This article is about restaurant marketing. ave been thinking about this. Last week my wife and I visited a fine restaurant in this area near my office. We were in the middle of our delicious dinner when an older couple sitting at the table beside ours asked the waiter if they could take a look inside the kitchen. The waiter at first seemed bewildered Leon Draisaitl Oilers Jersey , and then he said, 鈥淣o.鈥?p>
Then it occurred to me that the idea of an open kitchen might be an interesting topic for an article.
With many restaurants popping up everywhere and it鈥檚 only a matter of time before the market is deemed over-saturated, as a restaurant owner Authentic Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Jersey , you do not only have to show great service and food, you must also provide a good reason and peripheral details for your customers to talk about your business.
However you need to remember that an open restaurant can either be a good thing or the worst thing for your business. I will talk about the pros and cons.
Advantages 1. Employees are alert all the time Is there any better way to keep your employees alert and on their toes all the times than to allow your very customers watch them while they are at work? Sure, there are chefs who do not like the feeling of someone watching them while they prepare meals Authentic Oscar Klefbom Jersey , but in my experience as a former restaurant owner those employees tend to get used to it over time. The good side of all this is they get to interact with the people who dine on their meals.
2. Customers witness how meals are prepared themselves By showcasing an open kitchen, the customers themselves gets first hand dibs on how your restaurant operates to serve them. If your restaurant is clean and well-maintained, it will leave a lasting impression.
Disadvantages 1. Some diners tend to complain too much An open kitchen can pose problems too. By leaving your restaurant and staff at the mercy of your customers Authentic Kailer Yamamoto Jersey , some tend to get too nitpicky and point out at the smallest things that do not even know anything about. In other words, they complain for the sake of complaining.
Be prepared to handle these customers when you finally decide to showcase an open kitchen. Also train the manager in case you are not around.
2. Increased maintenance costs It should be noted that you are going to have to spend more on maintenance and labor if ever you decide to showcase an open restaurant. Simply put, you need to keep your kitchen at its