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Portion Control At Your Restaurant
Determining how much food should go on each plate at your restaurant can be difficult to determine. If you are part of a chain restaurant consider yourself lucky when it comes to this detail. You will have it already determined for you. That way customers who come to your location or another one can order the same item get it to taste the same and to be the same amount of food.
You have to be able to find the balance between giving them enough food and too much. You don't want your customers leaving and still feeling hungry. You also don't want them leaving a great deal of food behind that they didn't finish. It isn't always possible to take the remaining food home to eat later. Some of it just doesn't taste good reheated either.
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The price that you charge for the meals needs to be comparative to the size of the portions as well. Each customer should leave there feeling like they got enough food for what it cost them. I know I have left some restaurants astonished by the total bill and I won't be going back. A tip to understand is that you are better off giving smaller portions and lower prices then too much food and a high price for it.
It is important to be consistent with portion sizes as well. Some Mexican food places serve small burritos so you need to order two of them to get enough to eat. Others have huge burritos so one is often more than enough to eat. In fact, some of it will be left behind on the plate untouched.
Make sure you offer portions for children too as adults don't want to pay for a full meal their child will barely touch. Some restaurants have strict rules about people sharing meals. You need to be open to this as some people; especially the elderly find one meal is enough for both of them. You don't want them to feel obligated to have to buy more than that.
Customers who frequent certain locations will learn what the portions look like. It will vary significantly from one restaurant to the next. This can make it difficult to eat at someplace new though. It is a prime reason why so many travelers look for chain restaurants. They know exactly what they will be given and the portions they can expect as well.
How much food you offer is an issue you really need to take a close look at before you get ready to open or to set your prices. It is one of those details that most of us don't think about unless we are a part of such a business. Make sure you compare what you are thinking of offering to other restaurants in the area. You want to be comparable so that your customers will be happy.
If you are new to the restaurant business you may need to pay attention to the portion sizes at other places around. This is because what is a decent portion of food in one part of the country won't be in another. All of this should be worked out before you open your restaurant so it won't create issues for you.
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