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DON’T NICKEL AND DIME YOUR GUEST or IMPRESS THEM WITH QUANTITY

Culinary Cues

There’s a reactionary movement that I keep seeing in restaurants; a movement that assumes the answer to the restaurant bottom line is to take more and give less or give too much to justify raising prices. A menu should thus be designed and priced to make those items seem essential.

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How To Open A Fine Dining Restaurant In The USA

The Restaurant Times

Every fine dining restaurant is unique. All these nuances, when taken care of, make for a great dining experience. . Opening a fine dining restaurant might sound daunting, but we have listed some of the most important things you need to keep in mind, Opening A Fine Dining Restaurant In The USA.

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5 Ways to Get Your Restaurant Summer Ready

SpotOn

As the summer season approaches, bringing with it longer days and warmer weather, restaurants have a golden opportunity to welcome waves of customers looking for memorable dining experiences.  Upgrade your outdoor dining experience Summer is synonymous with outdoor dining. We can help.

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To Charge or Not To Charge?

Modern Restaurant Management

Charging guests for booking a reservation that they don’t show up for is becoming more popular. Let’s start with the reservation charge. For now, I have recommended to my clients to only utilize the reservation charge during holidays (Mother’s Day, Christmas, New Years, Easter, etc.).

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What is a prix fixe menu? An A to Z guide for restaurateurs

Open for Business

While traditionally associated with fine dining, the prix fixe (pronounced “pre-feks”) menu has transcended its high-end roots, becoming a popular culinary trend. Quick Links What is a prix fixe menu? Prix fixe, a French term for “fixed price,” is a menu offering a complete meal at a set rate.

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DO IT RIGHT

Culinary Cues

Unfortunately, dining out and finding the right place to work is oftentimes a wishful roll of the dice. It all matters – education level, income bracket, age range, frequency of dining, and food and wine preferences. [] KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO BE AND HOW YOU WANT TO BE PERCEIVED. I wonder why this is the case.

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15 Restaurant Metrics to Know and How To Use Them

7 Shifts

Ideal menu price. To put it simply, your cost of goods sold is how much it costs you to produce a menu item. As you add together all of your menu items, you can determine the total cost of everything (to you) that you sell to your guests. For fine dining, around 30 percent. Average customer headcount.