Give customers a heads up with the new schedule<\/strong><\/p>\nOf course, if you don\u2019t want any unexpected surprises during the holiday season, you should always inform customers about your new schedule. Post it where customers can easily see it, on your social media, your website, even on your front door if you have too. <\/p>\n
Pulling off a successful holiday rush depends significantly on having your customers be aware of your new schedules so that you can plan around them. This includes informing them if you\u2019re going to be open during the actual holidays and what hours your restaurant will be open.<\/p>\n
Plan for the actual holidays themselves<\/strong><\/p>\nA lot of people think that during the actual holidays, people stay home to cook and eat with their family. However, restaurants fill up really quickly during the holidays, and these are usually comprised of entire families. <\/p>\n
To help the kitchen handle so many orders, restaurants usually have a \u201cprix-fixe menu\u201d, or a fixed menu. Diners don\u2019t order from the restaurant\u2019s menu as they normally would, the restaurant would offer a fixed menu of items and everyone is served more or less the same thing. <\/p>\n
By only creating a specific number of menu items, there is less pressure on the kitchen to catch up with orders, which helps things flow easier. <\/p>\n
Inventory<\/strong><\/p>\nIf you\u2019re expecting a large number of people during the holidays, then you should definitely be prepared. Restaurants often order a surplus of inventory to help make up the numbers. This is especially useful so that you don\u2019t run out of menu items in the middle of dinner service. <\/p>\n
Set up a reservation system<\/strong><\/p>\nDuring the holiday season, if Tampa restaurants are usually running a walk-in system, it might be a good idea to implement a reservation system to make sure that they have enough staff and resources for the holidays. <\/p>\n
You can implement a full reservation system or have a rule that parties that meet a specific number of people or higher have to reserve ahead of time. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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