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Restaurant Chair Design: Bar Stool Comfort Issues

All bars are created equal, right? Not! Some bars are for drinks only. Some serve appetizers, some full meals. When your bar is doing double duty—for drinking and eating—you definitely need to consider restaurant furniture with an extra level of comfort for the extra time spent there. Plus, if only drinking, people tend to lean on bar tops, so the chair support is not as big a deal. If eating a meal, the bar top is needed for plates and settings, not elbows.
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Restaurant Table Layout: Floor Plan Flubs

A crowded restaurant is good news for you, the owner. But for the patron? Not always. While a full house definitely communicates to customers the fact that they have selected an eatery that’s popular and where the food must be great, an overwhelming feeling of being crowded can have the effect of claustrophobia and irritation.
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Restaurant Table Design: Drop-Leaf Flexibility

Not one of the most time-honored inventions, certainly, but drop-leaf tables can be saviors to restaurants that need their versatility. Go from square or rectangular to round or oval in a flash, and accommodate larger parties without sacrificing a lot of space or using up whole tables to serve only a couple of extra patrons.
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Restaurant Table Design: Tipsy Tables

Not only do you not want your patrons to become tipsy, you for sure don’t want your tables to get that way either. Table bases that do not sit evenly on their surface or support the table top properly are not only a nuisance, but a safety hazard as well. Overloaded tables, patrons who lean on tables for support while standing up from their seat, baby seats that hinge onto table edges—all are accidents waiting to happen, particularly when the table is in disrepair.
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Restaurant Tables Design: Invest in Comfort

Successful restaurants depend on much more than their menu. Comfort is way up there in the rankings. A five-star dinner may be deemed only two if the chair and table are a source of discomfort and annoyance to the diner. In fact, few things are more annoying to diners than tables that wobble, tilt, or have a base that compromises leg room.
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New Trends in Restaurant Furniture: “High Chairs” for Adults

Western-style bars, gentlemen’s taprooms, ice cream parlours, quick meals at a sophisticated eatery, poolside snackbars, old-fashioned diners—there are endless opportunities to expand beyond the traditional table-and-chair style of eating or drinking. Many eating establishments are adding dining menus to their wine and cocktail bars, and that means more need for restaurant furniture that allows a person to enjoy the experience.
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