James, maybe the contractors were talking about the main building/enabling works they're responsible for, as Picturehouse have their own in-house team for fitting-out the screens, and the cafe would probably be done by a specialist outsourced shop-fitter. Even so, having seen the building site myself earlier this week, I agree that mid-Jan is highly optimistic for their works, especially when you consider there will be close to a 2-week shutdown over the Festive period. I think it will be well worth the wait though...