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Why Setting Wait Time Expectations Is Key to a Good Customer Experience

Modern Restaurant Management

Not much sours a customer’s perception of a restaurant as fast as unwieldy lines and long waits. As a result, the potential customer who just walked in also knows what to expect, automatically putting them at ease. Those who are forced to wait longer than expected are 18 percent less satisfied with their experience overall.

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Table Turnover Rate in Your Restaurant: How to Improve & Seat Incomplete Parties

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You can’t fix your table turnover rate without understanding the two key components: the total number of tables and the total number of customers served over a specific period. This should include all tables available for seating customers. This period could be a day, week, month, or any time frame you choose.

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QR Code Ordering: Enhancing the Customer Experience and Generating Revenue

Modern Restaurant Management

Customers could find menus online, earn rewards and pay their checks — all with a simple scan. And today, customers still appreciate that convenience. Customers access a digital menu through their smartphone camera and place orders without reviewing physical menus or interacting with servers.

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Restaurants’ New Brand Challenge: Delivering a Consistent Customer Experience in an Inconsistent World 

Modern Restaurant Management

Fortunately, loosened restrictions have allowed most restaurants to welcome dinner back, although in many cases they are still operating at reduced capacity and with such caveats as shortened menus, face coverings when not seated, and social distancing. However, as customers return, restaurant operators face a slew of new challenges.

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How to write a restaurant marketing plan that puts butts in seats [Ideas and Strategies]

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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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THE INTER-DEPENDANCE OF BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY RESTAURANTS

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The stores were empty, and restaurant service staff were staring out windows from the vantage of unfilled seats. One of the most difficult tasks that any restaurateur or chef faces is convincing a customer to walk through the door for the first or twentieth time.

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7 Brilliant Ways to Increase Customer Experience in your Restaurant

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It’s no secret that the customer experience is one of the most important parts of running a restaurant. If you don’t have happy customers, they won’t come back! There is a gap between customers and business. The problem is there are lacking in customer engagement. It’s pretty simple math.