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5 Tips for Picking a Restaurant Furniture Supplier You can Trust

Sep 06
Posted by Daniel in Restaurant Furniture, restaurant tips and advice

Making a big furniture purchase for a new or remodeled restaurant is an important investment; knowing what to look for is the key to finding the right vendor.

 

How can a restaurant owner seeking to buy furniture for his establishment check whether a furniture vendor can be trusted to provide high quality goods? The key to finding a good furniture vendor is asking the right questions. The following is a list of tips about asking a prospective furniture vendor the right questions to ensure you will be pleased with your restaurant furniture purchase for years to come.

1) Is your furniture made for commercial use?

Furniture that will serve you perfectly well for home use is not necessarily suited to use in a commercial environment. Furniture in a restaurant, bar or other similar establishment in the hospitality industry must be able to withstand an extremely high rate of use, well beyond the rate of use for furniture in a residential environment. In order to ensure that the furniture you are buying is built to withstand the everyday rigors of use in a restaurant, choose a vendor that specializes in making furniture for commercial use. These firms will use better materials and properly reinforce the areas of highest stress to ensure that their furniture lasts.

2) Is your furniture tested for strength and durability?

There is no better way to ensure that the furniture you are buying fits industry standards than having it tested for strength and durability. The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer’s Association (BIFMA) has a variety of tests to make sure furniture complies with industry standards. Ask your vendor if his furniture is BIFMA approved.

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3 Tips for Maximizing the Space of a Small Venue

Aug 26
Posted by Daniel in bar tips and advice, Restaurant, Restaurant Furniture, restaurant layout, Restaurant Seating Design, restaurant tips and advice

Designing a small restaurant or pub can require creative thinking to make the most of a limited space; knowing how to select the right furniture and layout is essential.

Small restaurants can have very big advantages for entrepreneurs, but can also present them with very difficult design challenges. A smaller venue brings with it lower costs and less overhead. The price of rent, as well as utilities such as heating and cooling, can be significantly lower. A much smaller wait staff and kitchen staff is also an advantage of a small restaurant or pub, and initial design costs will often be significantly lower in a smaller space.

Choosing the right layout and restaurant furniture for a small venue is essential to a customer’s impression of the establishment. A small venue done right can come across as cozy, intimate and comfortable, whereas a badly designed small venue will seem cluttered, crowded and unpleasant. The following are three tips on how to choose the right furniture and layout to make a restaurant or pub a big hit in a small package.

1) Utilize bar and counter seating

Bar and counter seating is a great way to get a lot of people seated at your establishment, while still offering wait staff and customers ample space to move around. A bar placed on one side of the room adjacent to the kitchen with high bar stools is great not only for spacing – it also can establish a venue as a place to congregate in the neighborhood. Customers who might normally just be ordering food and soft drinks are much more likely to order alcohol while eating at the bar, which will definitely boost profits.

Counter seating along the restaurant’s front windows is also a great way to save some space, and offer diners who value their privacy an appropriate seating option. Seating with a street view is pleasant for diners in your restaurant and can serve to pull foot traffic in from outside.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Restaurant Furniture Styles

Jul 17
Posted by Daniel in bar tips and advice, Restaurant Furniture, restaurant tips and advice

Use restaurant furniture to create a warm atmosphere while serving a function. Guests enjoy the style while staff appreciates easy maintenance pieces.

Restaurant furniture must be easy to care for, sturdy enough to handle a lot of use and maintain a good appearance. The type of restaurant setting in which it will be used will dictate the overall style as well as construction materials. Just as with home furnishings, there are many exciting options including banquettes, booths, chairs, table shapes and heights. Restaurant chairs may be constructed from fine wood, chrome, steel or a combination. Coverings include easy to clean vinyl and tightly woven cloth.

Restaurant furniture enhances overall style and can flow to adjoining areas such as lounges and outdoor patios. Floor coverings, curtains, tablecloths and wall colors should be taken into consideration when ordering fabric-covered pieces. Small, round, bistro tables with wrought iron chairs create an intimate setting, while family style restaurants often use a combination of dining booths and banquet or square tables to ensure adequate seating. Tall tables and backed bar stools are increasingly popular in restaurant/lounge settings.

Developing an overall seating plan and style prior to shopping for restaurant furniture will help business owners determine the best value for their money. Owners who plan to upgrade or replace a few tables or chairs at a time may benefit from sales or by choosing from lines that are considered open stock.
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How to Choose the Right Restaurant Furniture

Jun 28
Posted by Daniel in Restaurant Chairs, Restaurant Furniture, restaurant tips and advice

Choosing the right restaurant furniture for your facility can pose a challenge. This post explains factors that influence your choice and helps you decide.

Whether you are upgrading your facility or opening a new restaurant, thoughtfully chosen restaurant furniture can lend a unique and elegant character to your establishment. Ambiance and comfort are as important as the quality of food that is served, so here are a few tips on how to choose the appropriate restaurant furniture.
1. Restaurant furniture reflects ambiance. For example, if you have a place that serves fast food and milk shakes, then you might want to opt for funky and modern styles.

2. Have something for every age. A restaurant welcomes all its clients, which means you need to own everything from a few baby high chairs, comfortable armchairs for the elderly and everything in between.

3. If your restaurant offers both indoors and outdoor dining, then you want to invest in both kinds. Outdoor patio furniture could be made from more informal materials like cane or wicker.

4. Colors matter when it comes to choosing your restaurant furniture. Light colors suit a vibrant, upbeat ambiance while more sedate colors are appropriate for an elegant dining experience.
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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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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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