Gees Restaurant & Bar on Banbury Road is currently undergoing a £1 million refurbishment.
The Grade II listed restaurant, which is part of The Oxford Collection, temporarily close for eight weeks for a full make over.
The restaurant closed its doors to customers on February 21 and will remain shut until mid-May.
READ MORE: Oxford's Gees Restaurant & Bar to get £1 million revamp
It will be combined with the property next door which has been remodelled over the last six months, to create ‘Gees Gallery & Secret Garden’, two brand-new, all-day destinations for guests to enjoy.
When the refurbishment was announced Jeremy Mogford, founder of Gees Restaurant & Bar said: “We are investing well over one million pounds in creating a very special and unique destination within Oxford. We are bringing Gees cooking facilities into the 21st century with the latest equipment, along with much improved working conditions for our chefs.
“I would also like to say that we are making a huge, post covid declaration of faith in the wonderful potential of our city.”
The 30-year old kitchen and site is now going to be remodelled into a modern space for guests.
READ MORE: The Oxford restaurants which have closed down
Gees will more than double in capacity with the addition of ‘Gees Gallery’, an adjacent private dining space for up to 50 guests, and ‘Secret Garden’; a heated private terrace for up to 60 diners.
Upon reopening, Gees Restaurant, Bar, Gallery & Secret Garden will accommodate over 220 guests in total across all its dining spaces.
The building housing ‘Gees Gallery’ will provide a multifunctional space, operating as an art gallery/shop and function room for parties, meetings, conferences and screening.
People will be able to meet, eat, admire and buy art on display.
‘Gees Secret Garden’, occupies a never-before-seen space at the rear of the glasshouse, which has been transformed into a secluded courtyard terrace, landscaped with York stone, topiary, a water feature, and pleached hornbeam trees, to be used as an incidental exhibition space for sculpture, outside dining and meeting friends.
During the closure, two sister restaurants and bars in ‘The Oxford Collection’; Parsonage Grill and Quod Restaurant & Bar will both remain open all day every day.
-
Keep up to date with all the latest news on our website, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
For news updates straight to your inbox, sign up to our newsletter here
Have you got a story for us? Contact our newsdesk on news@nqo.com or 01865 425 445.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel