The Restaurant Group

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Where To Start With A Restaurant Design If you’re planning to open or revamp your restaurant, restaurant design is one of the first things you must consider. A well-designed restaurant plays an important role in customer satisfaction and retention , which in turn affects a restaurant’s success.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 9, 2021

One key reason why many restaurants fail despite having great food is failing to consider the restaurant design. Restaurant interior design is the key to attracting customers. It should be like a magnet for guests, promising them both an exceptional culinary and sensory experience. Light it Up for the Customer.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 18, 2021

To create a premium, safe, and welcoming cocktail space, there must be a holistic approach to the design, considering the guests’ perspectives on what can be seen and felt. Guests do not want to simply walk through a doorway and be seated in the corner, away from the excitement.

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The Restaurant Group

JULY 23, 2021

A great restaurant design can be the most critical element of your establishment. Designing your restaurant’s layout is a lot more than just pushing tables around the dining room, it’s a critical element that can actually play a vital role in the success ( or not ) of your business. . Direction and Movement.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 2, 2024

When it comes to designing restaurants, creating spaces that rise above mere aesthetics requires a deep understanding of the guests who will be a part of the experience. Nowhere is this more evident than in the consideration of generational differences, which play a large role in shaping dining experiences.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

They're people leaders, customer service providers, line cooks, inventory managers, occasional bartenders, public relations reps, number crunchers, and even marketers. It is your roadmap to attracting and retaining customers. Identify Target Customers. Restaurant owners and operators wear a lot of hats. Table of Contents.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 6, 2020

As the desire to develop new and update older restaurant establishments increases, designers and owners seek to add an authentic historical touch to their spaces by incorporating architectural salvage. “The reclaimed pieces we've been able to place in our projects are almost always the most talked about design elements in the room.

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Future Food

JULY 14, 2020

Food & Design: A Partnership For Success. Future Food, as specialist food advisors to architects and designers, have long promoted the idea that good food and good design are intertwined in a harmonious relationship that provides an essential platform for success in any food & hospitality business.

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Touch Bistro

AUGUST 23, 2021

To offer a truly immersive dining experience, let your guests indulge more than just their taste buds the next time they visit your restaurant. Whip up a feast for the eyes with restaurant interior design that wows your customers, while building brand recognition and loyalty. It’s time to get creative! The added benefit?

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Future Food

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Trends for 2022 Re-engaging with Food in a Design Led World. The fate of F&B in shopping centres – especially the Food Court – and internally-focused cafés and restaurants is going to rest in the hands of designers. The post-COVID world is a Design-led world. 2022, then, is shaping up as a really interesting year.

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The Restaurant Group

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Changes to Restaurant Design as a Result of COVID-19: Permanent or Temporary? The global pandemic has changed nearly every aspect of our lives – from the way we interact to the way we gather, and, especially, the way we approach the restaurant experience. As a result, there are several changes to restaurant design underway.

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The Restaurant Group

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Restaurant design is critical to the success of any food service establishment, yet it tends to be regularly disregarded. In other words, your restaurant design plays a large role in the overall guest experience and ultimately your restaurant’s success. Give Attention to Every Design Area. Small Design Details Count.

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7 Shifts

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Restaurant concepts define the overall theme or idea behind a restaurant, including cuisine, service style, music, and menu design. Restaurant concept inspiration comes from a variety of places, like heritage, family background, a far-off place, or personal experience. Menu design. Coffee and dessert is the main focus.

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The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 13, 2023

While you should always focus on managing space in your store and introducing attractive design elements, the overall ambiance of your coffee shop can make or break your business. It also helps shop owners in showcasing their retail products by designing various visual cues. Coffee Shop Floor Plans Based on Customer Types.

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The Restaurant Times

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Do you really need us to share stats with you about why your café’s floor plan is important for your customers? A well-designed floor plan is the first thing that entices your first-time visitors. It can make or break their experience. Seating/Dining area. So, why wouldn’t you want to make it attractive? Coffee bar.

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Tableo

JULY 7, 2023

There’s value in developing a bar layout and design that not only looks good but also improves the overall customer experience. Traffic flow: Analyse the natural flow of customers at your establishment and situate the bar to integrate with the circulation pattern. Cheers to your bar’s success!

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Restaurants are no longer just about the food – they are about the complete dining experience, which includes ambiance, service speed, and personalized interaction. These technologies promise to streamline processes, improve customer service, and provide a competitive edge in an increasingly digital world.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 30, 2023

.” Simple concept yet much harder to pull off for today’s restaurants struggling to harmonize in-store, drive-thru, delivery and curbside experiences for both customers and employees. Customer expectations are level set by their most advanced in-store and digital experiences.

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Black Box Intelligence

MARCH 4, 2021

Even so, the list is growing of brands that have unveiled new, futuristic designs that prioritize off-premise consumption over dine-in. These next-generation restaurant units address customer demand for a seamless ordering and pick-up experience. Some may even build express-style locations with no indoor seating at all.

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Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Consider this – the menu is the most important component of a successful restaurant and once designed it can, and should, impact every other aspect of the business. Far too many times the menu takes a back seat to all other planning that will lead to serious miscalculations along the way.

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The Restaurant Group

JANUARY 7, 2020

Restaurant Design. While great food and customer service are essential for return business, the ambiance and restaurant design are equally as important. Ideally, you would create an environment where customers feel comfortable while maximizing the number of guest you can serve at any given time.

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7 Shifts

JULY 16, 2021

Design the Floor Plan Layout. Get to know your future customers, before they even step foot in your door. You may discover that your target customers enjoy an afternoon pick-me-up and are sensitive to price. Do they have indoor seating or are they takeout-only? Seating capacity. Coffee Shop Concepts. Create a Menu.

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7 Shifts

JULY 10, 2020

Set a goal for your restaurant’s grand opening—whether it’s seating capacity, an order volume, or revenue for your first day back in business. Have your chefs experiment with new dish ideas beforehand to attract old and new diners to try some fresh cuisine! Here are some goal types to consider (and you don’t have to have just one!):

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2022

In terms of trends, it is clear that in 2023 technology will continue to shape and enhance the restaurant industry and we will see operators adopting new technologies to create an even more seamless and frictionless experience for guests, while still maintaining unique and engaging dining experiences.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 20, 2023

The original design is a heavy timber replica of a six-beam Haida house—a traditional style of building by the Haida Tribe—which opened in 1939 as a Native American curio shop before serving as a restaurant space starting in 1945. I like to joke about the number of mop sinks I’ve designed over the years.

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 26, 2019

Restaurant revenue management is defined as selling the right seat to the right customer at the right price and for the right dura­tion."— Sure, you may have a certain number of seats, but service duration is variable. Unhappy customers because employees are likely making more mistakes than usual. A tense atmosphere.

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SpotOn

MARCH 19, 2024

Listed as number 9 in the dining category by Fast Company , SpotOn was recognized for its continuous innovation with products like Seat & Send and Marketing Assist. But more than that, it's so important for our customers. For us, innovation really starts with understanding our customers and their problems.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The design challenge was creating a space that exuded a sense of comfort and familiarity while feeling upscale, unique, and exclusive. In this instance, the owner contributed valuable insights and concepts that our design team fully supported. Ophelia's is now a customized and precise addition to this historic building.

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The Restaurant Times

MARCH 30, 2021

While the main focus of restaurants is on the food and the service, they often tend to overlook the layout, which plays a crucial part in the overall customer experience. For example, restaurant interior design has a direct influence on the ordering behavior of customers. Importance Of A Well Planned Restaurant Layout.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 21, 2021

After many months of home cooking and mixed success with baking experiments, most of us are really looking forward to meeting up with a group of friends for a tasty meal in a restaurant. Add to this that some people have become much more conscious of contact, space and hygiene – adding a new layer to the restaurant experience.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 6, 2022

Other restaurants turned to hotels to attract new customers and strengthen their existing customer base. Elevating the dine-in experience should be the priority for restaurateurs already operating in hotels. Elevating the dine-in experience should be the priority for restaurateurs already operating in hotels.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 19, 2020

Over the past few weeks, we have met with clients, attended roundtables, observed trends and polls, and have kept our creativity flowing, to develop design solutions to help sustain our food and beverage industry partners through COVID-19 and beyond. Redefining that experience will be important.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 17, 2021

Attracting customers into your restaurant starts with their ability to easily identify and find your business. The biggest factors to consider when developing one are: location, size, and design. Consider this to be your first impression on any new customers — what do we want them to see? Sign Location and Design.

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SpotOn

MARCH 19, 2024

In 2023, SpotOn debuted both Seat & Send , a first-of-its-kind waitlist feature, and a suite of new, maximally flexible hardware to help keep its clients competitive in an industry facing rising food and labor costs with already razor-thin margins.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 15, 2021

Even through the most challenging and tragic experiences, when the lessons are quite vivid – we quickly push aside the need to change in favor of a return to what is considered “normal”. Our menus are too large: The days when the way to customer satisfaction was through extensive variety are probably gone.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 10, 2020

It’s the perfect slow-down to tweak recipes and menus, do some deep cleaning, or consider fresh ways to change up the customer dining experience. ” No one knows for sure, but we are seeing glimpses of a trend that may be the answer for restaurant owners and operators: expanded outdoor seating. Inside Out.

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The Restaurant Times

JULY 3, 2022

A design enthusiast by heart, Vanshika has jumped into the family business to take the legacy forward. . TRT – How was your transition journey from design to the restaurant? On a personal level, I was not feeling very satisfied just working an interior design job. I would often hear about what was happening.

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