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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.
Modern Restaurant Management
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
Whether a restaurant, bar, food market, or similar establishment, creating outdoor seating has allowed many businesses to remain afloat throughout COVID and will be crucial for the coming months.
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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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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
Candy Bar
DECEMBER 2, 2020
The post Get the Best Seat in the House: More Exposure for your Restaurant Through Local SEO appeared first on CandyBar.co
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 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
MAY 19, 2022
As 8:30 came around the second seating was starting to clear out and the late- date night – deuces were beginning to arrive. Line cooks, the chef, and sommelier loved this seating that was always open to appetizers, bottles of wine, desserts, and a more leisurely dinner.
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.
Modern Restaurant Management
APRIL 18, 2022
Often with more available seating comes an influx of guests. They should be organized and create schedules in advance to prevent staffing shortages on busy nights, and they also need to thoroughly train new staff members and make sure every employee is up to speed on seating charts.
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".
Modern Restaurant Management
APRIL 18, 2022
That’s not necessarily a bad thing—when you have enough staff to handle the crowd and an efficient plan to get those waiting customers seated and served in a reasonable amount of time, you can call it a successful day.
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.
The Eat Restaurant
JUNE 6, 2021
The problem though, is that they don't take seat occupancy into account. Are you using your dining space to its full potential? One way to answer this question is to look at revenue metrics, like average check size or total sales.
Sculpture Hospitality
JUNE 17, 2020
For some locations, this may include reduced seating and customer capacity (25% - 50%), the requirement for staff to wear the appropriate PPE (personal protection equipment), enhanced cleaning regimes more frequently throughout the day, and much more.
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.
Culinary Cues
AUGUST 9, 2021
Wow visuals on the plate and in the dining room, wow views from every seat, wow service, and of course – wow flavors on the plate. The goal of every restaurant and every chef is to create memorable experiences for the guest.
Blue Orbit Restaurant Consulting
OCTOBER 4, 2021
We had a reservation, but expectations for being seated on time were low because of COVID. Ray Camillo – Founder & CEO, Blue Orbit Restaurant Consulting I was dining at a popular Italian restaurant in a popular outdoor lifestyle shopping plaza at a popular time – Saturday night, 7:30pm.
Culinary Cues
MARCH 26, 2022
Pacing reservations and slowing down the seating of guests will keep the rhythm in order and leave everyone further away from the edge of the cliff. Are you thinking about owning a restaurant? You are not alone if the thought of putting your name on a restaurant awning has crossed your mind.
FreshCheq
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
You slump into your seat, wishing you could do something about this mess that looms in front of you. You switch on the light in your office, revealing a desk overflowing with unorganized stacks of papers. Some are grease-stained from the previous work day.
Culinary Cues
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
There is, in human nature, a desire to make a difference, to do something meaningful, or as Steve Jobs once said: “To make a dent in the universe.” Not everyone struggles with this need, but for those who are born with this deep-seated knowing desire – they understand that it is always present.
Sling
AUGUST 9, 2021
We don’t know the exact dimensions of the entryway above, but the restaurant layout does one thing particularly well: it separates the guests just walking in from the guests already seated. They wonder what’s going on around the corners and can’t wait to be seated.
Embrace the Suck
APRIL 26, 2020
RevPASH stands for “revenue per available seat hour” during a given time period (and sounds really cool when you say it). RevPash = Total revenue ÷ (available seats x opening hours).
Blue Orbit Restaurant Consulting
APRIL 18, 2022
The manager gave us free mimosas for seating us 45 minutes after our reservation, but they never made it to our table.” “It Michael Maxwell – Partner, Blue Orbit Restaurant Consulting “The restaurant kept running out of food.” “The
Robert Ancill Restaurant Consulting
MAY 13, 2020
Restaurants are considered high risk for the spread of COVID-19 due to the close proximity of tables and chairs The solution is the new TNI Safety system The TNI Safety COVID-19 protective system allows restaurants to operate without the need to remove essential seats or tables Standard sizes and custom cut panels available to fit … Read More.
Bingage
APRIL 20, 2022
Include Outdoor Seating. If you have the ability to add outdoor seating, You can place a few tables on the outside of the restaurant, it will attract customers as well as look better. Advertise your new seating arrangement with an attractive signboard.
The Eat Restaurant
MAY 6, 2021
This information can be as basic as name and contact information or go in-depth with details like number of visits, food and seating preferences, allergies, birthdays, and anniversaries.
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