Technology is taking over our lives it seems, some would say for the better and some would say it’s taking the personal touch and personality out of everything we do and every environment we enter. You only need to sit on a train or walk into a coffee shop to see endless rows of smartphones in front of faces and it’s now evening becoming a huge part of restaurant, café, pub and coffee shop services and culture. Dining is a sensory experience, the environment, the music, even the comfort of your new... Read More

Father’s Day is the third most popular day out for families, trailing closely behind Mother’s Day and Valentine’s Day. And, of course, with Father’s day falling in June, it can lend itself well to staying at home, out in the sunshine indulging in a good, old-fashioned barbecue. Eating out can sometimes be viewed as an unnecessary expense and so with these challenges in mind, it’s important to make sure that as a restaurant, you have an appropriate offering (food, entertainment, restaurant furniture etc.) and promote this effectively to your customers.

With grocery prices decreasing and menu prices forever increasing, how do you entice customers to leave the comfort of their own homes to come and visit your restaurant or pub instead of your competitor’s venue? Of course, the success of your venue doesn’t solely rely on one element, it does, in fact, rest upon a variety of different items working in conjunction with one another, from menu and service to contract restaurant furniture and overall ambiance.

Summer’s coming and it’s important to make sure that your restaurant caters for the family market. If your restaurant furniture, space or menu isn’t child or family friendly then you’re really missing a trick. But ‘child friendly‘ doesn’t have to always mean plastic bar stools.Of course some establishments just won’t want to cater for this market as it just doesn’t fit with their brand, however, if this is an area you’d like to explore, then read on.

The success of your restaurant is highly dependent on a variety of different factors. All of which amalgamate to ensure your venue is doing exactly what you want it to…..attracting customers and making money. One of the most important elements to any restaurant is your choice of restaurant furniture, including restaurant seating supply.It’s essentially the first impression your customers have of your business and communicates your brand, values and service. It can have a huge impact on sales, table turnover rates and also, how much you charge for your dishes.

In recent blogs, we’ve talked in abundance about how to maximise your restaurant space with the best commercial restaurant furniture in terms of space and ergonomics. We’ve touched on style and in this blog we will venture further into how to choose the best furniture for your venue to enhance your restaurant’s brand. We’ll discuss the various different styles and the types of restaurant furniture which could feature within this environment. What are you trying to achieve? You need to understand your own brand. What are you trying to achieve from... Read More