Seating Related Topics 
Culinary Cues
AUGUST 22, 2022
There were eighteen or twenty seats (mostly deuces) and in better weather maybe two more tables on the street or alleyway in front or beside these tastes of a chef. In most cases, the people who filled those twenty seats were there on a regular basis. Bigger isn’t always better.
7 Shifts
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Restaurant owners and operators wear a lot of hats. They're people leaders, customer service providers, line cooks, inventory managers, occasional bartenders, public relations reps, number crunchers, and even marketers. We live in a world where diners are inundated with choices.
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Focus POS
AUGUST 19, 2020
Right now, restaurants are relying heavily on outdoor patio seating for a large part of their dine-in revenue. If you have the available space, patio seating is a great way to boost your sales and keep customers safe during the pandemic. Restaurants have been hit hard.
Open for Business
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Outdoor seating for restaurants has risen to the top of guests’ wish lists in recent years. Try their best tips to increase your own success with outdoor seating for years to come, whether you are just getting started with outdoor seating or want to expand.
Speaker: Patrick Cottrell and Joe English
Whether your state allows outdoor dining, takeout only, or a little bit of both, we're here to help. Join Patrick Cottrell and Joe English from Sculpture Hospitality, for a webinar on Jan. 26th, and get your restaurant to thrive in face of pandemic restrictions
Web Diner
JANUARY 30, 2019
But, when it comes to customers and seating arrangements, that couldn’t really be further from the truth. The way clients are seated is a huge part of it. First of all, identify the different areas where it would be possible to seat customers – while obviously taking into account the areas that are needed for other purposes. Instead of buying a single very long table that would maybe sit something like 10 people, you can get smaller square tables that seat 4 people.
Indoor Media
NOVEMBER 5, 2017
more…) The post 3 Restaurant Coupon Examples That Fill Seats appeared first on IndoorMedia. It’s 8:00 pm on a Friday night, and your restaurant is packed from the bar to your booths. You have a book of reservations, and it’s standing room only.
LevelUp
OCTOBER 14, 2019
Previously, most locations were about 2,000 square feet with 50 seats, as required by company policy. Future stores will be as small as 1,400 square feet and seat as few as 26 people. Since 2014, online ordering for pickup and delivery has grown 300% faster than dine-in traffic. In its early years, digital ordering provided an opportunity to access tech-savvy customers and boost sales. Now, it is crucial that quick-serve and fast-casual restaurants offer the ability to order online.
Restaurant Business
MARCH 6, 2023
The ads highlight how "generosity is in the details," like comfy seats. The campaign also features refreshed packaging and a big focus on new toasted baguettes. Marketing
Indoor Media
AUGUST 22, 2017
The post 8 Restaurant Advertising Tips for Filling Seats in the Fall Season appeared first on IndoorMedia. September is a tough month for restaurants.
Speaker: Kevin Tam, Sculpture Hospitality Consultant
This webinar is about creating the mindset necessary to navigate a post-pandemic world. The last year and a half of the pandemic has wounded all of us, mentally, emotionally and financially, especially being in one of the hardest hit industries. To thrive, we have to learn how to accept it, face it, deal with it and strategize around it.
Restaurant Clicks
AUGUST 9, 2021
When you are in South Florida, there are plenty of great restaurant options for outdoor seating. It has both outdoor seating and indoor seating with big windows to make you feel like you are out.
Restaurant Clicks
JULY 19, 2021
There is plenty of room to spare here at Ella’s on their massive outdoor deck area complete with wooden booths and a high-seat bar encircling a massive oak tree that lights up beautifully at night. They have some of the best outdoor seating in Tampa here at Jackson’s, in our opinion.
Evergreen
SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
Expanded outdoor seating may be just what you need to maximize profits during COVID-19. The post How Expanded Outdoor Seating Can Maximize Your Restaurant’s Profits appeared first on Evergreen.
Restaurant Business
MARCH 6, 2023
Working Lunch: Sanders may indeed be able to compel a Senate appearance by the outgoing chain CEO, but that's just one of the issues that Starbucks faced in the last week or so. Leadership
EATER
APRIL 27, 2021
Shutterstock. Unvaccinated people should still wear masks, as should everyone if eating indoors The Centers for Disease Control updated its guidance on socializing and safely engaging in other activities during the pandemic, including new information on best practices at restaurants.
EATER
NOVEMBER 13, 2020
Bracing for a difficult winter, some restaurants went all in on upgrades like heated patios. Starting next week, however, dine-in service is once again banned in Portland [link
EATER
APRIL 27, 2021
Shutterstock. Unvaccinated people should still wear masks, as should everyone if eating indoors The Centers for Disease Control updated its guidance on socializing and safely engaging in other activities during the pandemic, including new information on best practices at restaurants.
The Salt
JULY 5, 2020
67 Orange Street makes do with take-out and outdoor service while waiting for a decision on inside dining in NYC. Image credit: Camille Petersen/Camille Petersen
OpenTable
JUNE 9, 2021
The post Mr. Tipple’s owner shifts focus and fills seats with ticketed experiences appeared first on Open for Business. Bordeleau shares how he closed one restaurant, shifted the focus of another, and came out stronger than before.
EATER
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Several tents and other structures collapsed under the weight of snow [link
Takeaway Solutions
JANUARY 10, 2019
Seat Introverts in Corners If at all possible, seat your introverted customers in a quiet or slightly darker corner. That said, many introverts who like restaurants go out to eat in order to be near people without having to mingle with them so there's no need to seat with true isolation in mind. Bums on seatsDining in a restaurant is a different experience for every single customer, and everyone comes for a different reason.
OpenTable
JUNE 7, 2020
Restaurants With Closed Dining Rooms Win Clearance for Outdoor Seating – Restaurant Business. The post This week in restaurant news: supporting protests, outdoor seating, fine dining chefs get creative appeared first on Open for Business.
The Restaurant Group
OCTOBER 21, 2022
As the government became more strict about lockdown rules, restaurants limited their seats to about 10 to 20 people at a time. 2022’s Restaurant Industry.
The Restaurant Group
JULY 29, 2022
How many people are you hoping to seat during peak hours and how much space have you allocated for them? A crowded seating or work area is unpleasant and may even be unsafe. A properly sized floor plan should have just enough space for your seating capacity.
The Restaurant Group
DECEMBER 24, 2022
So, book a seat of two for you and your best bud in advance. Food and Beverage Trends Eating plant-based foods while enjoying live music sparked joy in 2022. And the upcoming year will set the tone for the ultimate restaurant and bar experience.
The Restaurant Expert
APRIL 3, 2019
My restaurant knows its dollars per square foot and or dollars per seat _. A restaurant management plan is your written strategy for how to get your restaurant to where you want it. New ideas have very little value unless they are put into action. This restaurant management plan is a tool that translates ideas (I should or I’ll try to) into action (I am). This helps solidify your commitment to turning your restaurant into a profitable and smooth-running operation.
Culinary Cues
DECEMBER 8, 2022
We had seating for 150 and there wasn’t an empty chair. A line of people was waiting for seats, so we knew that service was now on fire. At 7pm guests were seated using our ballroom and all ancillary restaurant space allowing us to seat the 300 hungry diners.
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. Alternatively, bar seating must be closed until physical distancing requirements are eased.
7 Shifts
MAY 3, 2021
It’s also important to note that using outdoor space and adding more seating to your restaurant can increase your revenue by 30%. The addition of patio seating—be it in a garden behind the restaurant or in the street out in front—means more tables to touch.
Sculpture Hospitality
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
Seating capacities have been dramatically reduced in most locations, and in some countries restaurants aren’t even allowed to open their doors to customers. 2020 has been a rough year for the restaurant industry.
The Restaurant Manifesto
MAY 26, 2020
As to be expected in such Trump-sponsored gatherings, the members of this “task force” seemed keenly aware that addressing the President requires … Continue reading "Having A Seat At The Table Doesn’t Mean We Get To Order".
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. If you're over capacity, you don't have enough seating to meet the demand, which means you have to turn customers away. If you're under capacity, demand is low with lots of available seating.
7 Shifts
JULY 16, 2021
Do they have indoor seating or are they takeout-only? Seating capacity. Coffee shop with seating: $80,000 to $300,000. Coffee shop with both seating and a drive-thru: $80,000 to $300,000. Are there high-top, bar-style tables, regular seating, or a mix of both?
7 Shifts
JANUARY 11, 2021
Winterize Your Patio Seating ?? Our traffic-heavy streets are now home to ad-hoc patio seating. If your restaurant applies, make sure you’re on lists like this one, which has all NYC restaurants with heated patio seating. "Winter is coming".said
Culinary Cues
OCTOBER 24, 2020
Far too many times the menu takes a back seat to all other planning that will lead to serious miscalculations along the way. 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.
Modern Restaurant Management
JUNE 10, 2020
” 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. ” An (ROI) Argument for Expanding Outdoor Seating. January is well-known for being a reset month.
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