A Uniquely-themed Restaurant: What all you might need!

Restaurant businesses are always going to be in demand, be it big or small. People are always on a lookout for a better place to chill with family and friends and create memories to cherish. Restaurants today thus not only need to create and present great food but also the spaces that are inviting and conducive to creating a great time for the customers. They must feel so good about just being there that they plan to celebrate every special moment of their lives here.

Uniquely-themed eateries and restaurants are the result of just this ideology: to make people feel great about them and the place so they like to spend their valuable time and money without having to think twice.

This article focuses on covering things that you might need to open such a restaurant.

The checklist

A great financially viable concept

The idea how you want to delight your customer is the basis of your dream venture and is also going to be a point of differentiation. Why a restaurant-goer must prefer you over the other competition is decided by your choice of theme of the restaurant. The differentiator could be the interior, cuisine, presentation, innovative menu, activities, takeaways, kids-corner, specialties, inspirations, customization or a certain combination of any of these. However do not forget that you would still need the concept to fit into your budget or something that you could manage without cringing.

Financer

Either you must have that kind of money or be able to get loan to get started on your idea. Without crossing this hurdle everything is just in your mind or on the paper. You do have the option of getting a VC but they generally fund the venture on the basis of growth potential and scalability. See if you can woo them with your idea.

Location

You target audience and demographics often decide the location. The people in the age group and those who have that kind of pocket to spend in your restaurant will be those whom you want to serve in their location. Also a restaurant is a living breathing thing which thrives on show off. So if you are not visible to your target audience everything goes down the pit of losses.

Clearances

You need to get the necessary clearances from the local authorities as well as government agencies. Make a checklist of these in the area of your restaurant and strike them one by one.

Kitchen and restaurant theme designer

Now that the basic hurdles are done away with, look for a renowned restaurant designer. She must be responsible for bringing life to your concept, look and feel-wise. That way, even visually your restaurant would be able to convey an invitation to the onlookers that they must plan to come here soon.

Commercial kitchen equipments

This one goes without even saying but we say nonetheless. As per your concept, you must have all the commercial equipments in your kitchen placed strategically to deliver to the strict standards of food. The list starts from equipment for food storage (refrigerators and storage shelves), preparation (mixers, cutters, shredders, kneaders etc) to cooking (fryer, oven, gas or induction cook tops, etc.) and then cleaning (sinks and commercial dishwashers). After all these are the stepping stones to customer delight.

Staff

A team of skilled people is what keeps the place running without any friction. The array of people comprises kitchen staff, service staff and management staff. Get the best of people and you will get best results.

A unique menu for a unique restaurant

This also is understood without needing to elaborate. The carefully chosen Chef from your staff is going to get the concept you have planned restaurant on and come up with stellar menu accordingly. He will take care of having the menu with recipes made from similar ingredients available locally and lower the waste generation. Costs are also to be considered.

Suppliers and venders

Having 2-3 vendors in each category is always suggested to compare prices and to have a ready backup, be it food ingredients or catering equipment. Long-term healthy relationship would serve the best to your cause. Don’t forget to have a background check before handing over the contract.

With the above checklist you should be equipped to make further enquirers to take your idea ahead and work on it.

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