9 December 2009
Choosing Restaurant Dinnerware
Posted by Crystal under: Equipment Maintenance & Tips .
Running a successful restaurant enterprise requires mastery of a lot of things: operational savvy, cooking creativity, marketing forte and excellent customer service. Presentation is also extremely important to create a relaxed and entertaining setting in a restaurant. Nothing speaks greater volumes about your presentation than your dinnerware. Customers like to be pampered and this is accomplished not only through excellence in customer service and menu quality, but also by making sure the details like dinnerware create the atmosphere of something special.
Budget. Dinnerware manufacturers offer a wide variety of plates for any budget: disposable, economy and premium. Keep in mind that commercial china, though expensive at the initial investment, is much more durable than any plastic dinnerware. Commercial dinnerware in most cases is the right choice even if it is more expensive than plastic or household dishes because it will withstand the heavy wear and tear of a restaurant. In some cases, a restaurant might want to buy more unique and expensive dishes, such as vintage or antique kind. Having sufficient inventory of items is critical.
Durability. Since dinnerware is not cheap, make sure you buy commercial-grade plates, which are much more durable than china at home. Restaurant dishes are going to be used and washed daily in a large commercial high pressured dish washer; the wrong dinnerware, in a few cycles of washing, will get chipped or cracked.
Design. Restaurant dinnerware is more than just a functional item: it is one of the first things guests see on the table. The design of the dinnerware should reflect the overall style and design of the restaurant. If you own a trendy and hip restaurant in a fast-paced city, your dinnerware should reflect the modern design. If the restaurant offers sophisticated relaxed ambiance, the restaurant’s dinnerware should reflect the same style. Therefore, select dinnerware that is somewhat unique to the style of your restaurant. Many chefs prefer basic white china dinnerware, good sturdy dishes that will draw more attention to food and allow for diverse use. There are a lot of wholesalers with a large selection of designs. You can even buy antique or vintage dinnerware that has been in the past manufactured for hotels, restaurants and country clubs, has never been used and instead has been sitting for years in the warehouses.
Dinner Table Accessories. Consider acquiring the right accessories for your dinnerware, such as stylish salt and pepper shakers, elegant coasters and crisp cloth napkins. Table linens and cloth napkins are extremely important accessories, and they need to reflect the restaurant mood. Using the right colors and textures on table linens and cloth napkins will make a significant statement about the restaurant to the diner. Not only do cloth napkins (vs. paper napkins) feel better to the touch, they give a better presentation. Pay attention to other little accessories, such as napkin rings or table ornaments. It’s always amazing how easy it is to impress guests with careful attention given to little details like selecting the right napkin rings.
Ware Washing Equipment. There is nothing worse than a restaurant client who sits down at his dining table only to notice little food spots on his supposedly cleaned dinnerware. Nothing will lose you more clients than this. How to avoid it? Yes, the staff should pay attention. Yet, the better solution is to buy the right commercial dish washing equipment that will guarantee powerful spotless dish-washing and will turn dishwashing activity into an automatic brainless task. An excellent choice of the commercial dishwasher is Moyer Diebel 201HT with 21 racks per hour capacity and heavy duty stainless steel construction. Get twice as much capacity with another model, Moyer Diebel MD-1000HT, capable of 38 racks per hour capacity.
I hope the above simple advice will remind you of the importance of the restaurant dinnerware quality and help in creating a simple, yet elegant presentation.
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