On Jul 30, 10:26*am, ImStillMags > wrote:
> I have a question for this group.
>
> I'm asking because I have three separate business plans and three
> separate concepts done for restaurants. * Most of you know I've been a
> restaurant owner. * The food business is my first love.
>
> *I'm interested to hear from *you, fellow foodies, about your thoughts
> on what constitutes 'your favorite place'.
>
> What makes a restaurant most appealing to you.
> What is it that keeps you going back.
> What about the selection of dishes.
> Breakfast
> Lunch
> Dinner
> Bar
> Staff.....talk about the ideal restaurant staff, servers, bartenders,
> hostesses, etc.
> Decor
> Ambiance
> Location
> Surroundings
> Is it one particular cuisine or a selection of dishes?
>
> Really think about why you like a particular place and consider it
> your go-to place when you want to go out to eat.
>
> Any thoughts you have are most appreciated.

Number one, good food, good menu selection./
Two - service
Three - price
Four - atmos

On Jul 30, 11:15*am, Kalmia > wrote:
> On Jul 30, 10:26*am, ImStillMags > wrote:
>
>
>
> > I have a question for this group.
>
> > I'm asking because I have three separate business plans and three
> > separate concepts done for restaurants. * Most of you know I've been a
> > restaurant owner. * The food business is my first love.
>
> > *I'm interested to hear from *you, fellow foodies, about your thoughts
> > on what constitutes 'your favorite place'.
>
> > What makes a restaurant most appealing to you.
> > What is it that keeps you going back.
> > What about the selection of dishes.
> > Breakfast
> > Lunch
> > Dinner
> > Bar
> > Staff.....talk about the ideal restaurant staff, servers, bartenders,
> > hostesses, etc.
> > Decor
> > Ambiance
> > Location
> > Surroundings
> > Is it one particular cuisine or a selection of dishes?
>
> > Really think about why you like a particular place and consider it
> > your go-to place when you want to go out to eat.
>
> > Any thoughts you have are most appreciated.
>
> Number one, good food, good menu selection./
> Two - service
> Three - price
> Four - atmos

(send was hit in error)
Four - atmosphere - i.e. NO loud music, music preferably instrumental
only
Five - ample parking

My fave local resto is run by a couple, he's in the kitchen, she waits
and cashiers, and one other waitress. Italian and Spanish dishes. A
little Ital. music, barely heard. CLOTH on the table. Small - probl
seats no more than 40 without squeezing. Never feel rushed to leave.
Reservations accepted.
Dim lighting, so you don't look 101.
Dinner for two with wine usually hits about 45 dollars. Portions are
generous, so that I usually bring enough home for lunch the next day.
I know ano. couple who go there ev. Sat night with two other couples,
and they drive quite a distance to be there.

Kalmia wrote on Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:15:43 -0700 (PDT):

> On Jul 30, 10:26 am, ImStillMags > wrote:
>> I have a question for this group.
>>
>> I'm asking because I have three separate business plans and
>> three separate concepts done for restaurants. Most of you
>> know I've been a restaurant owner. The food business is my
>> first love.
>>
>> I'm interested to hear from you, fellow foodies, about your
>> thoughts on what constitutes 'your favorite place'.
>>
>> What makes a restaurant most appealing to you.
>> What is it that keeps you going back.
>> What about the selection of dishes.
>> Breakfast
>> Lunch
>> Dinner
>> Bar
>> Staff.....talk about the ideal restaurant staff, servers,
>> bartenders, hostesses,
>> etc. Decor Ambiance Location Surroundings Is it one
>> particular cuisine or a selection of dishes?
>>
>> Really think about why you like a particular place and
>> consider it your go-to place when you want to go out to eat.
>>
>> Any thoughts you have are most appreciated.

>Number one, good food, good menu selection./
>Two - service
>Three - price
>Four - atmos

Those look like good criteria and I'd add authenticity of the menu. My
favorite places are Mexican (not Tex-Mex), Indian, Japanese, Thai and
Chinese.

I would also add that the restaurant must take reservations or else the
wait should be short.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Jul 30, 8:15*am, Kalmia > wrote:

>
> Number one, good food, good menu selection./
> Two - service
> Three - price
> Four - atmos

This would be my list as well.

My favorite restaurant has great food, friendly people (family owned
with a few long time employees), prices are reasonable, and the
atmosphere is usually quiet even if when full and busy.

One of the worst restaurants I tried was a place with loud music,
whcih caused people to talk loud. The food was overseasoned, and a
little high on the price. We went because we had a gift card from a
friend. I have no interest of ever going back.

As a customer I experienced a very spectacular expectations from this restaurant. The menu are all taken good by the customers. They cook and prepare the food properly.

In article >, JayC.69d8238.180512
@foodbanter.com says...
>
> If you could ask, as a customer, I could see first the menu setup of the
> restaurant. The next one was to see how a waiter serve the customer.#

? I see, or notice, both those before I order from the menu. If I see
other customers being badly served, I leave without ordering.

Janet

JayC wrote:
> If you could ask, as a customer, I could see first the menu setup of the
> restaurant. The next one was to see how a waiter serve the customer. And
> the last was the taste of the food they serve, the quality of it.
>

Interesting. I would put the food above all else--except
cleanliness, lack of bugs, etc., which government inspections
should cover (but which sometimes seem to be insufficient).

I like places that specialize in a particular type of food, and
generally not a mishmash of different types. I am not much into
fusion food.

I lean more toward informal, and maybe small, restaurants. I
don't like dressy, snooty ones.

--
Jean B.