Restaurant Furniture Blog

There are many options available when considering your restaurant booths layout, but in many cases nothing will beat the traditional back-to-back layout. The choice you make will depend greatly on the space available and the type of customer you are catering to.

Back-to-back layouts have been around for as long as restaurants and were very much highlighted in many of the sitcoms of the sixties. I am sure you have seen footage of ‘the Fonz’ and the Happy Days members sitting in booths for what seemed like a good percentage of the show.

There was a trend for a while that went away from this style. Club lounge style three-quarter booths had a run - over time they proved to be a little impractical. Those sitting in the middle had to wait for someone to get up before they could leave.

Some establishments even toyed with continuous banquette style seating. This is still popular in some areas, particularly in the fast food industry. However, when it comes to more serious dining, customers prefer a little seclusion and certainly a little more privacy.

Why has the traditional back-to-back restaurant booths layout remained so popular? It provides that little privacy and seclusion. It’s almost like a little nest providing a feeling of security and comfort - a basic need of all humans.

Although the back-to-back layout has remained popular, that doesn’t mean you can’t include style. When selecting your restaurant booth furniture, you can choose from a wide range of styles and fabrics. Naturally, you can also select from an equally impressive range of colors to match your restaurant’s color scheme. The traditional restaurant booths layout is still one of the most popular available.