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New at Affordable Seating – Restaurant Furniture Sets

Nov 10
Posted by Daniel in bar stools, Booths, Commercial Seating, Restaurant Chairs, Restaurant Furniture, Table Tops

restaurant furniture setAffordable Seating.net have just added to their list of products some great restaurant furniture sets. This means that you will be able to order all your restaurant furniture in one go without having to spend extra time looking for matching items.

The sets include metal or wood restaurant chairs, matching bar stools or dining booths and table tops and bases, and are based on the company’s customers purchases.

Even if you aren’t looking to buy ready made sets we recommend going over them to get ideas of how to create your own sets and to see what other  restaurant owners are looking for.

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Update Your Restaurant with Booths and Table Tops

Oct 30
Posted by Daniel in Booths, Commercial Seating, Restaurant, Restaurant Furniture, restaurant tips and advice, Table Tops

Restaurant Dining Booths

Becoming a restaurant owner is an exciting if often challenging endeavor.  Building and zoning codes, health and safety regulations, and purchasing and maintaining equipment are all routine activities that a restaurant owner must balance daily before they even begin to get to the heart of their business, the food and the service.  Restaurant booths and table tops are an often overlooked way of adding style and class to any hot foodie spot.  Deciding to acquire new restaurant furniture is not a trivial matter and should be appropriately considered and researched before making a final decision.

New restaurant booths can immediately add an attractive ambiance to your place.  Spruce up the ordinary look by adding stylish and comfortable furniture.  This is a simple way to get your customers to notice the updates and bring in more diners by word of mouth.  Creating a new personalized style and look will make your customers realize your commitment to great food and service.  Remember, the look and design of a restaurant can mean the difference between a few tables served and a full house. (more…)

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Fun Ideas for Your Child Centric Restaurant

Aug 29
Posted by Daniel in fun, Restaurant Furniture, restaurant tips and advice

If you are running a family friendly restaurant that focuses on children, then you will want to make sure that you have everything that a child centric restaurant should have. Here are a few fun ideas that you might want to incorporate into your restaurant.

What screams fun for kids? Games are an obvious choice. You can have many different types of games, from video games to skee ball. You will want to make sure that there are games for children of different ages, and it might be a good idea to throw in something that the adults are going to like as well.

Seating is something that you need to consider carefully. Remember that in a restaurant that is specifically for children, they are going to be running around. Make sure that you have enough space to allow for that. Restaurant booths will help to easily divide the space and will allow for more “running around” space. You will also need to make sure that you have seating that is right for both children and adults. Booster seats, for the younger kids to sit on, are a great idea and they are something that you do not want to overlook.

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Employee Vouchers Can Boost Your Bar or Restaurant

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

Since your employees spend so much time at your bar or restaurant, they are the perfect people to help you market effectively. Their word of mouth can help to bring in more people to your establishment. However, you want to be able to reward them for helping you promote, and when you offer some type of incentive, you will find that they work even harder for you. The following is a great idea that you might want to employ to see just how much more business it will be able to bring into your place.

You are going to create employee vouchers. It is simple, and it can be a wonderful way to get more people to come into your restaurant or bar, even if they didn’t have any intention of visiting. Print up a large number of vouchers that offer discounted meals or drink specials. Anyone who presents them at your bar or eatery will get this discount. Make sure that the voucher has an expiration date.

Pass stacks of these vouchers out to all of your employees. Make sure that everyone gets an equal amount of the vouchers from the bouncers to the hostess to the bartenders, wait staff, busboys, chefs, dishwashers . . . you get the idea. Have them initial the back of each voucher and then pass them out to anyone that they wish. (more…)

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Social Networking and Your Restaurant

May 19
Posted by Daniel in bar tips and advice, fun, Restaurant, restaurant tips and advice

You probably use social networking in your personal life. Most people today do. Perhaps you Tweet about the things that you are doing with your friends or family or about the latest movie you saw or book you read. People love Facebook too, and it can be a great way to keep in touch with people you know and even to meet new people. Of course, social networks are also a great way to promote your business. If you want to get more people into your restaurant, get onto all of the social networks that you can.

Set up special pages on Twitter and Facebook specifically for your restaurant. While you want to let people know about all of the great things that your restaurant serves, you don’t want to inundate them only with promotional posts. Make your restaurant’s social network a fun place. Give people some insight into the neighborhood where your restaurant is located. Maybe post some information or links about things people can do in the area after they’ve dined at your place. Of course, you will also want to make sure that you add information for any discounts or specials that you are currently offering – just don’t overwhelm people. (more…)

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Singles Nights Bring More Customers to Your Bar

May 15
Posted by Daniel in bar stools, fun, restaurant tips and advice

Finding someone special today is more difficult than it has ever been. Even if you are happily married, you can probably sympathize with the plight of all of those singles out there. Meeting people is tough, and you never know what you can expect. Online dating might have some benefits, but you don’t get to meet the person face to face for a while, and most people crave human contact when they are looking for a potential soul mate. Since you are a bar owner or manager, you are in a perfect position to help these people. Best of all, you will be able to drum up more business for your bar. More business is always good!

How can you do this? Set aside one day a week / month at the bar to be singles night. On this night, only single people who are looking to connect with others will be in the bar. Since everyone knows that its singles night, no one will have to worry about approaching someone only to have to slink away later, once realizing that they are already with someone. Make it a comfortable and friendly atmosphere where people can get to know one another. To draw in more people, you might want to offer discounted drinks for the first couple hours of the night.

If you want to make your singles night really effective, you are going to have to do some advertising. It isn’t too difficult, but you are going to need to start your advertising at least a month before you have your first singles night. The following are some great ways to start getting the word out.

First, make sure that you put an announcement on your website. If you don’t already have a website or blog where you talk about your bar and the events and specials you offer, then you are behind the times and you really need to set one up. In addition to advertising on your own site, look for websites and even blogs that talk about events in your location. Advertise in these places as well to spread the word further. Also, make sure that all of your employees know about the singles night and let them mention it to some of the regular customers. Word of mouth is a low tech and effective way of getting the word out.

Once the word is out there you will also need to prepare relevant music for the singles night and re-arrange your bar chairs and tables to make room to getting around easier and to make sure most of the areas in the bar are visible.

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