Table Top Edge Profiles Explained

The six table top edge profiles, what each material can hold, how the edge is built, and how to write the profile onto a table order.
Restaurant Table Sizes: How Many People Fit at Each Table

How many people fit at each restaurant table size: edge allowance per guest, covers by top size and position, base interference, and how to turn your party mix into an order.
Marble Table Top Care: Sealing, Etching and Stains

Marble table top care for restaurants: sealing, the nightly routine, removing stains by type, repairing etch marks and the products that destroy stone.
Round vs Square vs Rectangular Restaurant Tables

How round, square and rectangular restaurant table shapes change covers per square metre, group seating, base stability and the feel of a dining room.
Restaurant Table Manufacturers: What to Check Before You Order

What to check before ordering from restaurant table manufacturers: top build-up, tolerances, base weight, finish samples, testing, packing and payment terms.
How to Match Restaurant Chairs and Tables

Height, proportion, material and colour: how to match restaurant chairs and tables so a room reads as designed rather than assembled.
Restaurant Table Spacing: The Complete Layout Guide

Getting restaurant table spacing right is the single decision that quietly governs your covers, your labour efficiency and your inspection risk. Push tables fifteen centimetres closer and you gain seats but lose the ability to serve them. Pull them apart for comfort and you hand away revenue you can never recover. Floor area is the […]
What is the ideal Dining Table and Chair Height for Hotel Owners?

Dining table and chair height is the one dimension guests never mention and always feel. Get it right and nobody notices. Get it wrong by three centimetres and every service produces the same small complaints. Knees hit the frame, arms ride too high, and guests perch rather than sit. This guide sets out the standard […]
Restaurant Table Tops and Bases

Restaurant table tops take more punishment than any other surface in the building, and they are usually chosen from a photograph. Every plate, glass, elbow and cleaning cloth in the room lands on them, several times a service, for years. This guide compares the materials that actually survive that, then covers the half of the […]