The new layout with the dining room in the small room worked perfectly!  Its cosy, but very workable. 

We had a wonderful dinner.  Went Thai/South East Asian.  From memory Satay is not a core Thai dish, but worked really well with the rest of the meal. 

Still have some clearing away of things to do, think I’m waiting for the internet connection to be sorted so i can clear away the computer gear and then put the whole main room into place!

Little dog loved the company and was very well behaved the whole night, just slept under the table near his people!  The wine and food flowed and was a great night.