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Restaurant Patio Design: The Basics

Jul 10
Posted by Daniel in Restaurant Furniture

outdoor patio furnitureThere are Hundreds of Options for Beautiful Patio Design

Much like the layout of a restaurant’s interior seating area, there are endless options to beautifully design a restaurant’s patio area. The right patio design can enhance the business of any restaurant. Small restaurants can look bigger with sprawling patio designs. Large restaurants can look even larger and grander with beautifully created patio designs. The extra seating created by a well-planned and carefully laid out patio design can help to enhance your revenues. You can do just about anything with your patio space. After all, patio designs can only be limited to the space that you have, the type of atmosphere that you want to create, and the amount of creativity you put into it.

Patio Designs and the Works

There are so many patio designs that you can choose from for your restaurant. For smaller restaurants with smaller areas, garden or sidewalk patio designs are the most popular choice. You can also opt for those charming courtyard patio designs if you have a nice little garden with a perfect spot for the sun. There are sidewalk patio designs which you can also choose to make that space in front of your restaurant come alive. If you love holding events and providing entertainment at your restaurant on a regular basis, decorative concrete patio designs will be perfect for you. They are great for hosting bands and entertainers. They can even serve as outdoor lounges to wait in with a drink or outdoor kitchens to stage elaborate public cooking exhibitions.

The Benefits

Having patio designs that work means additional and more flexible seating for your restaurant. A patio can be an extension of your interiors and double as a lounge, bar, seating area for families with children, buffet space or outdoor kitchen. Great patio designs can turn an otherwise boring exterior into an amazing pebble garden. Great patio designs can also maximize the use of an otherwise unusable and unattractive space on your property and turn it into a working and beautiful space for customers.

Some Tips

Your patio designs should not look like just a slab of concrete strategically dropped on a space outside your restaurant. It should look natural, beautiful and not overly done. The most functional patio designs should consider the amount of exposure to sun and shade. You must avoid placing your patio in a place where you get too much sun or too little shade. Otherwise, it would not be a very comfortable spot to eat in at a particular time of day. Also consider its proximity to the kitchen.

Remember, the patio is the extension of the interiors. You really do not want to walk a couple hundred feet from the kitchen to the outdoor seating area when you are trying to provide quick and efficient customer service. (more…)

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Creating the Best Dining Experience with Restaurant Furniture

Jun 24
Posted by Daniel in bar tips and advice, Restaurant Furniture, restaurant tips and advice

Nothing is more essential to creating an enjoyable dining experience than the restaurant furniture that has been chosen by that establishment for accommodating their customers. As no two restaurants are ever alike, neither are the different styles and types of furnishings used to complete the décor in them. Factors such as the atmosphere, class, ethnicity and style are critical to the selection of the type of furniture chosen to furnish that establishment.

There is, however, one common factor involved in the selection of that restaurant furniture where each of them is concerned and that is providing their patrons with a comfortable environment so their meal is more enjoyable. Therefore, it is necessary for the restaurant owner to have a basic understanding of these furnishings so they make an informed purchasing decision to the benefit of the customer.

In addition to the factors listed above, the type of restaurant furniture that is purchased will depend on the type of establishment it is being selected for. The following are some examples of the items currently available in the industry today.

Restaurant Dining Booths – Most restaurants will have these for seating a family of up to four or five persons on bench style seats. There are two types of booth seating. One is single or double sided while the other is wall-mounted. There are also custom made booths that come in various shapes and sizes but those are more expensive and less common. (more…)

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Restaurant Remodeling Tips

Jun 14
Posted by Daniel in bar tips and advice, Restaurant, Restaurant Furniture, restaurant layout, Restaurant Seating Design, restaurant tips and advice

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Restaurant remodeling can be very expensive but if you want the best there will be the need to pay for it. It can be done for less of a cost by choosing less expensive items but there are times when it will be best to buy long lasting items. This way there will be no need to have to go through kitchen remodeling for some time.

A remodeling can make such a difference to a restaurant and not least it can push up its revenue. However, in these hard economic times it’s not always a good idea to invest in a large, expensive remodeling.
Star off by deciding on a sum that you can realistically afford and see what is available for that amount. When remodeling, decide who it is being done for. If you don’t plan to expand your clientele base then you can invest in a minor change that will refresh the existing decor without having to spend too much and without having to worry that your customers will not like what you have done.

Decide how much needs to be done and then what order to do it in. If there needs to be a complete overhaul it will be best to start with the redevelopment before the new equipment is brought in. This could be a new floor or new furniture and in the worst case scenario may even need new pipes fitting.

Once the reconstruction has taken place it will be time to decide on the items you want and don’t want. With a restaurant remodeling there will be plenty of scope when it comes to choosing new items. There are certain things to keep in mind when remodeling a dining venue and one may seem very superficial but it will be best to see what kind of restaurant furniture your competitors are using. Another good idea is to ask your workers and your clients what furniture they would like to see in your venue and try to incorporate that into your new design. (more…)

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3 Tips to Make Your Restaurant Thrive in Tough Economic Times

Jun 07
Posted by Daniel in bar tips and advice, Restaurant Furniture

Great food is no longer a good enough reason for frugal customers to spend their hard-earned money. However, during times of economic crisis, people don’t necessarily have less money to spend. They are simply uncertain about the future and thus more concerned with building their savings until economic indicators give them the confidence that they are secure and safe to spend money.

A smart restaurateur, rather than seeing an economic downturn as bad for business, can see it as an opportunity to seize the market in a way others fail to. The following are some tips on simple things restaurant owners can do to make their establishments a sustainable success in good and bad economic times.

 

1) Maximize your space

Your clientele’s visual experience and comfort can go a long way in determining whether or not they become return customers to your establishment. While structural redesign of a space can be a costly outlay in times of economic crisis, there are more cost-effective ways to revitalize your venue. A smart investment in the right restaurant furniture can revitalize your space at a cost you can afford. You can put the money you save by not structurally remodeling into the type of marketing and promotion campaign that your competitors cannot afford. Don’t underestimate the importance of your restaurant furniture and layout. Make a long-term investment in good furniture and consult with experts who have experience in the field about what furniture is right for your venue.

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5 Tips to Make Your Restaurant Ready for Summer

May 24
Posted by Daniel in fun, Restaurant, restaurant tips and advice

Summer is here and people are going out more and staying out longer. If you want your restaurant to benefit from the good weather you need to get ready. VF6BC6GMA8CU

Although it sounds trivial, there is quite a lot of work involved in getting a dining establishment ready for a new season.  Every season has its own unique characteristics which trigger different behaviors from your potential customers.

For example, in the winter there will be a rise in demand for warm dishes such as soups, casseroles and baked desserts.  In the summer, on the other hand, you will see a rising demand for salads and ice-cream, while you can forget about serving soup to anyone, especially during lunch.

So what do you need to do to get your place ready for the summer?

1.       Spring cleaning

We know that a restaurant has high hygiene standards but even so one of the first things that any food related business must do when winter ends is spring cleaning and pest control. There are no two ways about it. Food will attract visitors of all kinds. The ones we want and the ones we really don’t and a restaurant needs to be ready to handle both.

2.       Change the menu

Like we already mentioned above, different seasons call for different dishes. Change the menu to reflect the changing seasons. Include seasonal fresh herbs, vegetables and fruits in your menu. Talk to farmers in your area and see what produce will be available and make sure you always have an adequate supply of fresh items in your dishes.

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Restaurant Furniture Safety Tips

May 10
Posted by Daniel in bar tips and advice, Commercial Seating, Restaurant Furniture, restaurant safety, restaurant tips and advice

Many restaurant owners overlook the topic of restaurant safety when it comes to providing a safe customer experience to all those who choose to eat or drink at their establishment. As a business owner you will want to avoid any possible liabilities involving your customers or employees. When it comes to the safety of your restaurant, it should be taken just as seriously as sanitary food practices.

 

Imagine a bar stool that has an uneven leg which will make it unstable. When a customer sits down on the stool they will likely not be expecting it and may possibly fall and injure themselves within the first couple minutes of being in your bar or restaurant. A loose seat on a bar stool can have the same effect. A customer will certainly not enjoy falling off one of your stools and will be even less thrilled with you if they manage to get injured in the process. Tall tables with a pedestal leg can also suffer from a similar problem if one of their legs is missing the tip that it rests on. A person putting a little bit of weight on the table by doing something as simple as leaning on it can result in the whole table flipping and spilling the food and drinks all over the customers and the floor.

 

Another restaurant furniture that you want to keep an eye on are the chairs. The legs of every chair should be checked on a regular basis to make sure that they are not loose or tip when sat in. Failure to check your chairs’ legs and backs can result in a customer falling off the chair and potentially suffering a back injury. Be sure to tighten any screws that connect the base of the seat to the seat backs to try to avoid this as much as possible.

 

Not only do you have to worry about restaurant furniture having legs that are uneven and loose screws, you also need to be sure that the material the chair is made out of doesn’t start to splinter. Wood chairs will of course be the most common material of chair to have this problem, however plastic chairs can degrade and get splinters as well, which will tend to just pinch your customers when they sit in them. Remember that a customer running into problems with your restaurant furniture will just be a reason that may cause them to go somewhere else next time.

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