Got Booth Seating In Your Cafe? If Not, Here’s 5 Reasons Why You Might Be Missing A Trick

You might think that booth seating is purely the preserve of a selection of well-known fast food restaurants but you’d be wrong. On the contrary, booth seating is becoming more and more popular in cafe’s throughout the country and not without good reason. Customers simply love it! To prove a point, here are 5 strong reasons why you might be doing yourself a disservice by not installing booth seating.

Better accommodation for larger groups of friends

Often when large groups of diners say 8 or more enter your cafe, restaurant, or bistro, seating them can be problematic and time consuming. Normally you’ll either have to put two or more tables together, or if it’s not possible, the group will have to be split and seated on separate adjacent tables. Either way it’s inconvenient for either the visiting group or the venue owner. Conversely with booth seating you don’t have this problem. Larger parties can be seated in seconds and all together.

Privacy

Booth seating creates an air of privacy like no other tables can. If you’ve ever sat in a booth you’ll no doubt feel an air of exclusivity, yet because the seating is wrapped around the table and is high backed, it blocks out many other sounds and conversations making it feel quite private at the same time. This is why it’s perfect for groups of friends or family looking to enjoy a drink and a catch up.

Increases the bottom line

From a financial point of view, booth seating is perfect for increasing the amount of customers without utilising more space. Booths are perfect for corners and snugs where regular seating might not be able to fit. In this instance, 6-8 people can happily be seated in a space that may otherwise only have accommodated 2-4 chairs. In other words…double the footfall in the same amount of space. It really is a win/win situation.

Improves customer flow

Smaller venues especially have to think very carefully about customer flow. A cafe goer who is sat by an entrance way for example, may find that they have to continually move their coat or bag to make way for those people entering and leaving the venue. Whereas with booth seating customers can be seated in a space out of the way.

Booth seating is roomy

Normal cafe tables can get pretty cramped especially if you carry lots of belongings such as coats, bags, and laptops. That’s even before the customer orders their extra large cappuccino and slice of home-made cake. The question is…where are they going to put it all? Chances are they’ll probably end up either putting items on the floor which may block entrance-ways (see above) or they’ll have to do a balancing act and hope that they don’t spill their cup of coffee. Conversely booth seating can accommodate all of this and much more besides, meaning the customer can sit or work without feeling that they’re being over-run with stuff!

As you can see booth seating has many advantages and this is why customers love them. Here at Cafe Furniture Melbourne, we have an extensive range of commercial-grade cafe furniture for sale including booth seating. To find out more, log on and check out our website for details or contact us directly on 03 9357 9688.