Besides delicious food and good service, a beautifully designed space is also a huge competitive advantage for your restaurant. Therefore, restaurant design is also a step that needs attention. Restaurant space design will have a strong impact on the visual, emotional and taste buds of customers.
So how should a restaurant be designed to impress diners? Let’s find out through the article below!
Restaurant facade
The facade is what makes the first impression on customers. A beautifully designed facade that arouses curiosity will attract customers into the shop. When designing the front of the restaurant, you should pay attention to beautiful, clear signs and the design style must create the ability to identify it as a restaurant and not be confused with other services.
Dining area
One problem that many restaurants encounter is arranging multiple tables to increase customer service capacity. This unintentionally creates inconvenience and lack of comfort for customers. Because this is the area where customers stay the longest, you need a design that is attractive enough and especially creates the most comfort for customers. Therefore, when designing the dining area in the restaurant, you should pay attention to the distance between tables, comfort of movement, both ensuring space for guests and convenience for staff during the service process. According to interior design experts, the distance between tables in the dining area should be at least 1m to create the most private and comfortable feeling.
In addition, when designing the dining area, you should also pay attention to the target customer. If you target high-end customers, a luxurious space is indispensable. If your customers are young people, a space with an interesting design or many “virtual” check-in points will be more attractive. Each customer group will prefer different design styles.
Kitchen/bar area
The restaurant kitchen is an area that customers cannot see but still needs to be designed to ensure convenience during the processing process and enough space for storing eating utensils and food materials.
When designing the kitchen area, you should calculate the required area for each part and area in the kitchen such as the order receiving area, pre-processing area, processing area, washing area, food storage, etc. In addition, the Processing tools and spices should be neatly arranged and convenient to use. When everything is arranged scientifically, it will increase the productivity of the kitchen area.
Meanwhile, the bar is not a main area in the restaurant, it is usually located in the kitchen area or some restaurants will arrange the bar near the dining area so customers can comfortably choose their food. drink. Restaurant bars are usually used to serve ready-made drinks or simple mixed drinks, so a minimalist design that is convenient enough for the bartender will help optimize the space in the restaurant.
Counter
The payment counter is where customers pay for their meals and is also the last place of contact the customer has with the restaurant (in case of post-payment). This area does not need to be large but needs to be placed in a convenient location for customers to go out and pay. In addition, you can also add some decorations, plants, etc. to create a comfortable feeling. Advertising flyers or promotional information can also be placed here for customers to view while waiting for payment.
Washroom area
Although it is only an auxiliary project, the restroom area is no less important in the restaurant. A dirty restroom area will make a bad impression on customers. Therefore, always pay attention to hygiene in this area, ensuring cleanliness and utensils are arranged neatly and neatly.
Style
Before starting to design, the first thing is to define the style your restaurant wants to achieve. Japanese restaurants will have a different design than Korean restaurants, Asian restaurants will not be the same as European restaurants, etc. In addition, the type of customer also greatly affects the restaurant design style. Therefore, choose your design style carefully from the beginning to avoid having to redesign it, which will cost a lot of money. Besides, the differentiating factor will help you impress diners.
Color
Each restaurant will usually be designed with a typical main color. This color will impact diners’ emotions and stimulate appetite. Depending on the style of the restaurant, you can choose the most suitable color. Normally, the main color will account for 60% of the restaurant design, the alternating colors will account for about 30% and the remaining 10% is for special colors to create highlights.
Lighting
Lighting is also an important factor in restaurant design. Light will contribute to creating a cozy and comfortable feeling for customers. In many cases, light also affects vision, changing the color of dishes.
Lighting in the restaurant should have a combination of electric lights and natural light. During the day, you should take advantage of natural light, along with using electric lights with similar colors to create the most comfortable feeling. Meanwhile, in the evening you should use low-intensity light to create a feeling of closeness and intimacy.
Furniture & decorates
Restaurant interior is equally important and needs to be invested properly. Furniture will combine colors and lighting to create a harmonious whole. When choosing furniture for your restaurant, you should focus on quality, simplicity and convenience. These furniture items need to be arranged scientifically but still ensure aesthetics, consistent with other elements to create professionalism and elegance for the restaurant.