'd better bloody believe it.

This is the look I think they are going for, your classic old country town food store. The white fly screen door ties it all nicely. It had a squeak on the open and close that only comes from a screen door. There was classic bang at the end on the close to allow the staff if they may be out the back on a quiet day, aware someone had just entered. There was a nice spaciousness to the door, it felt generous as you entered. The handle felt comforting in the hand and was easy on the pull open. Despite it being a cold day and this being the only door keeping the cold out, it seemed to do an amazing job for a screen door. Could be different on a windy day, but hey I was surprised. I was a little disappointed I didn't get to use their amazing wooden door that sits behind the screen door. This was permanently open while I was there. It has a rich golden stain to it and small panel windows in the top half that replicate the porch windows. I liked the recycled timber floor and planter boxes with the black country windows. It all created a welcoming feeling of goodness inside, almost like entering a Quaker barn.

Door resistance: 1

Closure mechanism: Small hydraulic arm

Draft: Medium

Squeak level: 4

Change return time: 1.12 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.