DID YOU PLAN TO HANDLE TAKE-AWAY ORDERS?

Offering online orders as an option can get your foot in the door when it comes to target groups that prefer delivery food, like singles, families with younger children, students, office workers looking to have lunch with colleagues,… etc. Some of these audiences may not yet have had any interaction with your brand, up until the moment you start selling meals online. Meal delivery is a perfect opportunity to sell dishes even if you no longer have tables available. The number of covers of a physical restaurant is limited, but with delivery, you can "hack the system". Food delivery is a great way to increase revenues by serving more customers than seats. But more than that, delivery is often more profitable than traditional restaurant sales.

HAVE YOU CONSIDERED PROVIDING A WAITING AREA?

During the daily lunch rush or the weekend dinner queues, you simply cannot have a large group of guests waiting inside for a table.This can really disrupt the flow of a restaurant, get in servers' ways, and stress out the patrons currently trying to enjoy a meal. Keeping in mind harsh weather conditions that do not permit customers to line up outside, you need to consider having a separate waiting area indoors – so as to make sure the clients waiting are just as comfortable as the current diners, and less prone to go elsewhere. A SIMPLE BENCH; POUF OR SOFA IS ALL WHAT YOU NEED

-If you’re known for long waits, then a proper waiting room, or at least outdoor heat lamps should be added to your budget

They’re hungry…starving, even. A little snack for the brave who wait an hour or more is a nice surprise that they’ll be sure to tell their friends.

THE IMPORTANCE OF A RESTAURANT SEATING LAYOUT

A well-executed seating layout is one of the most important aspects of opening

a restaurant. The choices you make regarding the seating arrangements have a

huge impact, not only on diners overall experience, but also on how efficiently

and effectively the restaurant functions. Improper seating arrangements and

floor plans result in unnecessary congestion, and sometimes confusion, in a

restaurant space. A well thought-out floor plan can result in expediency,

translating to customer satisfaction as well as higher sales.

WHAT DOES A ‘RESTAURANT SEATING LAYOUT’ MEAN?

If you are not quite sure about what a restaurant seating layout means, it

basically refers to the positioning of the tables and chairs in the space, along

with the design of the waiting area, placement of host/hostess podium as well as

the outdoor seating arrangements. By strongly considering where furniture is

placed, and the design of the entire restaurant layout, you can make for a

satisfactory dining experience.