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Fundamentals of Great Restaurant Design
The good reputation of a restaurant is not only built upon the food it serves; its design is as important as its menu when it comes to commercial success. As you develop the idea of a restaurant into reality a lot of personality is put in its design but there’s always a process that should be followed in order to achieve the right outcome.
Your potential customers won’t get to meet your great interiors and food service if your entrance or parking isn’t neat or attractive enough, you must transmit the essence of your vision and the values of your restaurant from the very entrance.
A well-designed waiting area is also a good way to capture your customer’s attention from the beginning. If your customers are likely to wait, make sure they do it in comfortable furniture and amazing decoration.
The kitchen is the heart of every restaurant and its efficiency keeps your customers happy and your employees safe and productive. The proper way to organize your kitchen is diving it in these components:
- Food preparation
- Meal cooking
- Plating and server pickup
- Storage
- Dishwashing
This way your food will be prepared, served and delivered with more efficiency, the storage will keep everything you need fresh, organized and within range and the washing area will always keep all your utensils ready to be used at any moment.
When it comes to storage you should plan ahead, as a restaurant popularity and demand tends to grow so does the amount of storage needed. Make sure you have enough room on the short and long term. Food and non-edible items must be stored as the health code of your city indicates; this might take more space than you initially expected.
To make sure your restaurant is up to code contact Canadian Blueprint, we have great ideas to turn your restaurant into a great experience.
As the kitchen, the dining area is one of the most important spaces in your business, this is where your customers get to experience your service. The arrangement you decide for the seats is up to the identity of your place. Spaced dining tables work for a more serious environment while benches and high bars are set ups that you would expect in a more casual restaurant.
You can use partitions to improve the privacy between tables or even between the seating area and other parts of the restaurant. Remember to keep kitchen, service areas and washroom entrances out of sight as it might deter the experience of your visitors.
Lighting in restaurants can be categorized in three types,
- Task lightning: A good illumination system in the preparation areas will guarantee properly made food and promote a safe work environment, it will also make cleaning tasks easier.
- Ambient lightning: Is the one used in the customer areas and it helps to personalize the environment and enhance the aspect of the food.
- Accent lightning: Is directed towards pieces of decoration or architectural features that you might want to highlight.
Your washrooms say everything about of your restaurant, from your ability to personalize and make a space functional and comfortable to the hygiene standards throughout the entire facility.
Washrooms should be properly vented and checked every hour or so by a designated employee as any small imperfection might leave your clients thinking about the cleanliness of the areas they don’t get to see.
The only thing that should leave the kitchen is the food that you serve, invest in a commercial ventilation hood system that avoids the heat and smells from spreading to the rest of the spaces.
As we listed above designing a restaurant can be hard even for the experienced owner, but you don’t have to complicate yourself with every detail, call us and we’ll take charge of everything and you’ll get your permit in no time.
A well-designed restaurant is a good memory on its own or with loved ones that you get to revisit every time you want and it’s also a great workplace. Make sure your clients and employees get to feel the complete experience and company values you want to transmit. If you need a hand in designing your restaurant contact Canadian Blueprint, you’ll get the permit in a short time.
