Black Barn Bistro executive chef Regnar Christensen is excited about the reopening on April 14. Photo / Warren Buckland
Black Barn Bistro executive chef Regnar Christensen is excited about the reopening on April 14. Photo / Warren Buckland
Havelock North restaurant Black Barn Bistro will boast plenty of new features when it reopens on April 14, more than a year on from a devastating fire which tore through the award-winning establishment.
Perhaps the most exciting addition is a wood fire grill right in the middle of a newkitchen.
Executive chef Regnar Christensen said the kitchen had been completely redone and was looking fantastic.
“One of the most exciting parts is we have a big wood fire grill that has gone in.
Black Barn Bistro restaurant manager Santiago Burgos and executive chef Regnar Christensen inside the redesigned restaurant. Photo / Warren Buckland
The fire at Black Barn Bistro on February 8, 2022. Photo / Warren Buckland
The restaurant was closed at the time of the fire and no-one was injured. Most of the interior was damaged and had to be removed.
Co-owner Kim Thorp said it had been a long journey to get the restaurant reopened.
“We are really excited because it has gone from such a low with the fire, when we were all speechless and devastated, to not only getting it back to where it was, but it is honestly significantly different.”
He said interior designer Brigit Christie had done great work in helping them rethink the design.
Black Barn Bistro is almost ready to reopen after a fire more than a year ago. Photo / Warren Buckland
He said the new kitchen was looking extraordinary including the rather “ironic” addition of a wood fire grill.
