Monday, December 15, 2008


Is a bar fitting for a certain restaurant, how can it exist with the other elements successfully?

In addition to meals some patrons enjoy going out to a bar during there night out as well, but not so much of a club, or would like to eat as well as frequent a bar. Restaurants may or may not choose to cater to these patrons, but if they do the layout of a bar, or if they don’t the lack of one is significant to the rest of the restaurant as well.

The Training Table is quite unique in the way the ordering of food is processed. Patrons order from their table via a telephone system, and then visit the “kitchen bar” to retrieve their food when it is ready. This “bar” is the central focus of the restaurant, and the place where all of the action is focused. Not quite the same as a sit down bar and not focused on drinks as much, but a similar idea. There are no waiters or waitresses, and the overall experience of eating at the training table is a bit odd, and really unique to other dining experiences. Chili’s bar there was a bar, it was located directly in front of the doors. This particular restaurant does rely pretty heavily on bar traffic during sporting events, especially as a liquor and sports bar in addition to the food they serve. Paradise has no sit down bar but you walk through a long line like a home kitchen’s bar, that you order in front of and your food is prepared behind. You do not interact with the bar after ordering and receiving your food, and no alcohol is served.

Therefore:

The use of a bar can be traditional or nontraditional and in most places adds another element of interaction that patrons seem to enjoy.

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