As a restaurant manager, your main goal is to keep customers happy. Two of the most common ways to do that is by making great food and serving it as quickly as possible. However, you obviously know there's more to it than that.
Sure, your restaurant needs to be presentable, and have reasonable prices and a friendly staff. However, did you ever think about reducing indoor allergies? Doing so will increase your patron's comfort level.
If you're not sure how to decrease allergens, start by closing the windows when the pollen count is high and activating the HVAC system. This should be mandatory even if your restaurant has window seats with beautiful views. Instead, let patrons know the windows are shut because of high pollen levels.
When you do open the windows, ask customers to let your staff know if they have seasonal allergies (along with food allergies). If they do, the hostess could suggest sitting them further from the windows. This courteous gesture may instantly bring a smile to their faces and could cause an uptick in returning guests.
While opening windows and seating guests play a big part in keeping customers allergy-free, you also need to clean your HVAC filters. It won't do much good if you're blasting the air conditioning and allergens are entering through the system. If you're not sure how to inspect or change the filters, call a professional.
Finally, a creative way to protect your guests from allergies is by creating an allergy-free menu section. Certain foods can actually cause allergies to flare up. Kristie Collado, a Daily Meal contributor, lists blue cheese, which has a lot of histamines, and zucchini, which could bother ragweed sufferers, as two foods allergy sufferers should avoid.
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