The Waterfront Café, Aqueduct Marina, Nantwich, Cheshire

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The Waterfront Café, Aqueduct Marina, Nantwich, Cheshire

Project Overview

The owner of The Waterfront Café at Aqueduct Marina, based in Nantwich, Cheshire approached Broadview in early 2025 with a clear goal: to create enhanced outdoor dining facilities and increase covers at a busy café that struggled to accommodate peak-time demand. The café’s scenic canal-side location offered huge potential, but without sufficient covered seating, customers often had to wait or missed out entirely. The challenge was to maximise outdoor space while maintaining the stunning waterside views and providing flexible year-round use.

Solution

Broadview designed and installed six Brustor B200XL louvred roof aluminium pergolas. The pergolas feature anthracite grey frames with contrasting white roof louvres, creating a stylish, modern look that complements the café’s scenic setting.

To make the most of the waterfront location, the team installed clear, frameless sliding glass from our C3 RUN system. This provided a flexible solution, allowing the space to remain open during the summer or enclosed during winter or inclement weather - all without interrupting the picturesque canal views.

Safety and compliance were also key considerations. The new space includes double aluminium gas-assisted fire exit doors with push-bar designs, ensuring the expanded area meets all required regulations.

The project added 80 additional covers, effectively doubling the café’s outdoor capacity. The client enhanced the new space further with their own lighting and sound system, creating a versatile environment suitable for all weather conditions and boosting revenue opportunities like never before.

The Result

The Waterfront Café now offers a significant increase in seating capacity while retaining its charming waterside atmosphere. Customers can enjoy the café whether it’s a sunny summer afternoon or a chilly winter day, making the new space a revenue-driving, all-weather feature of the café.

The combination of stylish pergolas, flexible glass systems, and thoughtful design has transformed the café’s outdoor dining experience and allowed the marina to capitalise fully on the café’s beautiful canal-side location.

Looking to create a weatherproof dining space that enhances your venue’s offering?

With over 55 years of experience and a reputation for quality, we provide expert consultations and shading installations tailored to hospitality venues of all sizes. As a certified Somfy Expert and Brustor main dealer with an 'Excellent' Trustpilot rating, we ensure each project is completed to the highest standards.

Contact our team today for a free consultation and discover how our outdoor shading systems for the hospitality sector can transform your venue. Call us on 01202 679012.

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