Reasons Why Customers Prefer Bar Stools in a Restaurant

Catering for your clientele is key for restaurant owners. You may find that many of your customers prefer to sit at bar stools, here’s why this is the case.

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When people go to a restaurant, it is essential that you cater for all individuals to ensure that they are comfortable and satisfied or ultimately they won’t return. Not only may they not come back but they may give you negative feedback by word of mouth or even via the internet and social media which ultimately will damage your company. There are many different things that people like about restaurants, and no matter what “type” of restaurant it is, bar stools will be one of the things people want. Here are some of the reasons why.

Interaction with Bar Staff

You’ll often find there is at least a small area at restaurants where there is a bar complete with bar stools surrounding it. If you were going for a formal meal, then this may not be the ideal setting. However, if for example you were on company business and wanted a quick bite to eat then this may be a better option. You will get interaction with the bar staff a lot quicker, and it overall gives a more informal feel to the experience. There are many commercial bar stools for sale online that don’t even need to make this an expensive investment. Customers then may yet come back to the same restaurant regularly, and if sitting at the bar, it is much easier for them to build a connection with the staff which may yet again make them want to come back again and again.

Sports

Some people may want a few hours away from the children or family to watch a football game. Heading to a restaurant and sitting at a bar is a favorite way that people do this. Not all the time even in the restaurant are people eating – they may just be having a drink and a nibble. You will find that in a lot of restaurants they will have different televisions showing different sports to accommodate as many customers as they can that are sitting at the bar. If customers ask the bar staff, it is not uncommon for them to change the television to whatever it is the customer wants to see.

Comfortable

Bar stools are generally considered quite comfortable for a period (as long as they are cushioned seats). If the alternative in a restaurant is a plastic chair, then it may not be an attractive alternative for the customer.

Children

As silly as this may seem, children generally prefer bar stools rather than sitting at a table. For some reason, they may find this more “fun”. It is not uncommon therefore in restaurants to see the children sometimes sitting at the bar on the stools when the adults are sitting close by in a booth or table. Strange but true!