7 Shifts

JANUARY 11, 2021

Winterize Your Patio Seating ?? Our traffic-heavy streets are now home to ad-hoc patio seating. Streamline your menu for profitability by offering your most popular items and food that travels well during winter like braises, curries, and kinds of pasta. Add drinks, if you don’t already have them. Post on social media!

Guest Recovery 358

Guest Recovery Online Ordering Outdoor Front of House 358

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 18, 2023

In my frequent travels, I have my favorite restaurants, and I don’t always go to the restaurant with the best food. There’s no worse experience for a guest than to stand awkwardly at the host stand waiting for someone to take their name, check their reservation and seat them. I always go to the ones with the best service.

Customer Service 167

Customer Service Seating Consumer Goods Customer Experience 167

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 under capacity, demand is low with lots of available seating. What is Restaurant Revenue Management?

Management 408

Management Management Airlines Customer Service 408

EATER

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

With a flagship 1,800-seat location in the city of Erbil and a second 800-seat location in Sulaimani (also spelled Sulaymaniyah), ABC is one of Iraq’s most popular restaurant brands, with often busy dining rooms, large social media followings, and billboards all over. Children mob the costumed figure, squealing with delight.

Employee Relations 125

Employee Relations Travel Sports Social Media 125

7 Shifts

MAY 1, 2020

Food That Travels Well for Delivery: Tips for COVID-19 ?? Here’s How to Offer Contactless Curbside Pickup ?? Growing Delivery & Takeout Channels at Your Restaurant ?? The Best Online Ordering Platforms to Keep Your Restaurant Running ??

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FOH Online Ordering Delivery Food Supply 364

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. Join organizations, compete, attend workshops and conferences, publish your recipes, travel, build your library, and seek every opportunity to build your brand and reputation among peers and guests.

Front of House 473

Front of House Customer Experience Workshop Dine-in 473

7 Shifts

AUGUST 18, 2021

Try to be as prompt as possible when it comes to seating, and provide your guests with accurate estimated seating times. But today, the customer experience begins long before guests are seated. Claiming your business on these different search, review, and travel sites is also wise. Recommended Reading: BLOG NAME.

Customer Service 369

Customer Service Customer Experience Online Ordering Loyalty Program 369

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Designers are exploring new areas for pickup that come across as a “decorative element” in the space, while also providing an efficient pathway for those traveling through in a hurry. With all of that said, a clever takeout design and layout is crucial for today’s restaurants. Long Live the Community Table.

Design 214

Design Fine Dining Online Ordering Dine-in 214

Future Food

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The one cautionary side to this new equilibrium is travel. The dearth of overseas travel opportunities and the re-direction of holiday spending to Australian hospitality were, and will be, one of the key sources of spending on Australian F&B in 2020 and 2021. Cover Images via The Travel. Now it is down to 15.

2022 145

2022 Design Food Back of House 145

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 30, 2023

Food traveling via delivery and customer pickup often contend with wide windows of time, so packaging has the added job of maintaining temperature over time and through varied temperatires with both hot and cold climates. Some restaurants use “pick-up racks” with rows of bags marked with a customer’s name.

Operations 164

Operations Mobile Ordering Customer Experience Online Ordering 164

Sling

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Guests are seated and served in total darkness. Sur un Arbre Perche (French for ‘On a Perched Tree’) in Paris, France seats guests in a swing for the duration of their stay. Source: Traveling-Up.com. Have you ever wanted to enjoy a meal while seated at the base of a waterfall? 3) O.Noir – Toronto, Canada.

Front of House 148

Front of House Fine Dining Dine-in Back of House 148

7 Shifts

DECEMBER 16, 2020

So we took over five of the parking spaces along our restaurant, which basically provides somewhere between 80 and 100 seats, which is technically more than we had inside prior to COVID. We’re investing a lot in our outdoor seating because our whole unique selling point has always been our vibe and our cocktails and the design of the place.

FOH 284

FOH Back of House Front of House Point of Sale 284

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 6, 2022

Struggling to attract travelers during the height of the pandemic, hotels rented out their empty kitchens and banquet spaces to restaurateurs hunting for cut-rate space. As the day ends and happy hour approaches, moveable and transparent walls and furniture can be utilized, allowing the space to shift into happy hour areas and seating.

Hotels 169

Hotels Customer Service Beverage Customer Experience 169

A Wine Story

JUNE 29, 2020

How far would you travel to see some of Brazil’s most luxurious wine regions? Check out the details of Bento Goncalves Vinhos dos Vale travel in the “if you go” section at the end of this article Click to Tweet ). Here you can relax with bean bag seats, low tables, and buy Miolo drinks and food for a picnic Click to Tweet.

Travel 157

Travel Hotels Education 2000 157

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 11, 2020

With holiday travel put on hold for many, people have more time to look online and brand has become even more important. For example, if someone is searching for chocolate online, they will find the websites that have the word chocolate first. Be sure you can be found. Media Is Looking for Content.

Social Media 205

Social Media Consumer Goods Online Ordering Leadership 205

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

This is a topic I have presented numerous times and it seems as though whenever I travel it rises to the top of my thinking. We can all choose to be great at what we do; choose to master our craft and create outstanding experiences for guests and co-workers alike, or we can choose to shrug our shoulders and surrender to mediocrity.

Fine Dining 397

Fine Dining Front of House Customer Service Customer Experience 397

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Spectators want their team to win, and they respect that methodical approach towards playing it safe and being consistent, but they sit on the edge of their seats throughout the game waiting for that knock your socks off, unexpected incredible play. Isn’t there room for both the comfortable and the exciting?

Coaching 355

Coaching Small Business Café Entertainment 355

EATER

APRIL 3, 2023

A spread of Filipino dishes from Kuya Lord’s | Bettina Makalintal/Eater Skip the constant Resy monitoring this time This post originally appeared in the April 1, 2023, edition of Eater Travel, a biweekly dispatch from Eater’s staff about navigating places where food is the main attraction. Subscribe now.

Reservations 131

Reservations Food Truck Social Media Travel 131

EATER

JULY 8, 2020

While there is no form of travel that’s perfectly safe right now, there are certainly more responsible options than others for scratching the itch. Aside from the people you travel with, it’s unlikely you’ll encounter other humans here at all. Masks are required for entry, but customers can remove them while seated.

Front of House 114

Front of House Travel Dine-in Seating 114

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 13, 2021

From the brightly lit stage at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, I looked out at 500 franchisees seated in rounds. It was the opening session of their annual convention and the crowd had traveled from all over North America, hungry for new ideas that might grow or save their business. They travel a lot.

Franchise 174

Franchise Franchising Employee Relations Coaching 174

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 3, 2022

" Seated surveyed 50 of their top partners based in New York, Dallas, Boston and Atlanta to get a deeper look at how inflation has impacted their businesses – and how they are responding to it. Consumers can use this savings to pay for the gas it takes to travel to the restaurant for a dine-in visit.

Social Media 169

Social Media Loyalty Program Online Ordering Pricing 169

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 22, 2022

Travelers would have the opportunity to order in their own languages, over their own devices, and in their own time. Everything in restaurants is about speed: How quickly can they get customers in, out, and seat another table?

Technology 183

Technology Mobile Ordering Customer Service Food Order 183

Culinary Cues

MAY 15, 2021

When the economy was weak then restaurants were in the driver’s seat – more applicants than jobs available led to a competent workforce that was underpaid and overworked. The “new” strategy must be to plan more effectively. Our labor pool is very fragile: For decades – labor issues moved in waves.

Customer Experience 392

Customer Experience Cash Management Customer Service Front of House 392

EATER

MAY 26, 2021

Williams-Forson writes that in the decades after emancipation, and before most people could afford an automobile, Black women would bring food from their homes , including biscuits, hot coffee, fried chicken, and boiled eggs, to sell to weary travelers at train stops.

Travel 145

Travel White Paper Training Small Business 145

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 10, 2021

Only include items on your delivery menus that you know are going to “travel” well. Provide various seating options, such as indoor vs. outdoor, larger and smaller tables, and ensure that all patrons are abiding by your business’ protocol as much as possible.

Food Safety 166

Food Safety Customer Experience Customer Service Entertainment 166

Culinary Cues

DECEMBER 1, 2019

I try, whenever I travel, to find those small, privately owned, interestingly unique bistros, trattorias, and cafes that are the soul of a community and the lifelong dream of a chef or restaurateur who views this as his or her mission – a chance to bare it all and sign every plate that leaves the kitchen.

Small Business 415

Small Business Customer Experience Customer Service Seasonal Menu 415

Culinary Cues

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

A club chef will likely be a person who is fairly well traveled, a person who has been there – done that, an individual who over a period of time has built a network of influence that is there to support and assist the chef as is needed.

Beverage 492

Beverage Events Food Order Website Management 492

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. It is a family-friendly atmosphere that attracts locals and travelers alike. Did we leave a restaurant out of this list?

Outdoor 78

Outdoor Seating Reservations 2002 78

The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 13, 2023

Being closer to sidewalks, floor plans for coffee shops in cities generally include street-facing windows to invite customers and have countertop seating along the street to indicate business and occupancy. Whereas, you can go for outdoor seating arrangement only in a sunny location. City Coffee Shops. Suburban Coffee Shops.

Design 52

Design Employee Relations Seating Point of Sale 52

Restaurant Clicks

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Toronto Travelling Foodies (@meetthecheungs). It does get rather packed at certain times in the day, though, so consider calling ahead to see if seating is available. However, it does have both tableside seating and bar seating. Make a Reservation. Sushi Kaito.

Website Management 125

Website Management Reservations Seating Bar 125

EATER

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Volk’s restaurant started seating guests outside in May 2020. She’s trained staff on how to best interact with the restaurant’s littlest guests, including offering free apple juice while seating children so parents can take a moment to actually look at the menu. The author’s daughter dining outside at Pastis in NYC.

Outdoor 121

Outdoor Fine Dining Seating Dine-in 121

Gourmet Marketing

MAY 26, 2020

However, some states are finally lifting their stay at home orders, and travelers are slowly starting to think about travel again. Travelers want to sleep well at night, knowing that they are in a safe environment. It’s been about three months since the hotel industry began feeling the harsh effects of COVID-19. Bottom line.

Hotels 52

Hotels Mobile Ordering Travel Seating 52

EATER

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

According to Aisenstat’s son, Hy’s current president and CEO, Neil Aisenstat, Hy Aisenstat simply loved Honolulu, as popular a travel destination for families in British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan as the mainland U.S. Shelves of antique books accent various corner booth seatings.” What’s old is new again.

Back of House 108

Back of House Fine Dining 2011 Dine-in 108

EATER

MAY 30, 2023

. | Emma Orlow What I ate around Chicago during the world’s largest dollhouse miniatures convention This post originally appeared in the May 27, 2023, edition of Eater Travel, a biweekly dispatch from Eater’s staff about navigating places where food is the main attraction. Subscribe now.

2023 65

2023 Travel Food Order Bar 65

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 12, 2021

” When Fish first came on board to work with the brand, Clay was a member of the team that traveled to Auburn, Alabama to learn more. “For instance, along with activating online ordering and delivery options from the start, our patio has plenty of seating for those who choose.

Franchise 178

Franchise Franchising Fast Casual Online Ordering 178

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

More Business and Pleasure : “Bleisure” travel is on the rise and next year we predict more people will be combining their business travel with personal leisure, leading to extended stays and more opportunities to explore. Failure to adapt will make securing a seat at the table an uphill battle for tech companies.

2024 145

2024 2023 Food Order 2013 145

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

For many restaurant brands, in-person visits by field teams have historically been constrained by human resource limitations and cost, and now the pandemic has added an extra layer of complexity with travel restrictions.

Franchise 199

Franchise Franchising Leadership Cash Management 199