Use These 16 Hotel Room Decorating Ideas to Design Your Home

 The era we live in is fascinating. Take our eating habits, for instance. The eating habits of the British people have completely changed during the last 50 years or more. Pasta, pizza, rice, curry, and other dishes that used to appear absurdly foreign have become commonplace. The chicken tikka masala, which combines the spiced meals that immigrants from the Indian subcontinent brought with them with our own preference for a gravy-like sauce, was declared to be our "national dish" by the then-British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook in 2001.

In the interim, there has been an increase in the number of cafes, eateries, bistros, and gastropubs. Breakfast has replaced lunch; dinner has replaced tea; and brunch has replaced dinner. Outside of the home, coffee has replaced tea as our preferred beverage. According to market research firm NPD, this is due to the development of our coffee culture and retailers like Caffè Nero and Costa. We now consume more than twice as much coffee as we do tea.

Increased commercial opportunities have resulted from this, and not just for large restaurant and café franchises like Starbucks and Pizza Express. The number of independent café and restaurants is rising, providing a distinctive, local, and personable alternative to the uniform high-street mainstays.

Restaurant vs Cafeteria

One of the first time you will need to consider after finding your location if you own or are opening a café or restaurant is furnishings. But how do café furniture and restaurant furniture differ from one another? Essentially, it comes down to the experience you are providing for your clients: a café will be more informal, whereas a restaurant would provide a more formal setting. And this should be reflected in your furniture.

Cafeteria Furniture

Most cafeteria patrons don't hang out for very long. They typically stop over for a drink, a snack, or a light supper. They won't anticipate being able to stretch out at a large linen-covered table or to sink into a plushly upholstered chair as a result. Therefore, cafeteria furniture is lighter, frequently brighter in color, and has a more contemporary look. You could say that cafeteria furniture is "friendly" because the chairs are typically made of melamine and finished in light wood or faux leather. In contrast, wooden bistro chairs and vintage bentwood chairs provide a more continental cafe atmosphere.

In contrast, café tables are often smaller than restaurant tables. The surfaces must be strong and durable because they will endure a lot of abuse. Café tables typically come in one of two designs, similar to chairs: bright and contemporary with metal legs and bases and tops finished in wood veneers; or more traditional with bentwood, cast iron, and other materials.

Customers seated at the counter or gathered around tall "poseur" tables can utilize stools in the meanwhile. Additionally, keep in mind that some of your customers will be alone, so have enough tiny tables to accommodate them. Additionally, in recent years, the "community table," where individuals are content to congregate and share space, has grown in popularity. It could be a single, big table or numerous grouped together.

Restaurant furniture

A dining out experience is meant to be special and enjoyable. Therefore, you need to provide your customers a sense of care, pampering, and specialness. Of course, it starts with the greeting they receive, but it also affects the furnishings. Of course they'll want to be comfortable, but the chairs and tables in a restaurant also need to say visually that this is more than simply a meal; it's an occasion. High-backed chairs with appealing fabric or leather upholstery will convey a sense of seriousness while also providing long-term comfort for consumers. (A reputable furniture supplier will provide a selection of upholstery fabric options or even upholster furniture using fabric that the customer provides.) If you have room, you might even think about offering some tub chairs, which are perfect for settling into over a leisurely meal or dinner. 

Tables, on the other hand, must be substantial and spacious. Although the surface may be less significant if you are utilizing tablecloths, keep in mind that the legs or base will be on display. Consider using tables that can be moved closer together for larger dining parties if you want flexibility. Farmhouse tables and chairs are useful for establishing a more comfortable, traditional setting.

Indistinct Lines

Good news this far, But are the distinctions between restaurants and cafes still so distinct in modern times? Today, many cafeterias provide filling meals, albert from a very small menu, while many restaurants provide a more casual dining environment. The addition of tablecloths, candles, and tim lighting can sometimes transform a cafeteria into a restaurant during the evening hours.

All of this reflects how the country's eating and dining out habits are changing: we are getting fussy about mealtimes, about casual vs. formal, about cafeterias vs. restaurants. We might eat pizza at 10 p.m., scrambled eggs at 4 p.m., or hamburgers for brunch. The conventional lines that formerly clearly separated the day into set mealtimes have blurred.

The phrase "the death of good dining" may be overstated, but there is undoubtedly a tendency towards more informality in contemporary restaurants. In the fine dining industry, stuffy settings, starched tablecloths, and obedient wine servers are becoming less prevalent. This is partly due to financial constraints, but it's also because modern customers just want to unwind and feel less self-conscious. Kenny Atkinson made the decision to do away with tablecloths and wine servers when he launched his House of Tides restaurant in Newcastle in order to foster a welcoming, informal atmosphere. He told The Guardian, "We want them to laugh and enjoy the food.

Therefore, you might want to take the lead with your furniture by presenting a variety of styles if you want to create a similarly adaptable, welcoming workplace. If you own a cafeteria, you might mix more modern, informal seats with a few more traditional, upholstered or leather armchairs. In contrast, a restaurant might have both banquettes and straightforward chairs. Instead of setting up tables in rows as is customary, you could wish to use a mix of shapes instead, including square and circular tables that can be reconfigured if more people arrive. Without tablecloths, you can dress up plain table tops with candles or little flower arrangements or jugs.

Additionally, keep in mind that people are less fussy about dining alone these days – a study from a few years ago showed that the number of solitary eaters had increased over the preceding two years. In order to accommodate them, make sure you have enough smaller tables. Additionally, avoid pushing lone eaters into a corner; they are not ashamed to be doing so.

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