THE Niche Restaurant in Irvine has now re-opened after undergoing a complete refurbishment.

The former outdoor area has now been transformed as the popular Montgomery Street eatery has nearly doubled their indoor dining capacity.

And after 17 days closed while the refurb was carried out many may be asking what exactly this looks like now.

Here at the Times, we have been given an inside look of how this...

Irvine Times: A look inside - The Niche transformation following refurb

Has been transformed into this...

Irvine Times: A look inside - The Niche transformation following refurb

And the whole process behind this transformation journey into the new look Niche.

Irvine Times: A look inside - The Niche transformation following refurb

To have a look at the whole process, check out the photo gallery above, where you can see the journey the restaurant has went on during its short period of closure, to now re-opening.