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Restaurant Interior Design London

A stylish London restaurant designed by Oraanj Interior Design, featuring velvet chairs in teal and yellow, a statement crystal chandelier, and an abundance of green plants throughout the space.

Leading Restaurant Interior Designers in London

At Oraanj Interiors, our experienced restaurant interior designers specialise in creating spaces that balance atmosphere, functionality, and commercial performance. As an established interior design company, we ensure the interior design of the restaurant reflects your brand, elevates the customer experience, and supports how your business operates day to day.

Our work spans restaurants, bars, cafés, and contemporary food concepts, each tailored to its audience and operational needs. With a dedicated restaurant interior designer, our London services are shaped around your vision, from early concept development and space planning through to material selection, lighting, and detailed décor styling. Explore our Projects to see how we have transformed dining spaces across London into engaging, profitable, and memorable venues.

 

Choose Your Cafe Interior Design Package

Our three design packages help you choose the right level of visual, layout, and technical support before making final decisions on colour, furniture, lighting, or renovation works.

One Design package for colour consultation and simple room updates

One Design

£600 per room/zone

  • 1 final 3D design
  • Basic furniture layout
  • 1 round of revisions
  • Clear visual direction for the room
  • Ideal for simple room updates and smaller spaces

Unlimited Changes package for refined colour layout and styling direction

Unlimited Changes

£900 per room/zone

  • 3D visuals included
  • Unlimited design revisions
  • Refined room layout
  • Furniture and styling guidance
  • Material and finish direction
  • Ideal for living rooms, dining rooms, and master bedrooms

Ready to Build Pack with colour lighting and technical design guidance

Ready to Build Pack

£1,500 per room/zone

  • Full 3D design package
  • Detailed space planning
  • Wall elevations and technical layouts
  • Lighting and electrical drawings
  • Bespoke joinery design
  • Builder-ready documentation
  • Ideal for renovations and full-room transformations

Compare Our Cafe Interior Design Packages

Choose the level of design support that suits your project scope.
Feature One Design Unlimited Changes Ready to Build Pack
Price (per room) £600 £900 £1,500
3D Visuals 1 final design Included Included
Design Revisions 1 round Unlimited Unlimited
Layout Planning Basic furniture layout Refined layout Detailed space planning
Design Detail Level Concept only Fully refined visual design Fully detailed + technical design
Material Guidance Visual guidance only Material & finish reference guidance
Furniture & Lighting Suggestions & direction Furniture specification (sizes & placement)
Full Wall Elevations Included
Electrical Layout Included
Lighting Design Plan Included
Electrical Drawings Included
Bespoke Joinery Design Included
Builder-Ready Documentation Included
A stylish modern restaurant interior in London by Oraanj Interior Design, featuring warm wood tones, vertical gardens, and elegant seating.
Experience the perfect blend of luxury and nature with this modern restaurant interior in London, designed by Oraanj Interior Design.

The Importance of Getting the Design Right

London’s hospitality market is highly competitive, and restaurants interior design plays a critical role in how venues are experienced. Today’s diners expect more than good food, they look for atmosphere, visual identity, and a space that feels considered and memorable. Working with experienced Interior Designers ensures your restaurant or bar delivers a complete, engaging experience.

Elements such as Lighting Design and intelligent interior architecture directly influence customer comfort, flow, and dwell time. Combined with well-chosen colours, materials, and finishes, these details reinforce your brand and shape how guests feel within the space.

When design is approached holistically, it creates a cohesive environment that enhances customer satisfaction, encourages repeat visits, and helps your restaurant stand out in London’s dining scene.

Our Restaurant Interior Design Services in London

A beautifully designed glass-enclosed restaurant in Stoke Newington by Oraanj Interior Design, featuring lush greenery, elegant table settings, and a serene outdoor ambience.
Earthy Tones in a Modern Restaurant Remodel in Stoke Newington
Restaurant Design Consultation & Concept Development

Every project begins with understanding your:

  • Cuisine style
  • Customer demographics
  • Brand story and theme
  • Operational flow informed by Space Planning
  • Seating strategy
  • Lighting requirements
  • Kitchen-to-table workflow

We develop a clear, tailored design concept grounded in Interior Architecture and aligned with your culinary identity—whether contemporary, rustic, luxury, ethnic, industrial, minimal, or eclectic.

A stylish London restaurant designed by Oraanj Interior Design, featuring velvet chairs in teal and yellow, a statement crystal chandelier, and an abundance of green plants throughout the space.
A stylish London restaurant designed by Oraanj Interior Design
Full Restaurant Interior Design

We craft immersive dining atmospheres that reflect your brand personality.

Our design packages include:

We ensure every design element works harmoniously to influence customer behaviour and elevate the dining experience.

Restaurant Space Planning
A stylish London restaurant designed by Oraanj Interior Design
Restaurant Space Planning & Seating Layouts

Smart seating layouts are essential in London, where every square foot matters. Our layouts are developed using detailed Layout Plan & Elevations to balance guest comfort with operational efficiency.

We plan:
  • • Table spacing for comfort
  • • Seating zones (indoor/outdoor)
  • • Private booths
  • • Bar counters
  • • Waiting areas
  • • Service routes
  • • Accessibility paths
  • • Maximised table turnover potential

Your restaurant will be designed to maximise revenue while keeping guests comfortable.

Contemporary restaurant interior with a long tan leather booth, wooden tables and chairs, industrial-style lighting, and an open bar area with exposed brick walls in the background.
A modern dining space combining industrial elements, warm leather seating, and clean-lined furniture to create a stylish yet comfortable restaurant environment.
Restaurant Fit Out & Build (End-to-End)

We deliver complete restaurant fit-out services across London. Our process is overseen through professional Project Management to ensure quality, compliance, and cost control.

  • • Flooring & ceilings
  • • Lighting installation
  • • Plumbing & washroom fittings
  • • Catering-grade materials
  • • Custom counters & bars
  • • Ventilation & extraction systems
  • • Electrical works
  • • Fire safety compliance
  • • Wall finishes
  • • Acoustic treatments
  • • Bespoke joinery
  • • Kitchen-front integrations

Our project managers ensure timely, compliant, and budget-efficient execution.

A modern industrial-style restaurant in East Finchley designed by Oraanj Interior Design, featuring sleek black and grey tones, tufted leather seating, and warm ambient lighting.
A modern industrial-style restaurant in East Finchley designed by Oraanj Interior Design
Bespoke Furniture & Custom Joinery for Restaurants

We design and manufacture tailored furniture and joinery that enhances both the visual identity and functionality of restaurant interiors. Our approach combines craftsmanship with practicality, supported by Custom Furniture Design and specialist joinery detailing.

  • • Dining tables
  • • Booth seating
  • • Bar counters
  • • Upholstered seating
  • • Acoustic panels
  • • Wall features
  • • Storage units
  • • Custom partitions
  • • Wooden, metal, and stone finishes

Your furniture will balance aesthetics, comfort, and durability — ideal for London’s heavy footfall hospitality settings.

Modern office break room interior design with exposed brick walls, industrial ceiling pipes, large communal wooden tables, and fully equipped kitchenette.
Modern office break room interior design with exposed brick walls
Lighting Design for Restaurants

Lighting is a powerful design tool that shapes ambience, mood, and how a space is experienced. Our restaurant lighting strategies are developed through specialist Lighting Design to enhance atmosphere while supporting functionality.

We offer:

  • • Ambient lighting
  • • Task lighting
  • • Feature chandeliers
  • • Warm & inviting glows
  • • Spotlighting for décor
  • • LED strip designs
  • • Smart lighting controls

Our lighting plans are optimised for mood, photography (Instagram appeal), and energy efficiency.

Restaurant interior in London with hanging lights, greenery, and modern outdoor seating designed by Oraanj Interior Design.
Restaurant interior in London with hanging lights, greenery, and modern outdoor seating
Branding-Led Restaurant Design

We integrate your brand identity seamlessly into the physical environment, ensuring the space communicates who you are the moment guests walk in. Our approach combines visual storytelling with detailed Artwork & Accessorising and impactful Feature Walls.

  • • Wall textures
  • • Colour schemes
  • • Signage
  • • Menus & graphics
  • • Tableware accents
  • • Lighting themes
  • • Decor elements
  • • Feature walls

This ensures your restaurant feels unique, recognisable, and unforgettable.

Elegant outdoor dining area in Harrow with rustic wooden beams, plush seating, and a stylish bar by Oraanj Interior Design.
A beautifully designed outdoor dining area in Harrow featuring rustic wooden beams, plush seating, and a stylish bar by Oraanj Interior Design.
Biophilic Restaurant Design

Biophilic interiors are one of London’s most effective restaurant design approaches, helping to create calm, nature-inspired, and wellness-focused dining environments. We incorporate biophilic principles through considered Interior Architecture and material selection, ensuring natural elements are integrated seamlessly into the space.

Our biophilic design includes:

  • • Living green walls
  • • Indoor plants & natural textures
  • • Earthy colour palettes
  • • Timber & stone surfaces
  • • Organic furniture shapes
  • • Natural daylight optimisation
  • • Sustainable materials

Biophilic restaurants improve customer comfort, visual appeal, air quality, and overall dining experience — making your space more inviting and memorable.

Modern restaurant interior in Kensington with vibrant seating, ambient lighting, and wood finishes by Oraanj Interior Design.
A modern restaurant in Kensington featuring warm lighting, lush textures, and bold orange and green seating by Oraanj Interior Design.
Restaurant Colour Scheme & Material Palette Design

Colour psychology plays a key role in customer behaviour, appetite stimulation, and brand perception. Through expert Colour Consultation, we develop palettes that enhance mood and reinforce your restaurant’s identity.

We help you choose:

  • • The perfect colour palette for your dining concept
  • • Wall & ceiling tones
  • • Furniture colours
  • • Lighting temperature harmony
  • • Accent shades for décor
  • • Material & texture combinations
  • • Contrasts that define ambience

Whether you prefer warm and cosy, bold and vibrant, luxurious and dark, or minimal and fresh, we design colour schemes that enhance mood and match your restaurant’s identity.

Our London Restaurant Interior Designer Portfolio

Modern restaurant interior in Kensington with vibrant seating, ambient lighting and wood finishes.
Modern restaurant interior in Kensington with vibrant seating, ambient lighting and wood finishes
Minimal café bar interior with clean lines, wooden stools and indoor greenery.
Modern restaurant interior in London with green wall, wood textures, and hanging plants
Vintage-inspired café lounge interior with leather sofas, timber flooring and warm ambient lighting.
Vintage café lounge design with cosy seating and warm tones.
Modern outdoor café frontage with timber counter, compact seating and greenery.
A modern industrial-style restaurant in East Finchley
Open-plan café restaurant interior featuring timber ceilings, pendant lighting and communal seating.
Open-plan café restaurant with warm lighting and communal tables.
Compact modern café interior with minimal furniture, tiled flooring and natural light.
A beautifully designed glass-enclosed restaurant in Stoke Newington

Why Restaurant Interior Design In London Matters?

A well-designed restaurant interior does much more than simply serve food and beverages; it influences customer behaviour, strengthens brand perception, and directly increases sales. Strategic restaurant interior design carefully considers layout, lighting, sightlines, and materials to seamlessly guide customer movement and improve in-store engagement.

That’s why our expert commercial team, led by a dedicated interior designer team, combines commercial insight with creative vision to deliver interiors that perform both visually and financially. By integrating professional interior architecture, we ensure that the structural bones of your restaurant actively support your business goals.

A professionally designed restaurant interior includes:

  • Intelligent space planning to optimise circulation, seating capacity, and customer flow.
  • Bespoke interior elements through expert Bespoke Joinery Design and custom counter creation, often coordinated with a top Design and Build Company London for a flawless fit-out.
  • Refined colour palettes and durable finishes perfectly aligned with your brand identity and venue positioning.

Why Oraanj is the Go-To Restaurant Interior Designer?

At Oraanj Interiors, we know a well-designed coffee shop does more than serve great coffee—it actively influences customer behaviour, strengthens brand perception, and drives sales. Led by a dedicated interior designer in london, our expert team combines deep commercial insight with striking creative vision. We don’t just decorate; we integrate professional interior architecture to ensure the very structural bones of your restaurant actively support your business goals.

  • Intelligent space planning to optimise circulation, barista workflow, and customer flow.
  • Bespoke restaurants elements and custom counters, seamlessly coordinated with a top construction company in London for a flawless fit-out.
  • Layered Lighting design services to highlight key features and define specific dining and ordering zones.
  • Refined, durable finishes perfectly aligned with your brand identity to withstand heavy restaurant foot traffic.

Ultimately, our goal is to create an immersive restaurant environment that captivates your customers from the moment they walk in, turning casual visitors into loyal regulars while delivering a measurable return on your commercial investment.

Luxury retail interior design with mannequins, premium displays, and elegant lighting in a high-end fashion boutique.

Common Questions Clients Actually Ask Before Starting

Real Concerns Before Hiring a Restaurant Interior Designer in London

Q. How much seating can I actually fit in my restaurant?

We map exact floor layouts and furniture dimensions to maximize dining capacity accurately. Without precise spatial planning, cramped dining rooms lose customers.

Q. Will the floor plan improve my waitstaff and kitchen service speed?

Yes, we optimize the flow between the kitchen, POS stations, and dining zones, ensuring your team can smoothly handle the busiest London dinner rush.

Q. How do we make the restaurant’s dining area feel inviting?

Great dining atmosphere is created through strategic lighting, sound-dampening acoustic materials, and cohesive seating arrangements, rather than just simple trendy wall paint.

Q. Can I source the restaurant furniture pieces myself?

It is possible, but commercial-grade dining durability, warranties, and exact ergonomic dimensions require expertise. Without it, replacements and breakages are common in high-traffic hospitality venues.

Q. What if the heavy commercial kitchen equipment lacks space?

With Oraanj Construction Ltd, there is absolute precision, ensuring complex kitchen layouts and ventilation spaces are resolved quickly without impacting your grand opening date.

Our Design Process

Consultation & Space Assessment

Consultation & Space Assessment
We begin with an in-depth consultation to understand your
business goals, restaurant operations, and brand requirements. A site visit and space assessment allow us to
evaluate lighting, layout, and functionality for an optimal restaurant design.

Concept Design & 3D Visualisation

Concept Design & 3D Visualisation
Our design team prepares mood boards, layout options, and 3D
visuals so you can clearly envision the transformation of your restaurant space before any work
begins.

Material Selection & Budget Planning

Material Selection & Budget Planning
We help you choose high-quality materials, furniture, and
finishes
that match your brand image while ensuring the project stays within budget. Transparency in
costs and timelines is central to this stage.

Project Execution & Delivery

Project Execution & Delivery
From construction and fit-out to furniture installation, we
manage
the entire process. Our project managers work closely with contractors to guarantee quality,
efficiency, and timely delivery.

Design Vs Project Management – Key Difference

See how each package helps bring your space to life.
Area Design Pack Project Management & Execution
Purpose Plan before work starts Deliver on site
Focus Layout, visuals, materials Coordination and execution
Drawings Technical direction Used by builders
Materials Selection Ordering & installation
Furniture Design direction Procurement
Budget Initial planning Cost control
Site Work Not included Fully managed
Responsibility Planning clarity Execution
Outcome Ready-to-build plan Completed project

What You Get in Your Restaurant Design Consultation?

Through our comprehensive approach to London restaurant interior design, we define exactly how your dining space should function and feel before any sourcing or fit-out begins. You will gain:

  • A structured layout strategy tailored specifically for your business, whether it is a fine dining venue, casual eatery, or an independent London restaurant.
  • Clarity on what works, what doesn’t, and how to fix structural and operational pain points using cohesive commercial design principles.
  • Practical spatial solutions tailored specifically to your brand identity, customer journey, and daily waitstaff and kitchen operations.
  • Clear next steps for bespoke joinery, lighting design, interior architecture design, and the final fit-out phases.

 

This is not a generic chat; it is a highly focused session that sets the definitive direction for your entire restaurant project, allowing you to move forward with complete confidence.

Areas We Cover

Oraanj Interior Design provides residential and commercial interior design services across prime London neighbourhoods and selected locations outside London.

North London
Hampstead
Highgate
Hampstead Garden Suburb
Totteridge
Finchley
Muswell Hill
Highbury
Barnet
North West London
St John’s Wood
Stanmore
Northwood
Hendon
Harrow
Ruislip
West London
Kensington
Chelsea
Knightsbridge
Holland Park
Notting Hill
Fulham
Chiswick
Richmond
Hayes
Central London
Mayfair
Belgravia
Marylebone
Westminster
St James’s
Fitzrovia
Covent Garden
Barbican
South London
Wimbledon Village
Dulwich Village
Putney
Battersea
Greenwich
Clapham
Bromley
Croydon
Lambeth
Vauxhall
East London
Canary Wharf
Shoreditch
Hackney
Stratford
Whitechapel
Newham
Ilford
Barking

 

Outside London
Surrey  |  Birmingham  |  Nottingham

Planning a new restaurant launch, dining room refurbishment, or upgrading your existing hospitality venue in London?
Most clients come to us with questions around cover capacity, service flow, fit-out costs, and how to create an unforgettable dining experience.

We help you answer the critical ones:
  • How should the floorplan balance maximum seating capacity with a seamless service flow?
  • What Capex budget is required to design and fit-out the dining and bar areas properly?
  • How can acoustics, lighting, and bespoke joinery shape the perfect atmosphere?
  • What design decisions elevate your venue’s identity and encourage repeat bookings?
Let’s create a dining environment that performs as well as it looks.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How should a restaurant be designed?
A well-designed restaurant balances functionality, brand identity,
and customer experience. We focus on layout efficiency, ambience,
and aesthetics—ensuring smooth staff movement and a welcoming
dining environment. From the entrance to the restroom, every detail is considered to enhance your restaurant’s unique concept and
operational needs.

 

2. How do you decorate a restaurant with a limited budget?
Designing on a budget requires creativity and strategic planning.
We prioritise high-impact changes like lighting, colour schemes,
and key focal areas. Repurposing furniture, using cost-effective
materials, and adding thoughtful décor elements can achieve a
stylish, inviting space without exceeding your financial limits.

 

3. Which type of layout is best for a restaurant?
The best layout depends on your concept and customer flow. Common
types include linear, grid, and zoned layouts, each suited to
different restaurant types. We evaluate your space, seating
capacity, and service style to determine the most efficient and
visually pleasing layout for your venue.

 

4. How to 3D design a restaurant?
3D restaurant design involves creating digital models to visualise
spatial arrangements, lighting, and decor before physical work
begins. At Oraanj Interiors, we use advanced 3D rendering tools to
present realistic views of your future restaurant, enabling
precise planning and confident decision-making.
5. What types of restaurants have you designed?
Our portfolio includes a diverse range of dining spaces—from
casual cafes and fast-food outlets to fine dining restaurants and
boutique eateries. Each project is tailored to the brand identity,
target clientele, and concept, ensuring a distinctive and
immersive dining environment.

 

6. Do you consider customer experience in your designs?
Yes, enhancing the customer experience is central to our approach.
We design with comfort, acoustics, lighting, and flow in
mind—ensuring guests enjoy their time from arrival to departure.
Every element contributes to a memorable dining experience that
encourages repeat visits.

 

7. Can you incorporate specific themes or cultural elements?
Absolutely. Whether you’re aiming for a Mediterranean, Japanese,
rustic British, or avant-garde theme, we integrate cultural
motifs, materials, colours, and textures that reflect your brand’s
identity and heritage. We ensure the theme feels authentic and
engaging, not forced or gimmicky.

 

8. Do you handle lighting and acoustics in restaurant designs?
Yes, we provide comprehensive lighting and acoustic solutions.
Proper lighting sets the mood, while good acoustics ensure a
comfortable atmosphere for conversation. We balance design with
technical considerations to create spaces that are both stylish
and functional.

 


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