When looking to renovate, replace or simply modernise your bar, restaurant or café, you will undoubtedly consider changing your furniture and possibly its design.

While modern techniques and materials used in the manufacture of café furniture offer significantly more durable and practical products than those of the past, they do not have an infinite life. Table and chairs that are starting to look a bit “tired” or obsolete can often affect the perception and comfort of customers which, in the longer term can have a negative impact on revenue as they transfer their allegiance to another.
Ensuring your premises look, clean and hygienic is essential to attracting repeat customers and at Café Reality you will be able to buy from our vast selection of café furniture which will meet even the most exacting business need.

Specialist café furniture suppliers make full use of their buying power and expertise to source top quality products at extremely competitive rates so that their customers can enjoy quality furniture for less. The products on offer can vary from the very functional and practical, contemporary aluminium bistro furniture which can be used both indoors and outdoors, to the extremely elegant and luxurious upholstered bar and café furniture.

With the wonders of modern technology, it doesn’t even need to be a chore to see just what is available. Much of the café furniture available can be viewed online nowadays and supplied in a variety of colours to complement the interior decoration and enhance the ambience of any room.

Restaurant, bar and café owners cannot afford to sit back on and simply rely on their reputations for offering good quality, value for money food and drink. Innovation is one ingredient of sustained success. Customers’ attitudes change and be in no doubt that if you fail to impress on just one occasion, they will not hesitate to go elsewhere in the future.

Every restaurant, bar and café owner therefore needs to ensure that they know what is actually on offer in the area. For example, the concept of buy one meal, get another one free, or happy hours have proved very popular with contemporary consumers.

Take the evolution of the bistro style bar and café in the UK. It is very much the “in” descriptor for any new business opening that offers food and drink at the moment. It matters not that the original description suggested that such places offered both indoor and outdoor seating, for example. Taking this a stage further, traditionally designed bar furniture, for example, may no longer prove particularly attractive to your customers or meet their needs and expectations.

If you are a forward thinking business and looking to try to extend the categories of people that frequent your premises, such as attracting more of the younger generation of affluent clientele, then you really need to take advantage of the buying power of specialist suppliers like Café Reality. We offer a huge range of bar furniture from antique to contemporary designs and our experience will help you stay ahead of your competitors.

The financial climate of today is putting even greater pressure on everyone’s budgets; customers and business owners alike.

Customer’s first impressions often dictate their mood once they are in through the door and it is therefore becoming even more important than ever to ensure your restaurant, café or bar is pleasing to the eye and offers that increasingly valuable relaxing atmosphere.

The layout and design of your bar, café or restaurant can make quite a difference to this, as can the furniture. It is extremely important to ensure your space provides the right ambience and takes full advantage of the characteristics of the structure.

For those looking to improve their premises without breaking the bank, at Café Reality we currently offer a multitude of different designs of bar, restaurant and café furniture at prices to suit every budget.

As a forward thinking company, in an effort to offer our clients an even better customer experience, we have taken advantage of the information age and even offer new and existing customer’s opportunity to download our catalogues of products. We are more than happy to share our professional experience and knowledge through our personalised design service which is provided free of charge.

You simply need to provide us with your premises dimensions or arrange for us to visit and of course tell us your planned budget for the improvements.  Not all our competitors adhere to our quality standards or offer our comprehensive services.

Restaurants with the best chefs on hand preparing the best meals in the area are by no means guaranteed success. Hotels with the most comfortable beds are by no means guaranteed to be the most popular and receive a 5 star rating.

Admittedly, reputations go a long way to building a successful business, but it is as equally important to offer a quality service to your customers and quality furniture and fittings.

Presentation of your front of house is as much an important element for a restaurant to become successful as is the food offered. Fail to offer comfortable surroundings conducive to making everyone who visits to feel relaxed and in good spirits, and you could be leaving yourself open to losing business to other restaurants in the locality.

There is of course a huge variety of restaurant furniture available for purchase and at Café Reality we offer literally hundreds of different styles of tables, chairs and other restaurant furniture accessories.

With such a variety on offer comes responsibility in ensuring that whatever is purchased meets a customers needs so many firms have now extended their services to include free delivery (subject to terms and conditions) and a free planning and design service when offering quotes for the supply of furniture.

With today’s technology, whilst bespoke furniture is still available, it will always come at a cost. Manufacturers are now able to offer far cheaper restaurant furniture in a lot more materials and colour schemes than ever before so don’t forget to explain your needs.

Bistro is probably the “in” description for premises offering food and drink nowadays.

The word bistro can be defined as “a small European style eating house that opens its doors for long hours, often late into the evening, offering seating both inside and outside on the pathways, and serves inexpensive food and drink.”

While at the moment, with the inclement British weather we have recently experienced and colder months approaching, eating, drinking and relaxing outdoors may not be overly popular, the spring will see more people using outside eating and drinking opportunities.

We all venture out, visiting city centres and smaller seaside resorts to wander around and it is for these very times that your bistro furniture needs to be available and ready for immediate use in order to take advantage.  That is not to say that bistro furniture is for the exclusive use of establishments trading as a bistro however.

At Café Reality, for example, we offer some very elegant, yet robust bistro furniture that can be used both indoors and outdoors offering significant flexibility when your customers want to take advantage of those warm days.
Bistro furniture comes manufactured in many different finishes, including maple veneer, chrome, wood, laminate, leather and teak. They look equally natural and attractive in any premises. So as long as you have the space, are able to obtain the relevant permissions where necessary, bistro furniture, including tables and matching chairs if required is a very useful asset to have.

An important factor to help make a restaurant that little bit special is to ensure there is a warm ambience all around the restaurant. The service, the food, and of course, the people that work there can do a lot to help in this respect by being friendly and of good quality.

It is as important for your people to feel that ambience as it is for your customers. Whether intended or not, a poor atmosphere at the back of house can affect what goes on out in the front of house. Putting the quality of food, the people and the service aside, another major contributor to the ambience of any restaurant is the furniture.

There is of course a huge selection of restaurant and café furniture available through specialist suppliers.  At Café Reality, we stock a wide range of restaurant furniture.

Eating out continues to be one of the more popular pastimes of the British people and many seek comfortable relaxing and inviting surroundings as much as quality, value for money food. It is equally important that restaurant furniture is comfortable, encourages relaxation yet remains extremely functional and durable, thereby actively contributing to the whole.

Take the time to have a look at what other restaurants furniture looks like then look to make yours that little bit more attractive. Once you have an idea, speak to a specialist provider, draw on their knowledge and actively consider what they can actually offer in line with your budget.

For restaurant owners, Christmas is one of those periods that witness an exceptional amount of foot traffic and restaurant furniture, catering equipment and people find themselves working flat out for the majority of the time.

It has not been easy for any category of business during the last 1 or 2 years with major economies around the world struggling to escape from a major global recession.

The financial pressure put onto any business owner during such times can be at unprecedented levels and that financial prudence may well have demanded that you delay any maintenance and replacement of your ageing restaurant furniture, for example.

The run up to probably the busiest time of your year, however, is not a time for your restaurant furniture to let you down. The possible impact on lost revenue and worst of all, your reputation could last a long time and take some time to recover. If your furniture needs replacing therefore, now could be a good time to get it done.

Don’t forget, manufacturers will have been going though those very same pressures and will be looking to kick start their recovery. They will be making some very special offers through their suppliers, who will again, have negotiated hard to secure the best deals.  At Café Reality, for example, we are continuously running special offers for our customers.

It is most definitely worth exploring what special offers are out there at the moment. If your restaurant furniture is able to make it through New Year, it may be worth investing then to ensure that next year’s profits are up.

It is never an easy decision when considering the layout of a bar or café. There are so many factors affecting this decision such as the size of the premises, the location, the bar or café furniture and of course the type of customer you are looking to attract.

You need to be sensible about your selections and ambitions as all the factors mentioned above can influence the others.

There are of course a number of ways to achieve positive outcomes and if you have gone to the trouble of purchasing primary located space for your business, you may already have some ideas on the goods or services that you will be able to offer that will encourage that valuable throughput or repeat spending.

In the current economic climate, deals such as buy one and get one free are proving extremely popular with the customers and invariably attracting increased revenue for those with the resources available to make such offers.

When considering the furniture to be used, it is worth having a chat with us at Café Reality. We specialise in the provision of bar furniture and café furniture. As suppliers to bar and café owners across the country, we offer them unrivalled insider knowledge that you would not be able to gather on your own unless you visited all of the relevant districts of our major cities. We will gladly share our experience and knowledge and, of course, ensure you are made aware of any special offers we may have available.

It can be so important to ensure you obtain the correct balance of ambience with efficiency when designing the layout of a café, bar or even restaurant.

Getting this layout and the café, bar or restaurant furniture wrong can have disastrous consequences as many professionals will testify from experience over the years. It is after all, those valuable first impressions that your customers get that will go a long way to determining both their enjoyment and indeed, how much they will spend on their visit.

Arrangement of your restaurant furniture can affect the feel of a place. If tables are too close together there is no privacy. Sparsely populate the space and you will threaten takings by not having enough covers.

It is therefore a situation of getting that balance just right. If you think back to the last time you were on holiday abroad, most cafes, restaurants and bars look to attract people by being extremely welcoming and ensuring that their current clientele sit in prominent locations being easily seen by pedestrians.
When passers by see plenty of other people in the premises, it acts a bit like a magnet and pulls them in because on see others already in there makes them think it must be a high quality establishment.

At Café Reality, we will be able to advise you on what’s in and what’s out in restaurant furniture. By being aware of classic and contemporary solutions, we can give you that extra advantage over the rest of the intense competition.

With the festive season fast approaching, many owners of cafes, restaurants and bars will be looking forward and hoping that they will enjoy bumper spending in the premises over the next month or so.
The weather may appear to be conspiring against this happening, but even bad weather can have its positive points.

For revellers that do make the decision to go out on one of the evenings running up to Christmas to celebrate the approaching end of another difficult year, the chances are that if the weather is not particular good on the day, they may very possibly decide to stay longer in a particular venue rather than drifting between many venues. If you want to ensure your place is attractive and offers sufficient seating and tables then you may need to have a look at getting some more bar furniture.

When considering which type of bar furniture to purchase, it is important to consider what sort of atmosphere you are looking to create. Your bar furniture can undoubtedly impact both on the appearance and the atmosphere. You need to ensure you can attract as many people as possible through those doors with clean bar furniture, but equally ensure it does not give the appearance of overcrowding and is not too difficult to maintain its cleanliness.

At Cafe Reality, we set ourselves apart from the majority of the competition by offering vast ranges of bar furniture to meet the exacting needs of our customers at prices that do not put too much pressure on their budgets.