What is going to happen?
In order to remodel, we need to take some measures. During the week of April 17, we will install dust baffles in the restaurant, leaving part of the ceiling open in the restaurant. Due to safety risks, the guideline for children being treated at the Máxima Center is not to enter the restaurant until April 28. Families can sit at the seating areas in the main hall.
Fewer seating areas will be available in the restaurant during the renovation. Therefore, during this period there will be seating areas for different groups. This map shows how the seating areas are arranged. For now, these only apply during the lunch peak, between 11:30 and 13:30. In short:
The courtyard next to the restaurant now contains a large canopy. The expansion will be realized under this canopy. This new part will also have an extra floor, which will allow us to create even more seating area. On the first floor we will create seating especially for parents and children. That is about 50 seats. The approximately 100 seats on the second floor will be available for employees. The existing seating can be used by both audiences.
What else?
Because the restaurant's occupancy is so high, several optimizations will be made in and around the kitchen. There will be a new kitchen with dishwashing area, in a different location, where the handling of dirty dishes is faster. When leaving the restaurant it will soon be possible to place your tray on a conveyor belt, then you can walk straight through. Because the dishwashing area will be in a different place, we will no longer have cross traffic flows between incoming and outgoing visitors.
We hope that the renovation will go smoothly and that all families, staff and visitors will soon be able to enjoy the new, more spacious restaurant. If all goes as planned, the restaurant and updated kitchen will be completed by the end of 2023. Until then, we ask for your understanding and cooperation.
In order to remodel, we need to take some measures. During the week of April 17, we will install dust baffles in the restaurant, leaving part of the ceiling open in the restaurant. Due to safety risks, the guideline for children being treated at the Máxima Center is not to enter the restaurant until April 28. Families can sit at the seating areas in the main hall.
Fewer seating areas will be available in the restaurant during the renovation. Therefore, during this period there will be seating areas for different groups. This map shows how the seating areas are arranged. For now, these only apply during the lunch peak, between 11:30 and 13:30. In short:
- Places in the main lobby for children, parents and visitors;
- Places at the front of the restaurant for healthcare staff;
- Places in the back of the restaurant for research and support services staff.
The courtyard next to the restaurant now contains a large canopy. The expansion will be realized under this canopy. This new part will also have an extra floor, which will allow us to create even more seating area. On the first floor we will create seating especially for parents and children. That is about 50 seats. The approximately 100 seats on the second floor will be available for employees. The existing seating can be used by both audiences.
What else?
Because the restaurant's occupancy is so high, several optimizations will be made in and around the kitchen. There will be a new kitchen with dishwashing area, in a different location, where the handling of dirty dishes is faster. When leaving the restaurant it will soon be possible to place your tray on a conveyor belt, then you can walk straight through. Because the dishwashing area will be in a different place, we will no longer have cross traffic flows between incoming and outgoing visitors.
We hope that the renovation will go smoothly and that all families, staff and visitors will soon be able to enjoy the new, more spacious restaurant. If all goes as planned, the restaurant and updated kitchen will be completed by the end of 2023. Until then, we ask for your understanding and cooperation.