Magnum Opus
The fictional restaurant Magnum Opus is located at the centre of Lancaster in 2450AD.
Magnum Opus is like a café during daytime hours, and more like a restaurant in the evenings. It’s wide doors with their full height windows reveal that the interior retains the same bare, granite stone walls as the exterior. It feels cool, even at the height of summer. The two classic carriage lanterns, mounted high on the wall at the entrance suggest a quiet grandeur, and a welcoming sense of place. Clever combinations of grey and silver in the stonework, in the wooden door frames, and in the lanterns, hint at the refinement to be found within.
This is HayWire’s favourite retreat. Calm, tranquil, and a little bit pricey when compared to the other cafés, though that’s because it’s smaller than most, and it needs to make its profit from fewer customers. Run by Honoria Concordia (Honey) and her husband Tiberius (Tigger), it’s a sophisticated place for special occasions.
When NutJob and KristalClear visit for their first romantic dinner it transpires that there’s a lot more going on than just good food. There are some unexpected yet familiar faces.
“I’ve got goosebumps!” says NutJob, “my goosebumps have got goosebumps!”
“This is a proper little love nest here,” declares KristalClear, “we’re going to have to come here regularly. Honey surely knows all the cosy alliances in Lancaster!”