flevyblog

Flevy Blog is an online business magazine covering Business Strategies, Business Theories, & Business Stories.
MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP STRATEGY, MARKETING, SALES OPERATIONS & SUPPLY CHAIN ORGANIZATION & CHANGE IT/MIS Other

4 Excellent Ways to Make Your Restaurant Stand Out

Editor's Note: Take a look at our featured best practice, Organization Design Toolkit (103-slide PowerPoint presentation). Recent McKinsey research surveyed a large set of global executives and suggests that many companies, these days, are in a nearly permanent state of organizational flux. A rise in efforts in Organizational Design is attributed to the accelerating pace of structural change generated by market [read more]

* * * *

They say that the restaurant business will never really go out of fashion because it is based on one of the fundamental needs of the human race; we all have to eat! However, the modern restaurant is much more than just a place to eat, and given how competitive the trade is and how often restaurants fail in the US, it would be hard to survive if your establishment did not have a few extras that make it stand out from the competition. To inspire you with some ideas, here are four excellent ways to make your restaurant stand out from the rest.

Comfort

It might seem like a very basic thing to say about a restaurant and, in truth, it is! Nevertheless, it’s disappointing to see how many restaurant owners ignore comfort in favor of other less important things when buying furniture. This, however, is an advantage for you because it will give you the opportunity to stand out by providing the most comfortable seating possible. Visit Restaurant-Furniture to go through a huge collection of specialized chairs, tables, and booths for restaurants, which were built with both comfort and aesthetics in mind. Do make sure that the designs and colors you choose match your restaurant’s overall décor as well.

Alluring Views

There are two kinds of views that should concern a restaurant owner and they are as follows:

  • The view of the restaurant from outside the place, through the glass and the windows
  • The outside view from the seats inside

The first is the kind of view that attracts people to your restaurant and the second keeps them coming back for more. Both are important but don’t take the approach that a lot of modern diners seem to be taking nowadays; that is, don’t make it all glass. Stand out by creating a bit of mystery. Give people a hint of what awaits them inside, but don’t show it all right away.

Unique Menu

If you have not yet decided on the menu, do a survey of the nearby restaurants to know what kind of cuisines and dishes they are serving. If there are too many Italian restaurants in the area, how about a Chinese restaurant, or maybe just a classic American menu with a few twists? The idea is to offer something that is not already there.

If you must open another Italian restaurant because it’s an Italian neighborhood, at least put some custom twists to your dishes so that they stand out in both name and taste.  Similarly, cater to what the region has to offer.  For instance, San Diego restaurants can highlight local wines and source from local farms and fishers in Southern California.

Hire Friendly Staff

When you have a choice between experience and friendliness, always choose friendliness if you wish to succeed in this field. The only exception to this rule would be the chef in the kitchen because that’s where you could use experience more than the politeness! Everyone else needs to be courteous and polite because people come to restaurants with the expectation of being treated well.

Opening a restaurant takes a lot of preparation, money, and time, so it’s best if you can get it right at the first try. To make it happen, it is important that you give everything we just discussed lots of thought before committing to any of the big decisions.

Excel workbook
Accountants, accounting firms, and real estate property owners can all benefit from this cost segregation study (CSS) template. It makes the estimated benefit easy to figure out and has flexible assumptions for high level or detailed segregation analysis. You get a summary of cost [read more]

Do You Want to Implement Business Best Practices?

You can download in-depth presentations on 100s of management topics from the FlevyPro Library. FlevyPro is trusted and utilized by 1000s of management consultants and corporate executives.

For even more best practices available on Flevy, have a look at our top 100 lists:

These best practices are of the same as those leveraged by top-tier management consulting firms, like McKinsey, BCG, Bain, and Accenture. Improve the growth and efficiency of your organization by utilizing these best practice frameworks, templates, and tools. Most were developed by seasoned executives and consultants with over 20+ years of experience.

Readers of This Article Are Interested in These Resources


70-slide PowerPoint presentation
Organizational Design (OD) is a structured approach to aligning the structure, processes, and systems of an organization to achieve its strategic objectives and enhance performance. It encompasses various components, including defining the purpose of reorganization, determining supportive [read more]


 
Excel workbook
 
 
79-slide PowerPoint presentation

About Shane Avron

Shane Avron is a freelance writer, specializing in business, general management, enterprise software, and digital technologies. In addition to Flevy, Shane's articles have appeared in Huffington Post, Forbes Magazine, among other business journals.




Complimentary Business Training Guides


Many companies develop robust strategies, but struggle with operationalizing their strategies into implementable steps. This presentation from flevy introduces 12 powerful business frameworks spanning both Strategy Development and Strategy Execution. [Learn more]

  This 48-page whitepaper, authored by consultancy Envisioning, provides the frameworks, tools, and insights needed to manage serious Change—under the backdrop of the business lifecycle. These lifecycle stages are each marked by distinct attributes, challenges, and behaviors. [Learn more]

We've developed a very comprehensive collection of Strategy & Transformation PowerPoint templates for you to use in your own business presentations, spanning topics from Growth Strategy to Brand Development to Innovation to Customer Experience to Strategic Management. [Learn more]

  We have compiled a collection of 10 Lean Six Sigma templates (Excel) and Operational Excellence guides (PowerPoint) by a multitude of LSS experts. These tools cover topics including 8 Disciplines (8D), 5 Why's, 7 Wastes, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), and DMAIC. [Learn more]
Recent Articles by Corporate Function

  

  

  

  

  


The Flevy Business Blog (https://flevy.com/blog) is a leading source of information on business strategies, business theories, and business stories. Most of our articles are authored by management consultants and industry executives with over 20 years of experience.

Flevy (https://flevy.com) is the marketplace for business best practices, such as management frameworks, presentation templates, and financial models. Our best practice documents are of the same caliber as those produced by top-tier consulting firms (like McKinsey, Bain, Accenture, BCG, and Deloitte) and used by Fortune 100 organizations. Learn more about Flevy here.


Connect with Flevy:

     
  


About Flevy.com   /   Terms   /   Privacy Policy
© . Flevy LLC. All Rights Reserved.