Designing restaurants makes it possible to breathe life into a new institution, which will become a cozy place. If the project meets all the standards, it will attract a sufficient number of customers, and in the first few months the restaurant will pay for itself.
Where to begin?
Creating a project is a difficult task, which only professionals who have been doing this for many years can do. Do not trust this business to random companies or unverified people.
To begin with, it is necessary to decide in which parts of the room there will be a kitchen, workshops, pantries, various support systems, if necessary, where to place dishwashers and, most importantly, where the hall and wardrobe will be located (if necessary). In fact, these are the main decisions on which the fate of the restaurant depends.
The above premises should be correctly separated from each other so that the cooks do not run into the pantry through the customer room, and the dishes do not rattle over the ear of the family who came to dinner. But at the same time, there should be a functional connection between them, which will provide quick customer service.
Restaurant Design Rules
When the location of all rooms is determined, it is worth considering how to arrange the dining tables in the hall. To maintain aesthetic standards, you need to place them in such a way that nothing prevents customers from enjoying lunch or dinner. This means that tables should not be located near toilets, noisy windows, kitchens where someone constantly rattles dishes, doors open, showing the "filling" of the restaurant. In addition, tables should not stand close to the entrance.
In other words, you need to think about the optimal number of tables that can be placed in this room. The design of a restaurant or cafe should include several documents. In addition to the plan for the placement of technological equipment, there should also be schemes for connecting to electricity, water and wastewater networks, and schemes for connecting to ventilation.
Designing cafes and restaurants is not only the work of builders and designers, but, possibly, lawyers.
What to look for when designing a kitchen?
Designing a restaurant’s kitchen is one part of the project that cannot be ignored. In this room should be only the inventory and equipment that is necessary for cooks and other restaurant employees directly. There should be nothing superfluous in the kitchen.
In addition to several sinks and a large cooking area, the kitchen should have refrigerated cabinets and similar food storage equipment. These cabinets should not become the main pantry, but serve only for products that are useful in the near future.
The main material is stainless steel, because this coating lasts a long time and is not subject to corrosion.
The design standards of cafes and restaurants must be strictly observed, not only to ensure comfort and quick work, but also for security purposes.
How to make work in the kitchen the most efficient?
To save space in the kitchen, they usually use hanging racks, shelves or magnetic tapes, on which you can place knives and other appliances necessary for cooking.
It is better to divide the kitchen into zones, carefully determining the border between them. It is desirable that there is a separate zone for cleaning and finishing meat, cutting salads, and preparing confectionery. In each zone there are appropriate devices: knives for cutting meat in one, a mixer, flour and rolling pins - in the other. The border should not be blurred.
Each zone is assigned an employee responsible for it and for the inventory.
With such an effective separation of duties, the workflow will be conducted in the most efficient way for both the restaurant employee and the customers.
It is desirable that the products are also shared. For example, you should not store oil and other similar products that quickly absorb odors near meat or aromatic spices. Also, products for which different storage temperatures are determined should not be kept in the same refrigerator.
If you comply with these standards, the products will remain fresh, and the dishes from them will turn out delicious.
Designing restaurants involves strict adherence to these standards.
Documents to be met by the restaurant
When designing cafes and restaurants, these points are key, and the design and interior of the dining room are considered and discussed after the main project is approved.
The restaurant should provide comfort not only to customers, but also to employees, so the development and planning of the interior hidden from the eyes of visitors is no less important.
The standards for the design of restaurants are GOSTs, SNIPs and SanPiNs. These documents include a set of rules regarding the requirements for the services of public catering establishments, fire safety, and the correct design of a cafe or restaurant. Compliance with building standards, the absence of violations and unplanned or hidden redevelopments, lighting, electrical safety, all the necessary technical equipment for storing perishable products, compliance with sanitary standards and storage requirements for perishable products, as well as the proper design of restaurant equipment are monitored.
Obviously, everything is not so simple. Designing restaurants is hard work, so most often professionals are invited to do this. It is almost impossible to make a project on your own without experience of similar work.
Terrace Design
If the restaurant involves the location of dining tables on the street, you need to consider this point. First of all, you should decide whether they should be there all the time, except for the cold winter. If the tables are on the street all day and night, then over them should be placed a canopy that will save from rain or any debris. But if it is assumed that the tables are cleaned at night, and in rainy or cold weather they are not exposed at all, then a canopy is not required.
However, if there is a terrace, it can be used as efficiently as possible. This will give the restaurant a special charm and allow customers to enjoy both a deliciously prepared dinner and a sunny day that ends so well.
An important detail of the overall look of the restaurant is the selected dishes. It must correspond to the status of the institution. If it is assumed that wealthy customers will often look there, then the dishes should meet expectations: clean smooth shiny plates, a wide selection of glasses for wine and other drinks ...
Further steps
When the restaurant project is ready, you should think about the design. Properly selected colors, an interior that is pleasing to the eye - it is as important as the design of technological premises. People who like the restaurant will return there again and again, trying to plunge into comfort.
Carefully selected staff is another step towards becoming more popular with customers. If the waiters are polite, courteous and are always somewhere nearby to listen to a new order or pick up the dishes, quietly, without distracting customers, the restaurant will not end up with new visitors.
Designing restaurants is hard work requiring investment. But they quickly pay off in a short time (of course, if everything is done correctly).