Is it a definite must to have linen on your restaurant’s tables? The answer to that is, it depends. Now, linen has many advantages and disadvantages. Depending on what you want your establishment to look like and the considerations of linen’s advantages and disadvantages, coupled with the setting of your establishment, you will know whether having linen is a good idea.
Let’s look further into this. Why is linen advantageous? Firstly, it seems that by having table linen, an establishment is able to charge at a slightly higher price without receiving any negativity from customers. The percentage of customers returning to the establishment is higher compared to an establishment without table linen. It could be that table linen adds to the setting of the business thereby creating a better impression on the clients. Secondly, it is rather expensive to replace tables when one is damaged. It is also unsightly to have clients dinning and damaged tables. A way to cut down the costs of replacing tables would be to cover them with table linen.
What about the disadvantages? Firstly, there is the cost of laundry. Spills and accidents are common occurrences in a restaurant and the linen on every table is required to be clean, crisp, fresh, and most importantly, free of stains. This affects the customer’s enjoyment of the food and the overall experience of an establishment. Secondly, checking every piece of table linen for stains, wear and tears, rips takes quite a significant amount of time and manpower. All these translate to an increase in manpower and perhaps utility costs.
Taking into considerations the pros and cons of having linen, the location, interior design and overall concept of the establishment, the decisions of starting up a reputable business often overwhelms a person. From the location to the littlest, minute details, a person will be required to oversee and make a huge amount of decisions in order to have the “perfect” establishment.
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