POLL: Would you come to my restaurant?

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: yllus

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
So, can we choose pr0n for entertainment?

Depends. How likely am I to get sued for sexual harassment for that? unno:

Can I at least bang my date at the table?

 

[yllus]

Originally posted by: Cyberian

Originally posted by: Kev
i would go to it, i don't know how long it would last if you had so many different styles of food. you would also need to employee a lot of different cooks

Or when someone ordered Thai, a waiter could just run down the block and pick it up at a Thai place.

Now THAT'S innovation!

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
Can I at least bang my date at the table?

I fail to see what this has to do with restaurant...ing!

 

[Freejack2]

You'll definitley want to mount it under the table under ideally thick glass. Putting it on top of the table is a bad idea. LCD's can become cracked very easily. Also make sure the thick glass the LCD is mounted under is replaceable. It will become scratched eventually and it's cheaper to replace a glass panel than a whole table.

 

[BigFatCow]

how will a touchpad work if its under glass?

 

[DaiShan]

It's in Canada you say? Count me out.


Jk, actually the theme sounds pretty cool, but what kind of jazz are we talking here, like 20's era, or friggin smooth jazz? I'm not goin anywhere that plays that knock off bootleg crap.

 

[yllus]

Originally posted by: DaiShan
It's in Canada you say? Count me out.

Jk, actually the theme sounds pretty cool, but what kind of jazz are we talking here, like 20's era, or friggin smooth jazz? I'm not goin anywhere that plays that knock off bootleg crap.

Now that I think about it, I may nix the overall music. It might be fun to listen to a mix of 25-40 different songs being played at once across the restaurant.

This reply also doubles as a bump!

 

[Chaotic42]

Yes, if it were in my area. Toronto is hundreds of miles away.

 

[SSP]

Thats a good idea, mind if I copy it?

 

It sounds like a great idea, but the IT solution seems like it'd be pretty hard to implement. I like the idea that you won't need as many waitstaff (in order to take orders, etc.) so all they'd need to do is deliver the food.

 

[Electric Amish]

Depends on the prices. If the average is above $10/plate I rarely attend.

amish

 

[Regs]

Menu and Service are my only two concerns. If you have a lrge selection of good foods I would eat, I'm there. If the food taste good then I would not mind shelling out cash for it.

 

[vi edit]

Cool in theory, VERY hard to do in actual application I think.

Have you researched the cost of POS (point of sale) equipment? How about back office software for it? How hard it is to program and maintain?
How about tracking food and labor?
What about all the laws reguarding labor, liquor, fire, and health codes?
Have you thought what rent will run you for a trendy enough location to support this type of customer?
Who will you buy your food through?
How much fresh food will you keep on hand?
How much money do YOU think it will cost to start something like this up?
What do you plan to do when you get sued for food poisoning or when somebody slips on your sidewalk and brings a lawsuit against you?
How do you plan to pipe in the music? Do you know the costs associated with distributing music in a retail location?

I hate to sound like a prick, but many people fancy thoughts of starting up restaurants. Let me tell you, it's not easy. Not at all. One of the number one business failures is table service restaurants. People think they are good money makers, but really don't know much about it other than they serve food.

If you have no restaurant industry experience, I suggest you gain some. Owning and operating a restaurant is very, very complex.

 

[ndee]

Originally posted by: kranky
You roll a 4 and land on Pick a Confused Customer Card. "What's this? Filet? I didn't order a filet! I ordered swordfish! I know I pushed swordfish!" yllus is -$15.
Next turn you land on Tech-NO world. "My menu terminal shorted out when I spilled my drink." yllus is -$150 for repairs.
Next turn you land on Jerky Boys Invasion. "Uh, no, we didn't order fifteen appetizers. Uh, your system must be screwed up. Yeah, that's it <snicker> it's your system. I swear, we didn't order those <snicker>." yllus is -$30
Next turn you land on Pick a Cheating Customer Card. "I'm not paying that. When I picked salmon, the screen said it was $5.95. It absolutely did not say $25.95. I refuse to pay more than $5.95 because that's what the screen said it was. You're just trying to cheat me." yllus is down $20.

But it's a cool idea, though.

1. That can happen with a waitress/waiter.
2. Sully answered that one.
3. That can happen with a waitress/waiter.
4. Statement vs. Statement.

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
maybe once the order is placed, the waiter dude could take it to the table and confirm it and ask about how they want their meat cooked and stuff like that

That was my idea as well. It would allow the customer to specialize their orders easily and it would ensure that no slip-ups (either caused by the Point of Sale system or by the customer) would be made.


One other recommendation I have is to not make the place too geeky. You don't want this place to look like the set of Star Trek. My advise, if you are serious about this, would be to take the idea to an interior designer (or a bunch of them) that specialize in restaurants or public places and see what they come up with. It will be expensive, but the atmosphere (as well as food quality) will make, or break, the place.

 

[yllus]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
I hate to sound like a prick, but many people fancy thoughts of starting up restaurants. Let me tell you, it's not easy. Not at all. One of the number one business failures is table service restaurants. People think they are good money makers, but really don't know much about it other than they serve food.

If you have no restaurant industry experience, I suggest you gain some. Owning and operating a restaurant is very, very complex.

The only part I could personally oversee is tracking/back office software for the system. I'm not nearly qualified enough to do the restauranteuring, nor would I even want to - I know what the hours are like!

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber
One other recommendation I have is to not make the place too geeky. You don't want this place to look like the set of Star Trek. My advise, if you are serious about this, would be to take the idea to an interior designer (or a bunch of them) that specialize in restaurants or public places and see what they come up with. It will be expensive, but the atmosphere (as well as food quality) will make, or break, the place.

Hey, I'm not one of THOSE dumbass ATers we have around here! Software is my domain, and while an interior decorator would oversee everything in that area I'd try to keep the final word on what stays and goes. I'm smart enough to know that my tendency to lust after females makes me a poor choice for interior decorating.

 

[Descartes]

Sounds like a good idea. Remember to contact me when you need a progressive developer with great ideas to implement all that software

 

[Hammer]

some of the stuff sounds sorta like espnzone

 

[Azraele]

I like the idea of a lot of food varieties, but I don't knbow how doable it would be.

 

[JoLLyRoGer]

This is exactly the same idea as a team project I helped put together for a project planning class in college. We had to design the entire infrastructure to support exactly what you're talking about. Did some real public survey's to solicit feedback and some mock up business case scenarios. We researched every last bit of hardware and software with real vendors and pricing. Created an entire project plan complete with gantt charts, baseline budget, timeline and a projected break even analysis. Turned out to be quite a large up-front investment. We called it the "e-Menu System". Pretty good idea. It even incorporated a large database to perform trend analysis and inventory tracking. Combine that with an extranet set up to automatically place orders when you're running low on Steak, Stoli, flour, Budwieser, etc, and you've got a nifty little operation.

If you want to do it then I wish you the best of luck, but there is a lot more involved than you may initially think. Don't forget to keep a handle on feature creep too.

 

[poopaskoopa]

I guess it sounds cool, but the process seems more complicated than other restaurants(for customers) for little or no benefit. I think having touch-screens, or any other electronics, near customers is a bad idea. My stepfather used to be an arcade-machine vendor(the kind you find at pubs/bars), and we found out drunk fvcks do all kinds of things to the screens/machines. Alcohol + gadgets == bad idea!

 

[JoLLyRoGer]

Originally posted by: SSP
Thats a good idea, mind if I copy it?

Seeing as how it's not THAT original of an idea, I don't see a problem. Like I mentioned, I helped build a project plan for a class back in 2001 using this exact idea.

 

[Lola]

its a generally good concept!
the one thing i would do is to make the food the main "attraction" with the abmience and setting close second. I wouldnt do many different foods like you said but do a certain type like french/asian infusion.
i love the idea of the bluesy atmosphere! i could imagine accent lighting, a mix of old and new lamps at each booth, candles, dark rich fabrics and velvet!

Its a great idea! keep going with it..if its something you truly want to do and beleive in... there are ways!

 

[Ernieb]

Toronto here
yea..I would go....pls send me a discount card or something for your restaurant

 

[zCypher]

You have a lot of cool ideas going on, and if you can pull it together you'd be successful. Don't listen to the nay sayers and pessmists - you will always run into trouble/problems with ANY kind of business. That is something you have to deal with and plan for as best as you can.