Restaurant Furniture Blog

Now there is a sentence I could finish in so many different ways - and I hope I do by the time I finish this post. Your restaurant furniture layout may well look good on paper, however, the reality can be completely different.

Using a floor plan to design the layout of your furniture is a sensible idea. However, you have to become the guinea pig and test it out. Here are some of those but’s that what you need to check out.

• Lighting
  Does your layout take account of overhead lighting? You may have your lights dimmed, which could mean that some tables are too dark.
• Services
  Are your tables placed a little too close to services like the kitchen, the entrance and cash register, the telephone, and of course the bathrooms?
• Features
  Placing tables too close to decorative features like water fountains or large mirrors can be off-putting for diners.
• Audio
  If you are planning on entertaining your patrons with music then be sure they are not too close or too far away from the speakers.

This is only a small list of the possible problems. The best way to test your restaurant furniture layout is by putting yourself in the shoes of your diners and sitting at the tables. Be sure to sit in all of the restaurant chairs as well. Things may look good in one seat but be totally unacceptable in the seat opposite.

Your restaurant furniture layout will look good on paper when you have finally finished playing with it. Just make sure that everything works in reality as well. Your reputation will hinge on how well your diners enjoy the experience.