Successful Restaurant Design

Book Description

Comprehensive coverage of every aspect of restaurant design

Successful Restaurant Design, Second Edition approaches the design of restaurants as a process that begins with a solid understanding of interdependent systems. From the main guest entrance to the rear loading dock, this exemplary resource examines how each of these components functions, both on its own terms and in relation to other components. It explores the different ways in which excellent design optimizes both operational efficiency and the pleasure of the dining experience.

Responding to recent market trends, this Second Edition covers the design of theme restaurants, display kitchens, cafeteria foodservice, creative dining concepts, and more. It views restaurant design through the eyes of both customers and management, and it offers helpful insights on restaurant design psychology.

Outstanding features of Successful Restaurant Design, Second Edition include:

More than 35 all-new case studies of innovative and traditional restaurant designs
Interviews with leading designers, architects, and restaurant owners on how they achieve a successful restaurant design
Expanded coverage of back-of-the-house design issues and solutions
More than 200 illustrations, including a 16-page color insert

An indispensable resource for interior designers, architects, and facility planners as well as restaurant owners and managers, Successful Restaurant Design also provides excellent professional preparation for students in these disciplines.

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic, practical book.......2007-07-03

This book is great - it is broken down into logical sections, all with incredibly practical advice. The interviews with professionals at the rear are particularly helpful, as are the case studies. The case studies are a wee bit outdated now in terms of style, but the information is still relevant. Its great that the book establishes the need to do market research, as this is an area often overlooked.

Note that this is not a glossy coffee table book - most of the pics are black and white and it is definitely a resource book for learning the basics.

I would highly recommend this book for anyone interested in hospitality design.

A Must Read.......2001-05-16

With 27 years of restaurant experience I know the importance of design to the success of a restaurant. What is often overlooked, however, is that the kitchen and dining spaces have to work together. The authors of Successful Restaurant Design are the first to point out the importance of a holistic approach to restaurant design. Their insights into the design process are a must read for anyone planning a new restaurant or renovating an existing facility. The chapter of interviews offers readers design tips from leading designers and restaurateurs. And the case studies offer a straighforward way of understanding simple solutions to complex issues. This book belongs in the library of every restaurateur and designer interested in keeping up with front and back of the house design.

Restaurants That Work: Case Studies of the Best in the Industry

Average customer rating:

Really Good Book...But Dated.
pretty good- but dated
Excellent resource for anyone in or interested in "the biz"
Excellent and Insightful
The Best

Restaurants That Work: Case Studies of the Best in the Industry
Martin E. Dorf
Manufacturer: Watson-Guptill
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Successful Restaurant Design
The Restaurant Managers Handbook: How to Set Up, Operate, and Manage a Financially Successful Food Service Operation
The Restaurant Business Start-up Guide (Real-World Business)
Restaurant Financial Basics
Opening a Restaurant or Other Food Business Starter Kit: How to Prepare a Restaurant Business Plan and Feasibility Study

ASIN: 0823045404

Customer Reviews:

Really Good Book...But Dated........2007-03-09

This book has a lot of great information in it. Alot of the information is timeless. However, this book is from 1992 and all the restaurant case studies are from then as well. As I read the book and they discuss restaurants like Mesa Grill and they speak of it as being new, when I know it has been around for 15 or so years, it just seems off. Also the stats such as average checks and other sales data is kind of dated. You could definitley learn from the case studies but it would be nice if they would update the book.

pretty good- but dated.......2005-07-22

Need a book like this but more up to date. Very informative though.

Excellent resource for anyone in or interested in "the biz".......2004-06-30

I own a pretty sucessful bar in Santa Barbara California and decided (about a year ago) to try my hand in the Restaurant Business.

Before I could turn back, the lease was signed, money was coming in...there was no escape. I was pretty terrified.

I decided to learn everything I could about design, management, success' and failures. The principal way I did this was to order an armada of books about the business. In all I think I bought roughly 20 books. Most of them were somewhat helpful, but none of them approached the value of this fine book.

Chronicling almost 3 dozen successful cases from such diverse business' as China Grill and Farallon, every aspect of the business is covered - design, capitalization, management organization, revenue and profit - FANTASTIC.

I can't recommend this book any higher. It was an enormous help to me in putting my new restaurant together.

Christian Hunter
Owner - Sevilla Restaurant, Santa Barbara

Excellent and Insightful.......2002-02-06

If you are seeking concrete information into the whys and wherefores of creating and building upon a solid restaurant concept, this is the book for you. It is overflowing with detailed descriptions, practical advice, layouts, menus, square footage, operation costs... much more than I anticipated. Although at first glance it seems to be another glossy "picture" book with a high design value (which is greatly appreciated), it is in fact a true workbook and manual. The numbers are all here, allowing the reader to compare and contrast. If you are working on a business plan, this is ideal, because it is a great aid for making realistic projections. Restaurants That Work is extremely thorough and well worth the price. I am very pleased and my only gripe is that I didn't purchase this sooner!

The Best.......2001-08-14

This is without a doubt the best book I have found on restaurant design. From concept to completion and everything in between, this a truly indsepensible book for reference. Every prospective restauranteuer and restaurant designer/architect should have a copy and USE it. Martin E. Dorf asks all the right questions and explains possible solutions to prevent common restaurant design mistakes.

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Fabulous
100 Of The World's Best Bars

100 of the World's Best Bars
Aisha Hasanovic
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ASIN: 1920744509

Book Description

There will never be a shortage in demand for social meeting places, and the burgeoning bar industry reflects this need. In this exciting publication, some of the latest trends in bars from around the world are revealed, including themed bars, exclusive drinking establishments and renovated traditional pubs. International

Customer Reviews:

Fabulous.......2007-05-09

I just received my copy of this book and the pictures are absolutely beautiful! It has great inspiration if you are thinking of opening a bar/lounge/restaurant. Some bars even have the blueprint along with pictures.

100 Of The World's Best Bars.......2005-09-08

This is a great resource book. And this group out of Milwaukee, FLUX DESIGN
is really doing some wonderful interior design and full out building of there designs, making for truly unique spaces. Buy it.

Hip Entertaining: Bars and Restaurants (Hip Interiors)

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Livro muito interessante

Hip Entertaining: Bars and Restaurants (Hip Interiors)

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ASIN: 159253208X

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Just as the wining and dining experience should involve all the suspense and excitement of a theatrical performance, so too should the design of a bar or restaurant ignite all the senses. Take a tour through some of the hippest and most engaging new bars and restaurants of Asia Pacific-a hotbed of development, and a region that has never been more fascinating.

With Hip Entertaining: Bars and Restaurants, readers will discover more than just space and design. They will explore the character and mood of some of the world's most exciting places. As the senses are awakened, the elements that make this collection of spectacular bars and restaurants come alive will become apparent. Organized by project, Hip Entertaining: Bars and Restaurants showcases twenty-five fresh new bars and restaurants, ranging in type from a simple, yet stylish sandwich bar to a grand, elaborate hotel cafe. Spectacular full-color photographs, floor plans, and enlightening text take readers behind the scenes and into the minds of the designers, owners, and customers. A quirky and stylish layout complements this rich and varied collection of establishments, which are certain to whet the creative appetites of both the designer and the enthusiast alike.

Customer Reviews:

Livro muito interessante.......2007-07-09

Esse livro tem uma serie de espacos diferentes e descolados que nos apresentam uma realidade inovadora e ao mesmo tempo classica.

Design and Layout of Foodservice Facilities

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A Hearty Meal
Very helpful text.

Design and Layout of Foodservice Facilities
John C. Birchfield , and Raymond T. Sparrowe
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ASIN: 0471292095

Book Description

This revised edition presents new material on current design techniques, requirements, and trends--including computer-aided design, retail merchandising, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
* New planning and design case studies feature fine dining, country club, family-owned, quick service, and university foodservice facilities.
* The authors have academic and practical industry experience in foodservice facilities design.

Customer Reviews:

A Hearty Meal.......2005-09-10

As a professional health facilities planner, I was in need of a definative reference on planning institutional kitchens and cafeterias. This book is particularly informative and exceeded my expectations.

Very helpful text........2002-10-10

I like the fact that this book discusses how to make the design and layout of a facility function in its favor. As I read it, it continues to remind me that a lot of thought has to be put into the environment of the facility and people within various specialties must be integrated to make everything work smoothly.

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Upper-class not casual
Stunning architecture & interior designs
Impressive survey of the best and most innovative settings
I was going to give 1 star until I realized...
good idea book

Cafe & Restaurant Design

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ASIN: 3832790179

Book Description

Modern society's most intense and vibrant interaction takes place over tables and bars. Architects all over the world have enhanced and orchestrated this experience. Ranging over nine countries and four continents, this book presents an international selection of distinctive cafés and restaurants built in recent years by the world's hippest architects and designers. Filled with dramatic effects, innovative lighting, and infinite solutions to the challenges of space and material, these hot spots, meeting places, and intimate venues are designed to suit the ever-changing moods of a selective and fickle clientele. This compact yet lavishly illustrated book, aimed at professionals and anyone who enjoys the latest and best in restaurant design, includes over 400 photographs of remarkable spaces and also offers a comprehensive study of contemporary interior architecture.

Customer Reviews:

Upper-class not casual.......2006-07-15

In general this is an informative book of ideas IF you are planning on a very hi-tech / upper-class / expensive restaurant. Definately not for the small business entrepreneur wishing to gather ideas for a small intimate casual gathering place.

Stunning architecture & interior designs.......2005-11-13

This book is quite useful if you work in architecture/interior design or wanted to opened a restaurant. It brings you lots and lots of other cafe & restaurants architectural & interior designs which is absolutely stunning. Each photograph is amazing and makes you really wanted to visit those restaurant/cafe.

I actually hoping for more details from each cafe & restaurants in this book, because for each cafe/restaurants review they only provide about 3-5 images. It also provide a small information about each cafe & restaurants, and sometimes a small blueprint of the building's architecture.

Overall, it's a great book with not much information in it. Because just like what the title is, it contains 'cafe & reataurant design' ONLY.

Impressive survey of the best and most innovative settings.......2005-06-12

The latest edition to the outstanding Te Neues "Designpocket" series, Cafe & Restaurant Design is a compact, 399-page, superbly illustrated compendium of cafe and restaurant interior designs and layouts throughout Europe, America, and around the world. From Cafe Gioriette in Vienna, to the Plaza Athenee in Paris, to the Cocoon Club in Frankfurt, to La Frustra in Rome, to the Lupino Lounge Restaurant in Barcelona, to the Berns Hotel in Stockholm, to Ini Ani Coffee Shop in New York, to Icebergs Dining Room & Bar in Sydney, to Moph in Tokyo, to La Scala in Bangkok, this series of pictorials is an impressive survey of the best and most innovative settings in which people gather to dine and socialize. Cafe & Restaurant Design is a particularly welcome and highly recommended addition to professional and academic Interior Design reference collections.

I was going to give 1 star until I realized..........2004-06-30

...that the error was mine. I ordered this along with a whole host of other books on the restaurant business. I didn't realize that it was a book of pictures. I thought it was that and some kind of description about what we were looking at. It's not. Only pictures.

I dropped it to 3 stars though because (while certainly interesting cases) most every business featured is an ultra-modern style. That, plus there are absolutely no case-by-case descriptions of what it is the authors found attractive or important about the designs.

Christian Hunter
Owner - Sevilla Restaurant, Santa Barbara California

good idea book.......2004-06-06

This book has lots of great pictures of various cafes and restaurants, hence the title. I bought it for ideas for my work and I loved flipping through the book when my brain needs some new ideas. If you are looking for how the architects came up w/ the solution or what kind of materials they use, you may not want this book. If all you are looking for is pictures, this is the book for you.

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Great Idea Book

Restaurants by Design
John Riordan
Manufacturer: Collins Design
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ASIN: 006089346X
Release Date: 2006-08-01

Book Description

Cutting-edge architecture and design meets mouthwatering cuisine in Restaurants by Design. Featuring exciting spaces from around the world, this fascinating guide explores the collaborate efforts between world-renowned chefs and some of today's most visionary architects and interior designers. This book examines the particular design approach used in each eatery, from the layout and structure of the physical space to designs for the dishes, linens, lighting, and furnishings, and how they all complement and highlight the food.

These restaurants emphasize custom interiors to ensure their patrons are completely immersed in their dinning experience. With full-color illustrations throughout, Restaurants by Design is a must-have for those with an appetite for both good food and good design.

Customer Reviews:

Great Idea Book.......2006-08-03

The designs of restaurants is non-trivial. Not only must the design be pleasing to the eye and attractive to the customers, but the flow of the workers, the food, and the dirty dishes must work well. The result says this book is that a restaurant must be considered as a theater where the food is the show.

This book illustrates twenty one of the most striking and original designs of recent years. Most of the featured restaurants are in the United States, but all over the US from New York to Las Vegas, to Portland, Oregon. But there are also restaurants from Japan, The Netherlands, France, and Mexico.

Basically this is an idea book that can provide new thoughts on the restaurant you are designing or buying. There is very little description, it is mostly photographs to show what was done in these sites. The pictures and the printing are both excellent and show the state of the art as it exhists in restaurant design.

Average customer rating:

Well done, but lacking flair
An Excellent Book
I love this book
excellent book

Contemporary Japanese Restaurant Design
Motoko Jitsukawa
Manufacturer: Tuttle Publishing
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ASIN: 079460160X

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During the 1980'S, Japan witnessed a massive growth in the interior design industry, and this boom has resulted in exciting and dramatic changes in interior design, especially that related to the hotel and food businesses. Contemporary Japanese Restaurant Design features 30 of the most interesting restaurant and bar interior designs in Japan today, via stunning photographs, floor plan drawings, and insightful descriptions.

Contents: Foreword Introduction to Japanese architecture and interior design Chapter 1: Japanese Traditions Chapter 2: Japanese style (wafu) contemporary interior design - Traditional Japanese Style - New Materials and interpretations - Influence of other cultures on Japanese style Chapter 3: Dalily culinary spaces Biographies Index

Customer Reviews:

Well done, but lacking flair.......2006-02-28

Nice photography, printing, etc., but many of the empty-room interior photos cried out for people! Part of the excitement of the venue are the people enjoying it. Some photos were pretty self-explanitory, but others could have used a complete naritive.

An Excellent Book.......2005-11-18

I saw this book in the library one day, and decided to check it out. I ended up renewing it three times, and then coming here to purchase it. This book is an excellent source for ideas or just to browse through on a rainy day. I love looking at all the highly detailed pictures and the wonderful descriptions of the places photographed. This book is extremely well written and put together. A must have for anyone who is interested in interior design, or contemporary Japanese architectute.

I love this book.......2004-06-06

I bought this book looking for inspiration for work and I am not disappointed. This book has beautiful nice quality pictures and mentions what the architect/designer did and why (As a designer I am always curious). It also shows the floorplan of the restaurant so you see how it's laid out. Now that I am venturing into restaurant design from retail, this is very helpful.

excellent book.......2004-03-31

I'm not a professional designer, nor do I claim to be, so this review will be based on what I discovered from the book.

This book is full of wonderful pictures of Japanese restaurants around the world, rooms decorated so elegantly, youd expect to spend $100.00 a plate easily at any of them. Each restaurant profile lists the designers intentions, design materials, colors, and even a detailed blueprint of the layout. Im not sure you need any more than what is in this book, I spent two hours reading and looking through this book, and I only got 1/4 of the way through it. I found myself staring in awe at what these designers can do with minimal space to use the Japanese culture and aesthetics in making these architectual masterpieces. A definite must if you are looking to integrate asian design elements into your home or office. There are so many design elements that can make even the plainest home seem elegent, streamlined and beautiful.

Restaurant Design
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Restaurant Design
Bethan Ryder
Manufacturer: Abbeville Press
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A mouth-watering showcase of the world's most inspirational and beautiful restaurant spaces.

The restaurant boom of the last twenty years has led to an increase in both the volume and diversity of restaurants in the world's major cities. Consumer expectations have risen dramatically—restaurants have become so much more than simply places to eat.

As living space in the city shrinks and city dwellers have less private room to call their own, they are increasingly choosing to dine out in public spaces. These arenas are where the modern urbanite "performs" his or her identity—where we eat and drink defines, to an extent, our social selves. Modern technology and communications have made us more mobile than ever, leading to an unprecedented awareness of other cultures. This is reflected in the rich diversity of food and design on display in today's restaurants. In the twenty-first century, eating out is as much about entertainment as nourishment.

Now restaurants can look like anything from a bedroom (such as Supper- club Roma) to the Arabian-style Nomads in Amsterdam or the futuristic Pod in Philadelphia. As long as there's somewhere to rest a plate, when it comes to inspiration, the world is the restaurant designer's oyster. Restaurant Design celebrates the most inspirational and beautiful restaurant spaces from around the world—places built to seduce diners and fire the imagination. After a brief introduction tracing the history of restaurant design, the book is divided into five categories: Global, Retro-Pop, Modern Classics, High Concept, and New Baroque.

Internationally renowned designers featured include Christian Liaigre, David Rockwell, Philippe Starck, David Schefer, Jordan Mozer, Patrick Jouin, and Karim Rashid. From the modern elegance of Craft in New York to the quirky decadence of London's Les Trois Garçons, this muse of a book features dining environments to suit every mood and every taste.

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• Twenty-seven inspiring projects—packed with ideas
• Behind-the-scenes look at harmony and innovation in planning and design

Everyone who's ever experienced hip hospitality in Manhattan knows the work of Studio GAIA. From the cool noodle eatery Republic, to ultra-mod-'50s-diner Cafeteria, to sushi salon Bond St., and Harlem hot spot Jimmy's Uptown, Studio GAIA designs the places to see and be seen. Hotel • Restaurant • Bar • Club Design features twenty-seven projects from Manhattan and around the world with 280 full-color images plus renderings.

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