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Restaurant Planning: Scheduling Smarts

Apr 25
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Even the best vendor may occasionally run into delivery issues beyond its control: for example, weather delays that impact shipping schedules or shippers that encounter their own problems. Choose your restaurant furniture vendor with care. Quick ship may be an option that can help you get your goods in a shorter timeframe. If you are ordering custom pieces—finishes, upholstery, and so on—be sure you and your vendor account for these specifics in the agreed-upon delivery schedule.

If you have an opening day in mind, always build in wiggle room to deal with the unexpected. Be realistic, and above all, keep your various delivery dates coordinated—from dishes to linens to staff start dates to furnishings.

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Restaurant Furniture Design: Budging on Your Budget?

Apr 23
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Duna Wood ChairYou’ve got it all planned out: staffing, equipment, interior décor, lighting, chef, menu. Maybe you’re looking for somewhere to trim some dollars. With everything a priority, where do you start?

Do NOT start with your restaurant chairs. Sure, there are budget-conscious enough styles to be found, but make sure that budget does not translate to poorly constructed and uncomfortable. Before you know it, your patrons will avoid your eatery. Physical comfort is a priority for customers of every age and income. How many times have you heard people complain about a restaurant because of discomfort—sitting in a draft, poor lighting, heat turned up too high or too low, chair seats that are too high or too low, or chair backs that give a major pain in the person’s back?

When it comes to creature comforts, be really careful about expecting your patrons to accept less-than-acceptable comforts.

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Restaurant Furniture Design: Get Answers Before Buying

Apr 22
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Hotdog stand or French bistro? City or country resort? Lakeside or sidewalk? Covered or open air? Lots to consider when selecting outdoor restaurant furnishings.

Here’s a list of questions you need to have answers to before you make your final decisions:

  • Do you need to haul in your furnishings at the close of business every day, or can your tables and chairs be left outdoors? This may affect your decision on stackable chairs.
  • Are there city codes you must abide by to use that little strip of sidewalk outside your front window—codes that may limit your space, choice of furnishings, and so on?
  • What weather elements must you contend with—dry desert air or humid and tropical? Your locale can impact the materials you select.
  • Need umbrellas? That definitely impacts your table choices.
  • Is your establishment self-serve—and self-clean up—or bussed?
  • Want a casual or elegant look and feel?

These are just for starters. As with all your decision making, do your research. Ask yourself all the questions that will lead you to the smart choices you need to make about your restaurant furniture.

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Restaurant Furniture Design: Ethnic Food, Ethnic Décor?

Apr 17
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Does your Italian eatery have to reflect the Tuscan countryside? Should a Szechwan restaurant require an Oriental atmosphere? Will your Parisian bistro make it if you avoid those tiny, delicate bentwood chairs?

There are no rules that say you’ve got to design your restaurant in the style of your foods’ geographic origins. Granted, you don’t want to confuse your patrons, but you certainly can surprise them, delight them, and show your creativity by selecting interior design and furnishings that set you apart from your category’s competitors.

More and more, ultramodern looks are right at home in Asian restaurants. And Mediterranean and European menus do quite well in surroundings that are clearly influenced by clean, contemporary designs that don’t necessarily shout the country of origin. Before you decorate and furnish, do your research and explore what others are doing in your locale. You may determine that differentiating your establishment from those of other restaurateurs is managing by more than your menu.

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Restaurant Chair Design: Cater to Baby Boomers

Apr 16
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Restaurant ChairsWatch out! Baby boomers are leading the pack of folks with disposable income. And that translates to eating out more often. Not only that, these are folks who, though getting up there in years, do not see themselves as old, simply older. Not aged, but aging. So when you plan your restaurant seating, though you may think your venue will appeal to lots of 20- and 30-somethings, expect an older crowd and be ready to welcome their patronage by furnishing with them in mind.

What does that mean, seating-wise? Comfort, an affluent look and feel, and supportive and sturdy chairs and stools. Let your décor—lighting, wall coverings, art, tableware, and other accoutrements—take style wherever you wish. Just make sure your chairs, stools, booths, and banquettes take every age group into account. You don’t want to miss out on repeat visits from seniors, middle-age daters, grandparents, and anyone over the age of 50. A good vendor can advise you on seating styles that fit your look and fit your patrons of all ages.

Fifty is the new 30. This is an age group that enjoys new trends, trying out new resturants, lounges, clubs, and bars. Be ready for them!

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Restaurant Chairs Design: Indoor/Outdoor Chairs

Apr 15
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Who says you have to use indoor chairs indoors? With so many sleek and stylish outdoor metal chairs available, you can carry your look from indoors to out with ease. Even on the most congested city sidewalks, outdoor dining has caught on in a significant way.

You multitask, so why not do the same with your restaurant chairs? And if a chair can withstand the elements, it’s a cinch that it will stand up to indoor use as well. If you are planning new furniture purchases or restocking, consider seating that can be used inside and out. Your patio furniture selection is likely to have low or no maintenance as a criterion, as well as the usual comfort, looks, and price as other deciding factors. Casual dining venues are especially good places for this design direction. Made from materials such as aluminum, teak, and rattan, outdoor furniture can fit with a range of decors.

Discuss your needs with a vendor who offers both seating and table tops and bases that can fit all location types.

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