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. Staff up with unlimited users, roles, and departments.

Outdoor 370

Outdoor Point of Sale Seating Dine-in 370

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. We offered two seatings that filled our dining room and set two buffet lines serviced by a carver at each and three food runners to keep everything stocked. By 8:15 the dining room was full.

Front of House 410

Front of House Back of House Seating Food Truck 410

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? But, don't limit your research to just that!

License 459

License Hiring Equipment Small Business 459

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 24, 2020

These aspects include: décor, skill level of staff, style of service, pricing, profit, type of vendors selected, kitchen layout, equipment selection, marketing and advertising, pay scales, dining room seating, type of china, glassware and flatware, even the location and color scheme for the exterior of the restaurant.

Menu 401

Menu Seasonal Menu Front of House Reference 401

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.

Seating 572

Seating Uniforms Take-out Communication 572

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. Accept and Approve time-off requests for sick employees, and make sure you give ample time off for recovery.

Guest Recovery 358

Guest Recovery Online Ordering Outdoor Front of House 358

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

We know that that person is cute, but you must stay seated with your party. Following AHS guidelines with reduced seating, social distancing of tables, increased sanitation, staff pre-screens & temperature checks, and more to help ensure the very best in health and safety for our guests, our team, and our community!

Airlines 370

Airlines Food Safety Mobile Ordering Website Management 370

7 Shifts

MARCH 16, 2020

Properly sanitize tables and seating areas thoroughly between each group. Try creating tasks lists that include tasks such as: Sanitizing menus after each use Properly disinfecting tables and chairs between guest seatings Refilling hand sanitizing dispensers Properly sanitizing the kitchen area frequently And more Read more about 7tasks ?

Management 369

Management Management Employee Relations Kitchen Safety 369

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 1, 2024

You can also implement a waitlist system during peak hours to help manage overflow and make sure that guests are seated as quickly as possible. You can achieve this through thoughtful design choices like warm lighting, comfortable seating, and a clean, well-organized space. After all, among the 28.7%

Customer Experience 397

Customer Experience 2024 Customer Service Online Ordering 397

7 Shifts

MARCH 10, 2021

Expand or Remodel Expanding your restaurant's outside seating area with a deck, patio or tent, could bring you real financial benefits. That’s a 65 percent return on investment for their customer who considered adding outdoor seating. Get a pulse on your local customer base. Join your local chamber of commerce.

Management 370

Management Management Small Business Email Marketing 370

Culinary Cues

APRIL 1, 2024

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.

Back of House 329

Back of House Kitchen Safety Hotels Front of House 329

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). Developed by Sheryl E. Yeah, it’s that cool!

Cash Management 439

Cash Management Point of Sale Inventory Bar 439

7 Shifts

OCTOBER 21, 2021

These restaurants generally have limited menus, no seating, and fewer (if any) servers compared full-service restaurants. Cons: You have higher overhead costs because you need more seating and servers. Family-style restaurants follow the full-service model with seating and dedicated servers. Fast Food Chains. Example: PitaWay.

Fast Casual 370

Fast Casual Food Truck Casual Customer Service 370

7 Shifts

AUGUST 20, 2024

From seating diners and helping them order quickly to processing payments, let’s explore some proven ways to improve your restaurant’s table turnover rate. Suppose your restaurant has 20 tables, and during the dinner service from 6 PM to 9 PM, you seated 60 customers.

Online Ordering 221

Online Ordering Fast Casual Fine Dining Seating 221

7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

How do you balance seating arrangements to maintain fairness and efficiency? What steps do you take to handle special seating requests, such as accessibility needs? What strategies do you use to communicate with servers effectively to manage seating flow? How do you ensure guests feel welcome when they arrive?

Hospitality 195

Hospitality Seating Customer Experience Reservations 195

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. This took some of the pressure off the line.

Seating 388

Seating Dine-in Seasonal Menu Leadership 388

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. Recommended Reading: BLOG NAME. Don't make your customers wait too long. No one likes a line, especially when they're hungry!

Customer Service 369

Customer Service Customer Experience Online Ordering Loyalty Program 369

Culinary Cues

AUGUST 4, 2022

When I read an article the other day about BMW charging a subscription fee for heated seats in their cars, I thought: “Where are we going with this?” Of course, people want heated seats: “Oh well, I guess we have to pay, and pay, and pay for something that was previously part of the deal.”

Front of House 340

Front of House Back of House Coaching Customer Service 340

7 Shifts

AUGUST 2, 2024

Revenue per available seat hour (or RevPASH) RevPASH helps restaurant owners determine whether the seating space in their dining area is utilized well to generate maximum profit. This means that the higher the RevPASH is, the better the restaurant's standing.

Point of Sale 397

Point of Sale Inventory Seasonal Menu Cash Management 397

7 Shifts

JUNE 16, 2022

How long franchisees will have a seat on the board. Some criteria to base the selection of which franchisees earn a seat on the council include: Years of experience with the franchise. Other franchisees, who may be granted a one-time admission to a meeting to see if they're a good fit for a seat on the board.

Franchising 370

Franchising Franchise Communication Front of House 370

Culinary Cues

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The stores were empty, and restaurant service staff were staring out windows from the vantage of unfilled seats. Push aside the doom and gloom, stop blaming on-line shopping and meal delivery for empty stores and restaurant seats. Who is going to stand on a soap box and lead the effort? Why not you? Business was off yesterday”.

Customer Experience 376

Customer Experience Customer Service Food Safety Hospitality 376

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. Managing a crowded lobby of customers waiting to be seated requires plenty of effort from your staff.

Seating 203

Seating Customer Experience Customer Service Take-out 203

7 Shifts

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

With restaurant startup costs restaurant startup cost averages at $275,000 or $3,046 per seat for a leased building, According to Sage accounting. For owned buildings, costs get a bump to $425,000 or $3,734 per seat. You have the advantage of a built-out kitchen with equipment, bars and dining rooms, technology, parking lots, and more.

License 444

License Equipment Certification Take-out 444

7 Shifts

APRIL 7, 2021

Then, have them work with the host or hostess to greet and seat customers. For example, seating has been changed along with the implementation of protective shields and masks. Teach Trainees Every Position Give new restaurant employees training in every position in the complex.

Training 370

Training Food Safety Customer Experience Insurance 370

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2021

A future forward restaurant model will be characterized by contactless delivery, curbside pick-up, and outdoor seating and will be more able to respond to heightened anxieties about business hygienic practices. If you currently lack outdoor seating, you may want to consider renovations or look for a new location that can accommodate.

Food Truck 215

Food Truck Retail Mobile Ordering Food Safety 215

7 Shifts

APRIL 29, 2021

Outdoor seating construction. You can use the funds to cover expenses incurred from February 15, 2020 until March 11, 2023.Expenses Expenses eligible for grant money to be used on are: Payroll and benefits (not including employees making more than $100,000/year. Mortgage and rent payments. Utilities and maintenance.

Restaurant Law 370

Restaurant Law Document Brewery Point of Sale 370

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. Somewhere in our internal job description is a desire, and even a need to build an environment of WOW!

Front of House 474

Front of House Customer Experience Dine-in Training 474

Culinary Cues

JANUARY 3, 2023

Customers would like up, sometimes around the block, hoping for a seat in her rather small restaurant where she featured, what we called – blue plate specials. She wasn’t a chef as we might describe that person today, but she was a terrific cook and a savvy businesswoman.

Hospitality 388

Hospitality Customer Experience Customer Service Small Business 388

Culinary Cues

OCTOBER 19, 2020

“How will I approach today’s prep, what can I defer till a later time, based on who is scheduled for a shift – how must I adjust the work that I do, and given the reservations for tonight – which items might move and which items will take a back seat to demand.”

Restaurant Law 447

Restaurant Law Communication Café Take-out 447

7 Shifts

JULY 22, 2022

It’s also important to note that using outdoor space and adding more seating to your restaurant can increase your revenue by 30%. Whether that looks like tables on the sidewalk or a rooftop bar, there’s no denying that outdoor dining brings new obstacles and challenges to the already complex life of a restaurateur or employee.

Tip Distribution 391

Tip Distribution Certification Document Outdoor 391

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Now, this is just the beginning of the list, we haven’t even reached any part of. the product experience, but you begin to see what it takes.

Website Management 388

Website Management Reservations Seating Take-out 388

Culinary Cues

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The average dining room guest for breakfast is likely to spend no more than 30 minutes from the time they are seated. Multi-tasking must be second nature. [] SPEED: Guests and in turn – servers have little patience during breakfast. The pressure is thus on the cook to be fast – lightning fast.

Back of House 519

Back of House Dine-in Restaurant Law Ordering 519

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 2, 2024

For this, flexible seating arrangements are the key – from cozy booths to communal tables and counter seating, offering options that cater to individual preferences ensures that solo diners feel comfortable and valued. First impressions matter. Creating an inviting ambiance is critical for attracting (and retaining) solo diners.

Loyalty Program 164

Loyalty Program Catering Seating Customer Experience 164