mardi 22 avril 2014

Restaurant Booths For Your Dining Venue

By Essie Osborn


Remodeling or opening a new restaurant is on the horizon for you and you need to make some important decisions about the seating that you are going to provide for your customers. Of course, you will have all the usual small and large squares and rounds but restaurant booths also sound appealing for quiet and discrete meetings and meals. This will help add comfort, charm and privacy to your establishment.

The seating in these intimate and private areas can be made of a variety of fabrics and materials including leather, wood, vinyl, or upholstery fabric. Choosing one that best fits the type of restaurant service you are offering will enhance your decor. For example, a fine dining establishment would probably use leather or a brocade fabric. A coffee shop would most likely utilize a vinyl or wood for easy cleaning and maintenance.

Check with restaurant supply companies to view what they have in stock. If they do not have what you need, they will provide you with sources to contact. Online companies are also great sources for ideas and descriptions of the different types available. Be sure to map out your requirements and measure the area before placing your order.

If you are on a budget, seek out sales and auctions at restaurants who are closing and have these pieces of dining furniture available. Many can be redesigned or reupholstered at a fraction of the cost of buying new ones. They may have to be cut to size to fit in the spaces you have in your venue but will be well worth the extra labor and materials.

If the floor plan of your establishment has many nooks and crannies and is very unusual in shape, you may have to have this type of seating especially made. Your first challenge would be to fit the benches in the spaces provided and then tables can be either purchased or made to fit these areas. Measurements would have to be extremely accurate to ensure a perfect fit.

Always keep your customer in mind when designing a new floor plan. The benches and tables should be placed where quiet and intimacy are a priority but they are still easily accessible. They work well along a long wall but are also very appealing in the corners of a dining area. Place them out of the high traffic employee and guest paths and away from the kitchen doors to keep the ambiance intact.

This type of furniture and layout works well in both formal and casual dining locations. Bakeries, fast food establishments, breakfast spots and even some convenience stores add these seating arrangements to provide quiet and quick seating for eating out and conversation. Fine dining establishments and upscale steak or seafood houses can also provide this seating for intimate and romantic meals or for important business discussions.

Finding the perfect furnishings for a new food establishment can be a challenge but in the end, it is well worth your extra efforts. Giving your customers a cozy spot for romantic meals or a quiet corner for business meetings can go far in promoting your place of business. Always keep clients' needs and wants in mind when planning the perfect floor arrangements for your establishment.




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