Saturday, April 19, 2014

Purchasing Restaurant Booths For Your Dining Establishment

By Essie Osborn


You are opening a new restaurant soon and are about to make decisions about the seating arrangement of the furniture. Four tops, deuces and rounds of six or eight will make up the bulk of your arrangements but you are considering adding restaurant booths for cozy and semi-private dining. This will add both charm and comfort to your eating establishment.

The seating in these intimate and private areas can be made of a variety of fabrics and materials including leather, wood, vinyl, or upholstery fabric. Choosing one that best fits the type of restaurant service you are offering will enhance your decor. For example, a fine dining establishment would probably use leather or a brocade fabric. A coffee shop would most likely utilize a vinyl or wood for easy cleaning and maintenance.

You will be able to find exactly what you are looking for through restaurant supply businesses. If they do not have what you need in stock, they have the contacts to find it for you. You can also peruse online sites for ideas and table placement. Take the time to draw out your floor plan to be sure it is going to be effective in the space that you have.

If funds are tight, you can also look for used pieces at auctions and through businesses that are closing their doors. They can be re-designed to fit your decorating scheme at a fraction of the cost of new ones. They may have to be re-structured to fit your rooms but it will be very well worth the extra time, materials and labor.

If your floor plan is a very odd shape or you have many nooks and corners of uneven proportions, the furniture may need to be custom made. Fitting the benches into the spaces will be your main challenge and you can either purchase tables and adjust them to fit or have them constructed especially for the space required.

Always keep your customer's needs and wants in mind when laying out the furniture for a dining area. The tables and benches of this type of seating should be easily accessible but still private and quiet. They can be lined up against a wall but look for other out-of-the way nooks and corners to strategically place them. Always keep the seating away from customer and employee traffic and the kitchen doors.

The beauty of this type of food service furniture is that it works equally well in both casual and formal venues. Coffee shops, cafes and breakfast establishments use these arrangements to provide a quick and quiet place for dining and conversation. Gourmet dining venues and upscale steak houses also provide this type of seating for romantic meals and discrete and private dinner meetings.

Finding the perfect furnishings for a new food establishment can be a challenge but in the end, it is well worth your extra efforts. Giving your customers a cozy spot for romantic meals or a quiet corner for business meetings can go far in promoting your place of business. Always keep clients' needs and wants in mind when planning the perfect floor arrangements for your establishment.




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