What makes the best Restaurant Atmosphere?

Which are the best restaurants for atmosphere and how do you make it?A  restaurant’s atmosphere sets the stage . It’s about more than just a dining room away from home. Food takes the spotlight as guests become its audience.
Factors such as music,  lighting, artwork  and  spacing combine to create comfort, intimacy and even romance.
“Atmosphere  –  it’s of the utmost importance. It’s  very  key.  The lighting has to be right. And table settings have to as well. It’s about trying  to  space  tables  out nicely so you  have that  atmosphere no matter how busy you are,”  says operations manager a restaurant. He explains just how much thinking goes into dining room layouts.
“We try to ensure people aren’t sat on top of each other. They  have a good  amount of space  between them. We need to look at that very carefully. If you have a large table in a dining room you want to make sure they’re away from others. We try not to put small tables in with large ones because they’d just get overpowered. There are so many elements you have to take into mind, He says.
 Artwork also plays a part. It sets the mood to portray to your guests. It also gives them a point of interest. There’s nothing worse than staring at a bare wall. You do need a focal point in any room but nothing too overpowering.
The restaurant must avoids music because it would otherwise overpower the dining rooms. It instead allows natural noise from the space to provide that tune.
A restaurant  manager  emphasizes  “ Atmosphere comes from guests,  their conversations,  the  clinking  of glasses  and  cutlery.  It’s a very relaxed environment. The guests have always  preferred  not to  have music.  We’ve had a lot  of  comments  on the positives”.  He says.


Matching interior brightness to outside light is another way for the restaurant to keep its atmosphere relaxed and natural.
A restaurant owner “We dim the lights as the night goes on. It starts quite bright but at the end of the night it’s very low. If night falls early, we dim the lights early. In the summer, we dim throughout the night to match the light outside.”
We don’t want the lights to be too bright for the customer. We just want the customer to feel relaxed and enjoy our meal. When it’s too bright it’s not enjoyable.
But factors such as music, lighting and table layouts are only as important as the staff that make the restaurant work.
Most of owner think that has been the key to his restaurant’s success.
“They want people to come to their restaurant under all different, individual circumstances. That’s what they really try and put across to the staff. They try  and get  the staff to read what people may want on that particular service because the way you treat this table may be completely different to that table,” they say.They agree “The main thing the do there at his restaurant for atmosphere is the staff.  They try to get that balance between professionalism and care and being attentive without being stiff and overbearing.  They’re  there when  the  guests need  them,  and when  they’re  not, they’re stood back keeping an eye,” he says.
Tailoring to a customer’s needs  reverts to  the same principle  of  keeping  things  natural. Service is not forced and neither is a vibrant atmosphere. These restaurants strive to make the dining experience as organic as possible. They enjoy the best atmosphere because they understand ambiance is merely harnessed.