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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.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2) Install banquet seating

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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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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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Make Your Restaurant a Success with the Right Restaurant Furniture

Feb 21
Posted by Daniel in bar tips and advice, Restaurant Furniture, restaurant tips and advice

restaurant furniture setsServing tasty meals is only one part of running a successful restaurant. Restaurateurs strive to create the right ambience in their restaurants because they realize how the quality of furniture can pip the appeal quotient of a restaurant. Opting for first class commercial furniture is guaranteed to add overall value. There are several benefits associated with the purchase of good restaurant furniture:

1. The right restaurant furniture can speak volumes about the business. Among other things, it can create funky, comfortable, classy and elegant environments. It should also match the needs of the specific clients the restaurant caters for. For example, if it is a family friendly restaurant that wants to appeal to children, the furniture must be able to produce a friendly and comfortable vibe and be attractive to children and parents alike.

2. Carefully chosen furniture adds value to the relationship that exists between the customers and the restaurant. A favorite table or a preferred chair can add to the charm a customer can develop for a restaurant.

3. Convenience is another big plus. Customers often have bad experiences when a chair is too low for a table or a table is too tight for larger built people. Correctly chosen furniture can minimize such inconveniences to the customers. They can relax and enjoy a pleasant dining out experience without squirming uncomfortably in their seats.

4. Choosing the correct numbers of chairs and tables for the restaurant can make all the difference between a professional, well managed restaurant and one that might be perceived as low class or as unprofessional.

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Restaurant and Bar Tips for Good Design

Dec 01
Posted by Daniel in bar tips and advice, Restaurant, Restaurant Furniture, restaurant tips and advice

restaurant designSo you’ve bought a bar and are looking to be the next Gordon Ramsey, without the excessive swearing at the staff. Well, design can make or break a bar, You’re going to have to set up a design so that you don’t become one of those statistics of closed bars within the first two years. You’ve chosen a hard profession, but with a little help, your design can go a long way in making customers feel comfortable and at home while they eat your delectable dishes. Here’s some basic restaurant design tips.

Entrance Tips

  • You’re going to need ample space for a hostess station where they can welcome guests and see them to their tables. Also consider adequate space for patrons waiting for a table.
  • Some restaurants let you pay at a cash register once they’ve finished. Make this an area on its own where payment can be taken care of. This is not needed if you intend for your customers to pay at the table after their meal.
  • Provide seats for customers who are waiting for tables. No one likes to stand for an hour watching those tasty dishes brush past them.
  • If your restaurant has a bar attached to it, you can use this as a waiting area for customers who have to wait for a table. Assuming your restaurant is a hit and the wait is long.

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  • Occasionally used as a waiting area, some full service bars even offer small meals along with drinks so that patrons don’t have to wait to begin eating. Serving small portions may be best so they don’t spoil their appetite on gin and steak. (more…)
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