How To Pick The Right Café Chairs To Please Your Customers And Turn Them Into Regulars

customers using laptop at a cafe tableHow good is it when you recognise the faces of your customers and without them asking you can say “Would you like your usual?” Ask any regular who at a certain time of the day can be counted on being found propped in a corner, headphones on with their laptop in front of them, what keeps them coming back and they’ll most likely reply “The comfortable chairs, oh and they serve a mean cup of coffee too!”

Not all café owners recognise this fact and as a result customers who find themselves jiffling around in their seats trying to get comfortable are likely to seek solace elsewhere. This doesn’t have to be the case. It’s really just a matter of striking the right balance between design and comfort, and of course it helps if you offer the best carrot cake in town!

Comfort is key and it’s all in the chairs

There’s a vast range of café chairs to choose from and making the right choice can be a little bewildering. So here’s a few points to consider:

Matching the theme or décor

Try and match your chairs to suit the type of clientèle you’re looking to attract and make sure that your chairs fit in with your theme or décor. It’s all very well having a really comfortable chair but if it looks particularly unappealing then it’s not going to work. Attractive furniture in a nicely decorated café will encourage passers by to step through the door.

Good quality

The quality of your chairs needs to match their good looks. It may sound obvious but make sure that your choice of chairs are for commercial use. Also try and look for chairs that are easy to clean and low maintenance. Think long term, after all if you buy inferior chairs you’re only going to face a big investment further down the line when they quickly need replacing.

Functionality

Functionality is often overlooked when choosing café chairs. They need to be portable so that they can be easily moved to meet the demands of your customers; for example, if a couple of people want to pull up additional chairs to a table so they can engage in conversation with their friends. If you’re purchasing outdoor chairs then it’s also makes sense to buy chairs that can be stacked, since they make for more convenient storage if you need to keep them inside during the winter months.

Comfort

This should be your main concern and pleasing customers will help encourage them to become regular customers who will bring friends along too. People may be visiting your café for leisure, or to meet a friend or prospective new client, and in doing so may need to work for a while on their laptops or tablets so a comfortable chair is a must.

Whatever the size or shape of your café’s interior, the right chairs will enhance and entice people through the door. By making them feel welcome and providing them with comfortable seating, they’ll feel good in themselves and more likely to come back to repeat the experience.

Here at Cafe Furniture Melbourne we have a great range of café furniture in all manner of materials, colours and styles, and at budget friendly prices. So why not download our latest catalogue or check out our online store. Or if you happen to be in Preston, then why not call into our unit and see for yourself what we have to offer. You won’t be disappointed.

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