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Smart ideas for busy cafés and restaurants
Looking for ways to make your café or restaurant run a bit smoother and ease the workload for your team in the process? These tips explore how to create flexible seating options, keeping track of your orders and empowering your customers to help out.
Delegate some of the work – to your customers
Transform your café or restaurant into a collaborative space. Why not set up a self-service area inviting customers to help by taking their own cutlery, spices, and beverages? And when lunch is over, encourage them to participate in cleanup and recycling.
Keep them warm and happy
By placing extra cushions and throws in outdoor-friendly carrier bags, your customers can help find their own preferred level of warmth and comfort. Easy to bring out and in at the start and end of the day.
Order tracking made easy
Maximising space and creating an efficient workflow is vital for any café or restaurant. A wall-mounted pegboard helps keep track of your orders, store takeaway menus, bags, and anything else involved in fulfilling your customers’ orders. Place it next to the register for extra easy access.
Wall storage for easy accessibility
Clothing and bags hung over chairs not only take up precious space, they’re also a safety hazard. Wall-mounted hangers free up space while keeping the customers’ personal belongings close at hand. And why not make it a design feature by going big? Easy to find, easy to love.
Sideboard or entertainment centre? Why not both?
When things get hectic, it’s important to keep your guests entertained. Magazines are a classic because they work. But keeping them intact, free from food and coffee stains, and in the same place, can be tricky. By gathering them in see-through boxes, they are visible but not scattered around your premises.
Flexible seating solutions when rush hour hits
Turning away customers during peak hours, because of a lack of seating, is an issue for many café and restaurant owners. With foldable chairs and tables, you can easily make room during busy hours. And when not in use, they store away easily, saving space, creating a more intimate (and easy to manage) vibe.
