Articles Index
How to Write a Restaurant Employee Manual
How to write a restaurant employee manual for new servers, kitchen staff and bartenders. Be sure to include food safety, harassment and job policies.
Five Tips for Surviving the Restaurant Recession
Restaurants can reduce waste, write new menus, and advertise to help stay in business during the recession.
Restaurant Buffet
Restaurant buffets are one type of restaurant concept that includes self service and catering services. If you are opening a new restaurant, you can offer a buffet for special occasions or as a restaurant promotion.
Restaurant Tablecloths
When opening a new restaurant do you want to buy restaurant tablecloths? Restaurant linen is an easy way to dress up a restaurant dining room, but they can cost a lot to take care of.
Restaurant Book Reviews
Guide review of Running a restaurant for dummies, how to open and run a successful restaurant by christopher Egerton-thomas
Restaurant Booths
If you planning to open a new restaurant, booths offer great restaurant seating and fit with any restaurant design.
Ten Reasons Restaurants Fail
Ten reasons that restaurants fail within the first three years, including high payroll, taxes, food cost and bad locations.
The Basics of Restaurant Tipping
Differnces between restaurant tipping, gratuity and service charges. How bad tips hurt the whole restaurant, not just the servers.
How to Buy Resturant Dishes
Today’s restaurant dishware is far more than just functional. Commercial dishes add personality to restaurant table settings, reflecting the ambience, design and theme of a restaurant.
Restaurant Seating
How to choose restaurant seating for a new restaurant. Consider the design of your restaurant, size of the dining room and your budget when choosing restaurant seating.
Guide to Restaurant Catering
Guide to all aspects of restaurant catering, including how to write and price a catering menu, catering equipment checklists and catering on and off premise.
10 Restaurant Tips
Ten tips for opening a new restaurant, from choosing a restaurant name to buying the right kind of commerical kitchen equipment.
Five Tips For Stocking Your Restaurant
Tips for buying or leasing restaurant equipment.
Restaurant Design
How to design a restaurant and blance seating capacity with a welcoming ambience. Problem areas like tables near restrooms can be hidden with simple steps.
Should You Take Restaurant Reservations?
Should your restaurant take reservations? Restaurant reservations make it easier to control staffing and cooking times. However, restaurant reservations also run the risk of alienating customers.
Restauranting FAQs
Questions commonly asked when opening a new restaurant, such as how to get a business loan, what type of restaurant equipment to buy and how to choose a restaurant location and restaurant name.
Month by Month Advertising Guide for Restaurants
Guide to effective month by month advertising for a restaurant, including dinner specials, prix fixe menus and restaurant promotions.
10 Ways to Save Money at Your Restaurant.
Restaurants can save money by using energy efficient appliances, turning off the lights and cutting back the menu.
What to Skip When Writing Your Restaurant Menu
When writing a restaurant menu avoid things like clip art and a lot of techinal jargon.
Choosing a Restaurant Name
Choosing a restaurant's name can reflect its theme, location or be a play on words. It should be easy to remember and easy to spell.
Types of Restaurants
Types of restaurant concepts, including cafes, pubs, fast casual and fine dining.
How to Estimate Restaurant Sales
Estimating resetaurant sales is a very important part of writing a restaurant business plan.
What is Fine Dining?
How is fine dining different from casual dining in restaurants. How to open a fine dining resturant.
Should You Buy an Existing Restaurant?
Should you buy an existing restaurant? Or should you just open your own restaurant? Is an existing restaurant a good investment?
Sample Restaurant Dinner Menu
A restaurant dinner menu that shows a wide variety of ingredients, descriptions and food cost.