We’ve spoken in depth on our blog about how important it is for restaurants and cafés to embrace the vegan and vegetarian revolution and a new café in Derby has done just that.
The owners (an uncle and his nephew, Resh) discovered that there was nowhere in the city for vegans and vegetarians to eat out and decided to seize the initiative, creating Vedi, a new vegetarian deli and coffee house.
The duo had a fairly clear view of what was needed in terms of furniture to fill the café and searched a number of suppliers for pieces that would match with their desired interior.
“We found the options available and prices at Trent Furniture were the best to meet our needs,” explains Resh Dorka, co-owner. “What really helped was their showroom where you could see the items and visualise what the furnished café would look like. We ended up getting everything we needed and more from there. The staff were exceptionally helpful, in particular Beth who stayed with us for over an hour helping to put together the final order.”
It was decided that the café would be furnished with a mismatch of designs, colours and styles. As such, the café ordered four types of chair, three dissimilar table designs and three different stools. You can see the full list of the furniture purchased in the list below.
The finished mismatch look is highly desirable and helps the café to stand out from the conventional alternatives. And it’s not just us who love the café’s interior, customers haven’t been short of praise, either.
“We have had lots of positive feedback about the furniture and I would definitely use Trent again if we needed anything else,” adds Resh. Alongside the furniture's visual appearance, the café has found some other benefits too. “The tables and chairs look great and are in constant use. We have found they are of great quality.”
The café opened in mid-November and has already amassed a strong and loyal customer base in the first few weeks. The owners are hoping that the popularity leads to more openings in 2019.
Vedi serves a range of vegan cakes, burritos, wraps, samosas, spring rolls and more. They also have a triple-certified coffee!
If you’re in the area, make sure you pop in for a bite to eat – we sure will be!
Featured furniture:
Farmhouse table
Shaker table
Lionhead table
Andorra chair
Boston side chair
Washington chair
Rimini chair
Tall shaker stool
Tall colonial stool