The FIVE Pub Layout

Hello everyone it's been a while but what better way to start off the New Year then writing a new blog and getting to the fun details that everyone is probably excited to hear about. The layout of the restaurant is just as important as the location, staff, and the concept.

Let's dive in shall we. First once the location and the building has been selected then one must decide how many seats they want to have for me I'm thinking between 50-70 including a patio this is subject to change but I selected this range because I don't want to be a fairly large place I want to keep it more intimate and family friendly. Next as it relates to space is allowing space for all the essentials such as a managers office, dining area, entrance, hostess stand, server area, etc. These spaces are crucial in making the restaurant successful but they don't have to be costly or cause to much headache. The way I want my layout to be is obviously when the customers first walk in the first thing they see is the horseshoe bar and the wooden hostess stand this is the most important thing to me is the first interaction. Throughout the restaurant will be Italian sayings and generally sayings as  such as Bon Appetite and Welcome to the Family, When your here your part of the Five Family, and Jesus Pete now most of these sayings don't need an explanation but Jesus Pete does like I said family is a big part of my life and I want everyone that comes into my restaurant to feel like they matter. My grandpa is a funny man without even trying so when he doesn't know what to say he often just walks out of the room saying "Jesus Pete" this is something that has created a lot of laughs for us grand kids and it only seems fitting to have a sign saying Jesus Pete on the wall of my restaurant.

Next more about the decor of the restaurant I want to create a place that is happy and bright therefore the walls are going to be an orange yellow showing a family oriented place and then have the sayings on rustic boards that make them stand out.

The flooring of the restaurant is also very important whether its the main area of the of the restaurant or the kitchen part both are important. For the kitchen it's important to have slip resistant flooring for the staff which is why I would use ceramic tile because it's good for the staff and it looks nice and for the walls just a simple basic tile to make it look professional and elegant. Now for the flooring of the dining area I want to do wood floors to make the customer feel welcome so I will be using a medium colored wood. For the tables I will be having rustic wood tables and wooden chairs with cushions to make the customers comfortable. All of this is important and the lighting is just as important to go with the color scheme I would be using pendant lights above each table that are yellowish orange and then will be putting three chandeliers above the ceiling of the restaurant.

Lastly the bar layout as I briefly mentioned I would like the bar to be a horseshoe and will have  granite counter top and will have 12 bar stools and a brass rail for footing. The reasoning behind the horseshoe bar is that it will be layout so the last bar stool will be able to lead the customer to a door out to the patio and a chance to enjoy the nice weather.

Now as you can see their is a lot that goes into the layout of a restaurant and there's not enough space to put it all into one blog so therefore this is the end of this blog and I hope you have enjoyed reading up to this point and read the next one to hear the rest of the layout plans.


Cheers!