A face-lift for Homestead Village Café

When Homestead Village, a retirement community in Lancaster, Pa., decided to enlarge its main dining room, it took the opportunity to meld two cultures—younger baby boomers who wanted casual dining and older residents who preferred a more formal setting. Working with a $150,000 budget, dining services, which is managed by Cura Hospitality, designed a more open servery that improved traffic flow and increased menu choices, and a seating area with tables and booths that give the space a restaurantlike feel.

An exhibition-style cooking station is a new element to the servery.

The popular deli and entrée stations were retained.

The salad bar was made a focal point of the servery and expanded to include more items. Many of the ingredients are locally and sustainably sourced.

A soup station was added to the end of the salad bar.

New tables and chairs adorn the dining room.

Booths were added to give a restaurantlike ambiance to the space.

Lunch is self-service, but breakfast and dinner are now waiter service.