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The Pros And Cons Of Serving Alcohol In Your Restaurant |
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Patricia Farnham |
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The Pros And Cons Of Serving Alcohol In Your Restaurant
Patricia Farnham
You may find that serving alcohol in your restaurant is going to work out very well. It could bring in more customers for you that otherwise would choose to dine somewhere that offers them wines, wells, and drafts for them to consume. However, some individuals don't like the idea of eating somewhere that offers alcohol. They have the concept that they are eating at a bar instead of at a restaurant.
Alcohol in your restaurant can help your customers pass the time while they are waiting for a table. You can ask them if they would like to drink at the bar while they wait. Then when a table opens up for them, you can help them take their drinks to the table. If they will be waiting more than 10 minutes, many people will take you up on that offer instead of just standing around. You will also find that it can reduce the number of people that choose not to wait for a table.
Offering alcohol can help you get a stream of customers into the restaurant during slower periods of the day or the week. Keep an eye on the times when you have a lull in your business. This is when you want to offer drink specials and even early bird dinner specials. You will find people don't mind spending money to alcohol at a restaurant and you can often make a very nice profit on it as well.
It can be an added expense for your restaurant to offer alcohol though. You will have to purchase the supplies to make a variety of different drinks. You will also need the machinery to mix them and the glasses to serve them in. This could result in one more supplier to deal with too as you won't be able to get your alcohol from the same supplier that you get the food ingredients from.
You need to select your bartenders carefully so that they will offer the best possible serve to your customers. They will only continue ordering drinks from your establishment if you are offering what they like. Not every one can make a good mixed drink so find out what skills your bartenders have to offer.
You will need to work out a system for delivering the drinks to your customers. While anyone can take those orders, only individuals at least 21 years of age can deliver them to the tables. You don't want to get yourself into a situation where under age individuals are serving alcohol. You also don't want to depend on just one person to do it because that will create a bottleneck. Your customers aren't going to be happy waiting a long period of time to get their drinks served.
You also don't want to get yourself involved in legal issues because under aged people are accessing alcohol in your establishment. As for ID on every person regardless of how old they look. Make sure only those that have ordered the drink are consuming it because some people will try to share it with others in their group that are under age. You also don't want to be serving alcohol to those that appear to be intoxicated.
The choice to serve alcohol isn't right for every type of restaurant, but it may be right for you. After you have carefully evaluated your needs and the expense of serving alcohol, you can make the choice that is right for you. Take your time to become familiar with the legal process for your state as well. Keep in mind some types of chain establishments don't allow alcohol to be served.
About the author: Patrica Farnham is a veteran on the restaurant industry. She now writes about her experiences in the http://www.restaurantpitfallsandprofits.com/restaurantbusiness.htm) restaurant industry, and http://www.restaurantpitfallsandprofits.com/startrestaurant.htm) how to open a restaurant, on her web
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