The Plettenberg Hotel has unveiled its new-look restaurant, Amelia’s at The Plettenberg.
The restaurant, designed by Dawn Dickerson, Carmel Naude and Tammy Fourie of HotCoCoa Interiors & Design, aims to become a popular venue for resident guests and casual diners.
The restaurant terrace was doubled in size with long banquettes under a timber pergola. Inside, structural columns were replaced with natural timber beams opening up a welcoming dining area with elegant banquettes along the back wall.
“The views are captured in the new restaurant design, bringing the outside in with a palette of colours of the sea. This unique sense of place had to be used in all the elements of the design and we needed to bring those beautiful colours and textures into the restaurant. This ranges from the white-tipped waves to teal and the deep blue of the sea framed by the colours of the mountains and warmed by the shades of sand changing from wet to dry,” said Dickerson.
The floor features a wet sand and white checkerboard pattern accented with terracotta, sand and deep teal tile colours. This design complements a mix of deep and iridescent blues and turquoise fabrics accented with lime yellow. The restaurant's centrepiece is a display of custom ceramic pendants, inspired by sea creatures, in a range of colours from iridescent blue to soft teal green. These elements are set against Tiziana Giardini’s hand-painted mural, which becomes more pronounced at night as it glows against the bay's backdrop.
“Colourful, whimsical, elegant, sophisticated yet approachable, Amelia’s at The Plettenberg is a warm, intimate yet bold new restaurant space that invites diners to linger longer while savouring a delicious meal and enjoying the spectacular view.
“Tronette Dippenaar, Executive Chef for The Liz McGrath Collection and her team at The Plettenberg bring to the table a new menu that is an exploration of flavours from seafood and grills to the classics including a fresh take on our signature dishes. We are proud to introduce this inspiring, light and modern restaurant that is perfectly aligned with the barefoot luxury our guests know and love The Plettenberg for,” said Jacqui Elliott, CEO of The Liz McGrath Collection.
