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Why Use Commercial Outdoor Movable Sectional Fencing?

Commercial Steel Outdoor Sectional Fencing for Your Restaurant, Café, Hotel, Bistro, or Other Eatery

Owning and managing a restaurant comes with many challenges: quality food availability, managing employees, and keeping patrons happy. High on your priority list is turning a profit, which means turning over tables, upselling, and even adding tables to your floor plan.

One of the easiest ways to increase profitability in your restaurant is to offer outdoor seating.

First, having tables, chairs, and umbrellas outside is inviting to passersby who would love to sit down and have a meal, or just a cold one.

Second, seeing others enjoying a great meal stimulates one’s interest, if not their appetite. If others are eating and enjoying themselves, then subliminally we would like to follow suit.

Third, and most importantly, offering outdoor dining increases the number of patrons that you can serve. All you need is tables and chairs and voilà, you have just expanded your operation and your cash flow.

So, why should you have solid, outdoor, sectional commercial fencing?

It's moveable. Check with your local zoning authorities but you probably cannot put up anything that is permanent. Being mobile fencing allows you so tailor your fenced off patio size to meet the requirements of an event, whether a big event or small event, a private event or one that requires direct street access the options are yours.

It offers privacy. Depending on your space, customers may not like the idea of eating on the sidewalk or they may want the physical (or maybe just psychological) barrier that a moveable fence offers.  Remember your restaurant sells more than food, its offers a fun, relaxing atmosphere and experience.

It's durable. Just because it's moveable does not mean that it is not durable. The commercial fencing sections are constructed of commercial-grade steel and finished with a durable powder coat charcoal finish. This end post stanchion will join to the 4' and 6' sections and serve as the end piece of your fence. Great for securing any outdoor seating area. Easy installation: does not require posts to be anchored into the ground. Black steel fencing comes in 4' and 6' sections. Connecting posts pivot to easily create angled or standard corners.

To see Outdoor Restaurant Seating's line of commercial outdoor fencing, click here. You can also call our client service rep at 610-994-1686 for information.

A Quick Guide to a Chair’s Arms and Legs

Have you ever looked at the back legs of a chair? Some chairs’ legs angle backwards while others are straight up and down.  This is more than a style consideration. If your establishment is in an area where people may be inclined to put heavy coats, back packs, or purses on the back of the chair, a straight leg chair is more inclined to fall over backwards from the weight of what is hung on the chair.  The angled leg reduces the risk of this backward tilting

Do you have a lot of older customers?  Older patrons like arms on their chairs to make getting in and out of the chair easier as well as moving back and forth from the table.  Be careful though.  As Americans get bigger, arms on a chair can present a challenge to get in and out of.

 For more tips about restaurant décor, furniture and other ideas visit Outdoor Restaurant Seating. Click here to read articles from our archives.

East Coast tables, chairs, barstool supplier for your restaurant

If you own a restaurant, café, bistro, hotel or any other dining establishment you want high-quality products at great prices. Working with a knowledgeable contract furniture dealer and manufacturer like outdoorrestaurantseating.com or other e-tailers is a great way to get good deals. Many times their prices are much lower than brick-and-mortar stores.

When buying from an online store it is important to know the location of the online furniture dealer or where the warehouse is located from where they source their furniture. This has a direct impact on freight costs, which nobody likes paying and many times cannot be discounted as they involve third party freight carriers.

Fortunately, if you have an establishment located on the East Coast or Mid Atlantic region and are looking for tables, chairs, barstools, umbrellas, table bases or any other restaurant needs, then we can get furniture to you and keep freight costs to a minimum. Additionally, if you live in the south or west in states like California, Texas, Florida, Louisiana, or even the Midwest, we can also source your furniture from warehouse in your area.

To speak to a client services representative call 610-994-1686 or visit outdoorrestaurantseating.com.

Restaurant Chairs - One Size Fits All? How to Select a Chair Size

What a chair looks like and how it fits your décor is important.  But what it looks like and how much it costs are not the only consideration when choosing a chair or bar stool.

The most important aspect of a chair for your restaurant is comfort, right? Maybe, maybe not….

If your establishment is a white tablecloth operation where patrons typically spend an hour plus, a nice, large comfortable chair is required. But if it is a bistro, casual or quick serve establishment, a smaller, “30 minute sit” may be more what you need.

Typically, what makes a chair comfortable is not how much padding the seat might have, but rather how large it is.  The more you can move in a chair, the more comfortable it is. The size of your seat can determine how long a patron can comfortably stay.

For more tips about restaurant décor, furniture and other ideas visit Outdoor Restaurant Seating. Click here to read articles from our archives.

Wood Chairs vs. Metal Chairs for Your Restaurant

Wood frame chairs can add warmth to a dining area, but if you turn your tables frequently, wood can get show wear more quickly than a metal frame chair.  If you like the look of wood but want the durability of metal, maybe a metal frame chair with a wood seat or back is a good option.

The seating you choose for your indoor and outdoor dining areas can greatly affect the diner’s experience and impression of your restaurant. Be sure and consider carefully all the necessary factors in choosing your furniture.

See our selection of chairs click here.

For more tips about restaurant décor, furniture and other ideas visit Outdoor Restaurant Seating. Click here to read articles from our archives.

Top Care & Cleaning for Werzalit Restaurant Table Tops

If you are planning an outdoor setting using table tops from Werzalit of America, Inc., it is recommended to use light to mid color range decors as these will not absorb heat like darker colors do. Werzalit table tops do not show scratches and marks easily, which means they wear best. The UV rays can break down the resin over years of exposure.

Werzalit is a patented manufacturing process, developed by Werzalit AG & Co. of Germany. The process combines wood, resins and melamine to produce a unique high tech composite. Werzalit produces tabletops, building products and other specialty items that must withstand the extremes of moisture, weather and surface abrasion Werzalit core material is designed to resist Immersion in water- even boiling water - wet conditions that would cause ordinary particle board to quickly disintegrate. Also, Werzalit is molded with a fused thermo set surface that resists stains, scratches and harsh use. Werzalit tabletop surfaces are Melamine, one of the world's toughest plastics. Melamine is so scratch resistant that it is used in dinnerware, ashtrays and other products that must stand up to hard use and repeated scrubbing. Melamine is so hard and non-porous that even dried paint can be removed easily. It is resistant to graffiti, cigarette burns, bird droppings and all types of food stains. The surface will not harbor bacteria or mildew. Stubborn stains can be removed with household cleaners and light rubbing with 0000 steel wool.

Werzalit of America, Inc. recommends that the tops be wiped regularly with a damp cloth and alcohol based solvent or soapy water and a damp cloth. Do not use any abrasive cleaners or detergents. Do not stack tables on top of each other as this may cause scratches. Table tops with dark decors should not be exposed to direct sunlight at any time.

Werzalit table tops are marketed under many names. Be sure not to accept anything but quality Werzalit tops which are ideal for outdoor furniture. To see Werzalit options and other outdoor dining materials, visit Outdoor Restaurant Seating.