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Host an Anti-Valentine’s Day Event at Your Bar

Dec 29
Posted by Daniel in bar tips and advice, fun, Restaurant, restaurant tips and advice

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Some people are not big fans of Valentine’s Day, and who can blame them. If you don’t have someone special in your life, the day can seem like torture. You see everyone at work getting flowers or talking about their special plans for the evening. Everyone seems to be holding hands and happy, smiling because they are blissfully in love. However, there is a large segment of the population that just doesn’t “get” Valentine’s Day. They generally stay inside on February 14th, and the last place they want to go is to a restaurant or a bar that is full of couples in love.

Sounds depressing, but this can be a very good opportunity for you as a bar owner. Instead of having a Valentine’s Day celebration at your place, consider having an anti-Valentine’s Day party that pokes fun at the holiday.

You can have a lot of fun with this idea. Consider holding a competition where people are allowed to get up and tell their worst ex story. Give the winners a free glass of beer to drown their sorrows and a free t-shirt with your bar logo on it to wipe up their tears! It is a fun time, and the t-shirts can act as free promotion whenever someone wears it. In addition to having your logo on the shirt, consider adding something like “I Survived another Valentine’s Day”. (more…)

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Basic Expectations when Dining Out

Dec 20
Posted by Daniel in bar tips and advice, fun, Restaurant Furniture, restaurant tips and advice

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If you are planning to start any kind of business, you have to make sure you will consider the expectations of your customers. Always remember that customers are always right. Once you consider the expectations of your customers, especially in terms of dining out, you can easily attract more business.

Comfortable Seating and Fine Furniture

Let us first start with the basic expectations of customers when dining out. There are some surveys made which state that customers are expecting to be seated in comfort in a restaurant. Comfort is a factor for any dining venue with the exception of fast food restaurants where this is a less important aspect.

Comfort is not only about the chair you seat in; most customers are also looking at the rest of the restaurant furniture. Make sure that there are matching chairs and tables, wall paintings and other kinds of furniture that will spice up your restaurants and enhance the décor.

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How to Make Your Restaurant Stand Out

Dec 15
Posted by Daniel in bar tips and advice, fun, Restaurant, restaurant tips and advice

restaurant dancingHaving your own restaurant can be a very lucrative but tough business. The following tips will give you some ideas on how to get that extra edge over your competition:

Offer Live Music

Why not hire a band and let your customers enjoy some live music? If you have live music, more customers will be enticed to visit your restaurant. Eating in a rather plain restaurant without any entertainment at all can make your dining experience dull and boring. Regardless of the genre of music played by the band you will hire, live music will surely be one of your aces over your competitors. Don’t forget to let your diners know that the band accepts special requests. This is a great bonus for people celebrating anniversaries and birthdays.

Leave Some Empty Space for Dancing

Have you ever imagined operating a restaurant where you can leave an empty place for dancing? Combine this with a live band or a juke box and you will ensure your customers have a night to remember. (more…)

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Importance of Online Presence for Restaurants

Dec 13
Posted by Daniel in bar tips and advice, fun, restaurant tips and advice

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Gone are the days when restaurants will need to rely solely on the standard offline advertising for their business and offers. The internet has a new, faster and more efficient way to reach younger, more modern customers. Through the help of the internet, there are many businesses that have become successful. And when you are planning to start your restaurant business, you can also use the internet in order to introduce yourself and your venue to your customers in a more efficient way.

Because of the evolution of the internet, this will not just allow restaurant owners to establish business visibility and online presence but it will also allow you to effectively conduct business related processes like managing orders and delivery of said orders.

Benefits of Online Presence

Do you want to establish an effective and broad clientele base? Sure you do. And the best thing that you can do in order to achieve this quickly is to establish your business’ online presence. If you will simply rely on the traditional means of promotion, you might have to wait for some time before you will see the fruits of your investment.

The read rate of internet promotion is twice higher as compared to the use of ordinary marketing tools. So in establishing your online presence, you can easily deliver the information of your business since most of the customers now are already using the internet in order to search for the service provider they are looking for and restaurants are among the most searched for. (more…)

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Winter is Here. Time to Change the Menu

Dec 08
Posted by Daniel in bar tips and advice, fun, Restaurant, restaurant tips and advice

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As a restaurant owner, you have to make sure you know some aspects of seasonal foods you are expected to serve in your establishment. In other words, there are some foods that you need to prepare when winter comes. This is the season when some particular foods like soup and warm casseroles are in demand. Below you can find some ideas for winter foods that will keep your clients warm and happy.

At the top of the list is the To Die for Crock Pot Roast.

During the winter season, your taste buds are looking for dishes with amazing flavor. In the case of this dish, your mouth will experience a combination of flavors.

If you want to really warm your customers during the winter season, Panera’s Cream Cheese Potato Soup is the best for you. Based from the customers of some restaurants offering this dish or a version of it, this is one of the most in demand dishes during the winter season. The taste is like a bomb and the spices are exploding inside your mouth. Definitely, this is a must try dish for winter season. (more…)

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Doorknob Hangers and Flyers Still Work for Bar and Restaurant Promotion

Dec 06
Posted by Daniel in bar tips and advice, Restaurant, restaurant tips and advice

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For many years, one of the tried and true methods of getting people to come into a restaurant or a bar for the first time was through handouts. The flyers that get stuffed under windshields and the doorknob hangers that you put on the doors in the neighborhood were once a good way of getting the word out about your place. Do they still work in the digital age?

You might be surprised, but they do still offer some great benefits. One of the nice things about flyers and door hangers is that they are very cheap to produce. The door hangers are going to be a bit more expensive than the flyers are in most cases, but when you order them in bulk the price is well worth it. They are much cheaper than many other types of advertising out there today.

You need to make sure that you have a high quality flyer and hanger though, and you need to make sure that it has all of the pertinent information. It needs to have the establishment’s name, address, phone number, and website. It should also have some type of call to action that makes the customer want to use it.

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