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7 ways to attract more tourists & business travelers to your restaurant

Clover - Restaurants

Business travelers? They’ll fill bar seats that other customers may find less desirable, quietly relax or have a friendly chat with the bartender, and happily consent to upsells, as they’re often paying with a company per diem. They’re the dreamiest. Don’t pay too much attention to any particular review, whether good or bad.

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THE INTER-DEPENDANCE OF BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY RESTAURANTS

Culinary Cues

The stores were empty, and restaurant service staff were staring out windows from the vantage of unfilled seats. The stores were empty, and restaurant service staff were staring out windows from the vantage of unfilled seats. Any man’s death diminishes me because I am involved in mankind.” These businesses can’t give up!

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THE KING IS IN THE HOUSE

Culinary Cues

Past maintenance and the boiler room of massive furnaces providing heat and hot water for twenty some odd floors of guest rooms and eighteen banquet rooms ranging in size from twenty seat board rooms to two-thousand seat ballrooms, and the three restaurants that grace the main lobby.

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BEFORE THE DINING EXPERIENCE TRY THE KITCHEN EXPERIENCE

Culinary Cues

Wow visuals on the plate and in the dining room, wow views from every seat, wow service, and of course – wow flavors on the plate. Guests will return when the effort expended to create memorable complete dining experiences is front and center. It is, and must be, a team effort. Does this seem farfetched?

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Guide on Providing Excellent Customer Service: Before, During and After The Meal

7 Shifts

That's why it's important to provide an outstanding dining experience from the second your customer's enter your restaurant, till the moment they leave. Keep reading to learn how to do just that, as we cover what to do pre, during, and post dining service. Recommended Reading: BLOG NAME. Table of Contents. Before the meal.

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DO IT RIGHT

Culinary Cues

This is a topic I have presented numerous times and it seems as though whenever I travel it rises to the top of my thinking. Unfortunately, dining out and finding the right place to work is oftentimes a wishful roll of the dice. Ironically, there is always room to be great and there is plenty of room to be mediocre.

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Your 7-Step Guide to Reopening Your Restaurant

7 Shifts

It’s been months since restaurants across the US, Canada, and beyond were forced to shutter their dining areas in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. This may mean limiting seating per table or reorganizing your dining area to ensure tables are over 6 feet apart. I'm so sorry, I'm not doing that anymore.’

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