Do you know the average or typical party size of your
customers? If the majority are parties of 2’s or 3’s and most of your tables
have 4 seats you may find that you are not fully satisfying the peak demands.
Through research at our catering consultancy, Montfort Catering Consultants, we
have found that in certain environments a lone customer often does not want to
sit with 3 other strangers on a table of 4 and like wise, if 2 people have to
split up it can impact on their experience and enjoyment. As such, many
customers will often leave when seating is unavailable or gives an impression
of being to capacity.
One way of addressing this is with refectory style catering,
which due to their size and layout are suitable for different party sizes –
thus increasing your restaurant seating capacity, as well as the revenue
potential of your restaurant, café etc. And if customers wish to be sociable
and interact with their neighbours they can do. If however, they want a level
privacy this arrangement is often much better than joining a larger party on a smaller
table.
Read further regarding increasing your restaurant seat utilisation:
www.montfortconsultants.com - Catering Consultants
