The Restaurant Times

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Pricing menu items for your restaurant business is one of the most challenging yet essential tasks. There are multiple ways of pricing the restaurant menu correctly. Or, serve meals at lower prices than your competitors. You can also work around your margins and quote a price that covers the essential cost.

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Restaurant365

MARCH 3, 2022

Casual dining – 32%. Fast casual – 25%. So, whether you are a specialty kiosk, fast-casual, or fine dining, there is additional money to be made by catering to tourists. Add fresh, seasonal tastes to your menu. Put your menu on display. Fine dining – 41%. Quickservice – 23%. Coffee & snack – 32%.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2024

This trend reflects the growing popularity of drive-thru and fast-casual dining, coupled with the demand for digital technologies such as QSR digital signage and QR codes. This capability can prove invaluable for refining pricing strategies, optimising ingredient and waste management, and planning forthcoming shifts, among other benefits.

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Restaurant Clicks

JUNE 22, 2021

You may not be familiar with the term “prix fixe menu,” but you’re more than likely familiar with the concept, which has been a staple of both fine-dining and casual restaurants for decades. The History of the Prix Fixe Menu. For both of these reasons, the prix fixe menu is still alive and well today. Prix Fixe Meaning.

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Ken Burgin

JULY 17, 2022

Finalise the Festive Menus – it may be months away, but customers want menu and price certainty. Review the range of menu styles and pricing – small, medium, large still works for pricing and range. Make this the season of List Building. Plan for the staff you need.

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Open for Business

JANUARY 26, 2023

Before launching any new menu promotion idea, it’s a good idea to go back to basics and get clear a few basic points first. Many restaurant owners offer a percentage off a meal or specific menu item. For a fine dining Italian restaurant, it could be that fresh truffle supplements are available at a premium price for a limited time.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 8, 2023

From the rise of Instagram food bloggers and selfie walls to paying outrageous prices for the #SaltBae experience , consumers are now expecting restaurants to deliver an experience beyond flavor. If they take the risk of stepping outside their homes, diners look for more than casual, throw-away experiences.

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EATER

MARCH 19, 2024

To me the word ‘brasserie’ means a nice French eatery that features many classic menu items like steak frites, steak tartare, coq au vin, and more,” and the ambiance should be refined but still casual enough to visit on a weeknight. No one is disappointed seeing French onion soup on the menu, says Williams.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 18, 2021

While there are clear benefits to an all-digital menu system, to get the most out them, you must first take a step back to re-examine what your menu means to you. Your menu: Part love letter, part manifesto, instructions for use and a bill of goods, all rolled into one. Should your menu move to the cloud?

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 10, 2019

October has arrived, the leaves are falling, and spooky season has officially begun. With over 20% of restaurant staff reporting that Halloween is the busiest holiday at their restaurant, you shouldn’t shrug off the spooky season. Halloween Specials and Menu Ideas for Restaurants and Bars ?????

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Watawa is an excellent option for a multicourse dinner, but they also have great lunch specials daily with discounted prices on two or three-roll selections that come with a soup or green salad. Bai Sushi is a casual and affordable 20-seat restaurant, offering innovative sushi and Japanese cooked dishes with a “new-wave” concept.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In this edition of MRM Research Roundup, we feature pizza predictions, Valentine's Day menu trends and lots about loyalty. Valentine's Menu Trends Restaurant guests heavily favor tasting menus this Valentine’s season, according to Lightspeed. percent dip in overall gratuities.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Ghost kitchen and virtual brands are prime strategies for this growth strategy, both of which require a thoughtful approach to menu design, production and fulfillment. Consumers are realizing it’s a delicious wine with a good price point. Loyalty will continue to get more personal and less transactional.

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7 Shifts

JANUARY 23, 2020

As you plan out your concept, location, menu, staffing, and marketing, take a read through the advice left by hundreds of restaurateurs to ensure you’re set up for success in 2020. Spend time researching low rent prices with good location. Start with a small, focused menu featuring quality ingredients and hiring kind, skillful servers.

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Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 2, 2021

You can also find modern fusion Japanese restaurants that incorporate Texas’ southwestern spicy flavors and seasonal vegetables into ramen, sushi rolls, and robata grills. They have especially great happy hours during the week and on weekends where you can order cocktails and dishes for a fraction of their price. Make a Reservation.

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EATER

OCTOBER 28, 2022

short Vancouver’s old(er) guard of fine dining restaurants were left by the roadside last night at a Michelin Guide ceremony where only eight one-star awards and 23 Bib Gourmands (the guide’s ‘great food at a great price’ category) were handed out. No Vancouver restaurants achieved two- or three-star ratings.

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EATER

OCTOBER 26, 2023

But mixed in with these are decades-old noodle stalls, casual curry shacks, legendary restaurants, and bustling markets — most of which can be reached on foot, a rarity in Thailand. During this time, most of Phuket Town’s restaurants go meat-free, proclaiming the menu change with yellow banners.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Casual dining establishments must choose an identity to keep traffic flowing. Pressures from minimum wages, ever-increasing price competition, traffic declines, new and evolving consumer behavior have created immense challenges for the restaurant industry, most pointedly in casual and dining quick service segments.

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Sling

OCTOBER 1, 2021

At its most basic, food cost percentage is the total cost of the ingredients your restaurant uses to create each menu item compared to the total food sales over a specific period of time (e.g., For most full-service casual and fast casual restaurants , 28-32% (0.28-0.32) 1) Tweak Your Menu Pricing.

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Future Food

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

F&B CPI has further fed into the business sustainability equation recently in driving F&B pricing higher, as the slow repricing response from F&B operators lead to a game of catch up in the last year. During the last year of the pandemic, costs grew faster than prices rose.

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Future Food

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

F&B CPI has further fed into the business sustainability equation recently in driving F&B pricing higher, as the slow repricing response from F&B operators lead to a game of catch up in the last year. During the last year of the pandemic, costs grew faster than prices rose.

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Open for Business

OCTOBER 20, 2023

From budgeting and licensing to crafting the perfect menu, here’s everything you need to know about how to open a restaurant. Market research Before you even think about the menu or location, you need to understand the guests who will walk through your doors. Creating the menu Your menu is the restaurant’s calling card.

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EATER

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Menus brim with callouts to potatoes from the neighboring Pemberton Valley (reputedly some of the world’s best), oysters from British Columbia’s Fanny Bay and Desolation Sound, and wines from around the province. Prices are high and lines tend to get long, though. You won’t escape the crowds in summer either. Leila Kwok. Tartar at Oso.

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The Rail

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Blessed are the prognosticators as we enter the Holiday Season. Your Menu Will Never Be the Same. If the pandemic delivered one enduring change, it is the way menus are presented to, and engage by guests. We’ve all delivered a menu that we weren’t sure was clean enough for anyone’s standards at some point in our careers.

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 30, 2021

The food scene here also has excellent dishes to offer tourists and locals looking for a tasty meal in a casual, comfortable atmosphere. Prices are very reasonable, and there is an abundance of combo specials so customers can sample several different rolls and cuts of fish. I loved the seared salmon and eel avocado roll.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 4, 2021

According to the data, consumers deleted restaurant apps if menu items were missing or if there was limited ability to customize orders. The data further signaled that price increases have had a significant impact on consumer restaurant habits. Missing menu items are a deal breaker. Inflation and Pricing Concerns. ·

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 17, 2021

If you’re looking for delicious sushi in Dumbo, I have compiled a list of my favorite spots that range in dining experiences from casual takeout spots to fine-dining Japanese bistros. They use the freshest ingredients to craft their extensive menu of sushi, curry, Teriyaki, soups, and more. Order Online. Iron Chef House. Order Online.

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Kachka’s dinner menu has options for pre-fixe caviar and vodka tastings along with an incredible a la carte menu with the very best caviar and roe, Russian seafood cocktails, and seafood spreads, pickled vegetables, shareable hot plates, dumplings, and main entrees. They also have a great weekend brunch menu and a la carte dinner menu.

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Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 9, 2021

The setting is festive, but you can also enjoy a casual date as well. Del Pez also carries an extensive list of craft beers with a very creative margarita menu to boot. Feby’s was a great place to stop by and enjoy fine dining with a casual feel. Trolley Square Oyster House is a casual seafood eatery with a fun atmosphere.

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Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Whether you want Asian, Italian, or American, and whether you want a fancy, high-end meal or a casual, rowdy meet-up, food in Ann Arbor doesn’t disappoint. Knight’s Steakhouse is a family-friendly, casual dining experience that is accessible to all budgets. They also have daily specials with discounted price. Frita Batidos.

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The Restaurant Group

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Food cost goals change depending what style of food service you provide; fast food, fast casual, casual dining, or fine dining. The best place to start is by creating recipes with costings for each item on your menu. Improper preparation, portion control, and seasonal changes can lead to big fluctuations in food cost.

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Restaurant Clicks

DECEMBER 8, 2021

While the restaurant is fairly casual, you’ll feel like you’re getting the VIP treatment. They have a charcuterie menu, an extensive wine list, and of course, their main offerings. Dough Pizzeria Napoletana is a casual pizzeria that’s perfect for dining in or eating at home. Make a Reservation.

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

They serve lunch and dinner, and they have a brunch menu on the weekends, both with their respective cocktail menus. The menu changes seasonally, using the bounty of local harvests to dictate the dish offerings. Their menu has every comfort food under the sun made with fresh and local ingredients.

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Hugo’s menu predominantly features traditional menus from across Mexico. Indeed, I wasn’t disappointed, thanks to the establishment’s tasty food and pleasantly casual and nostalgic vibe. Xochi looks and feels homely and casual. There’s a wide selection of seasonal cocktails for the discerning imbiber.

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Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Dead Line focuses on serving local, seasonal cuisine. With a customizable menu and dedicated server, the experience is quality. For a sit-down dinner, the room holds twenty-eight people, and the menu is served family-style. The tahini marinated chicken and the hanger steak flatbread are delicious menu options.

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Restaurant Clicks

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Café Patachou offers a casual, cozy, and friendly environment to enjoy brunch with friends and family any day of the week. Owner, culinary visionary, and renowned restaurateur Martha Hoover created the menu items in collaboration with local vendors and farmers to ensure unique recipes made using local produce. 3 Sisters Cafe.

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Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 15, 2021

I recommend the prix fixe dinner menu (they have a small prix fixe lunch option, too) so you can get a taste of apps, entree, and dessert. If you’re traveling with a picky eater, the entire menu has options like a burger or vegetarian dishes. Pylos is a moderately-priced Greek restaurant located in Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

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