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

Lavu

It is calculated by dividing the number of guests served by the number of tables available during that time period. For example, if a restaurant has 10 tables and serves 30 guests in a four-hour period, its table turnover would be 3. This should include all tables available for seating customers.

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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. Couldn’t you assign this to one of our other cooks?

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How Restaurants Can Use Loyalty and Reservations to Grow the Brand

Squirrel Systems

Two such powerful tools are loyalty programs and reservation systems. Push notifications can inform customers about special deals and new menu items or remind them of their loyalty points. By ensuring that customers are seated promptly, restaurants can leave a good impression, encouraging diners to share their positive experiences.

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

7 Shifts

Maybe it's how you cook or serve the food, like at Benihana. Knowing they have a lunch special on Wednesdays is invaluable knowledge and can inform your decision-making. This is where special offers, newsletters, and SMS marketing can come in handy. Strong statements don't just list goals but define how to achieve them.

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Why restaurants should take reservations

Open for Business

People fall into two categories when it comes to reservations: Love ‘em or hate ‘em. Guests on team reservations tend to be planners, the people who aren’t willing to wait for a table or roll the dice on where they’ll have dinner. Team no-reservations, on the other hand, prize spontaneity. Reservations bring order to this chaos.

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Williamsburg Happy Hour Specials You Don’t Want to Miss

Restaurant Clicks

The community is lively year-round, with various seasonal outdoor concerts, food markets and bars with great happy hour specials. If you are looking for weekly drink specials or Happy Hour deals in Williamsburg, check out my list of the 21 best spots! The vibe is relaxed and retro, with a four-seat bar and bright lights.

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How to Plan Your Restaurant's Grand Re-Opening Event

7 Shifts

Stay tuned for a few special tips from Melissa Bensky, one of Toronto’s most prolific foodgrammers with her account, @tastethesix. 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. 1 Set goals for the event ?? Plan your staffing ?????

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