How Our Bar Consultants Can Help
Our bar consulting services focus on optimizing bar operations and crafting unforgettable customer experiences, ensuring a blend of sophistication and accessibility that drives revenue growth. Here’s how we achieve this:
Comprehensive Evaluation
Your bar consulting services begin with a comprehensive evaluation of your current operations and bar program, including an in-depth analysis of your bar’s concept and how it resonates with the local demographic and a thorough review of your competition to identify how you can stand out. We’ll explore your regional culinary traditions to inspire a beverage program that complements the local cuisine and source local vendors that provide the ingredients you need. Our comprehensive evaluation also includes a detailed layout for your bar and back-of-house operations, including equipment necessities and efficient storage solutions, all designed to streamline service and enhance your overall customer experience. This evaluation serves as the groundwork for crafting an innovative, cost-effective strategy to elevate your bar to its fullest potential.
Menu Framework & Basic Menu Development
With a thorough understanding of your bar’s or gastropub’s potential established, your bar consultants will begin crafting a strategic blueprint that maps out your offerings. Here, we diligently segment your menu into distinct sections that cater to your customer demographic while keeping an eye on the market and cost of goods sold (COGS) to ensure each item meets financial targets and quality standards. The creation of a preliminary menu follows, populated with carefully selected items, compelling descriptions, and strategic pricing that maximizes profit and enhances the guest experience. Our recommendations on menu layout are chosen to engage customers and facilitate an effortless selection process that makes your menu a very easy sell.
Operational Menu Development
Building on the menu framework and basic menu development, our bar consulting brings your menu to life by crafting and fine-tuning recipes for craft cocktail movement, bar staples, and select wines that resonate with your guests and your establishment’s ambiance. We apply detailed menu engineering and recipe costing to balance guest appeal with cost efficiency, utilizing tools such as product knowledge sheets, station maps, and order guides for bar training that will empower your team. This operational excellence is supported by continuous follow-up and an adaptive budgeting approach, ensuring your menu’s performance is optimized post-launch, ready to adapt and flourish in the most cost-effective fashion. We’re happy to consult on your happy hour ideas as well, let’s get the customers in and let them leave satisfied.
The Declining Budget
Declining Budget
A declining budget for a restaurant serves as a critical financial tool for effective cost management and resource allocation. It helps restaurant owners and managers track their expenses and revenue over a specific period, allowing them to identify areas where spending can be optimized or reduced. This budget provides a clear picture of the restaurant’s financial health, enabling informed decision-making and adjustments to maintain profitability. By regularly reviewing and adjusting a declining budget, restaurants can ensure long-term sustainability and successful Restaurant Turnaround.
