Located in the heart of East Milton Square, Abby Park Restaurant was designed by the team of restaurant designer Steve Todisco and BKA Architects, an architecture and interior design firm located in Brockton. The concept upon which the restaurant is based is to provide classic American fine dining with a contemporary flair while recollecting The Milton Abbey in Dorset, England. The general contractor was Noble Ventures based in Raynham. The official opening date was August 3.
The new full service restaurant, with one of the Town of Milton's two recently released liquor licenses, occupies approximately 6,000 s/f of space over two levels in an existing building located at the intersection of Adams and Franklin Sts. in East Milton Square.
In working with the owners to develop the desired customer experience to be associated with this classic American fine dining concept, the decision was made to recall The Milton Abbey in Dorset, England where the name of the town of Milton is from. Named Abby Park Restaurant after an Abby Park in that area of England, the interior and exterior design cues are derived from this period. The dining room and bar are able to accommodate 160 patrons. A large central bar seats 18.
On the lower level, there is The Adams Room, a 35-person private dining room that is available for special functions. This room was designed to be fully customizable to meet the needs of the groups that occupy it. To maximize the dining area on the first floor level, the restaurant's kitchen was split between the upper and lower levels. The restaurant has been open since August 17th.
Vance Welch, a sixteen year veteran merchant in East Milton's well-known coffeehouse Java Jo's, is the managing partner for the Abby Park Restaurant. The executive chef for the restaurant is Michael Pirini, a Johnson & Wales graduate with an impressive list of culinary accomplishments.
Located in Lynnfield, Steve Todisco is a national restaurant designer who provides design and owner's representation services to many clients including Davio's Restaurant Corporation, Avila, The Palm Restaurants, and Intoccia Companies.
Founded in 1974, BKA Architects serves clients in retail, workplace, education, and residential sectors.