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As comfortable as this sounds for a customer, I must wonder how the business plan pans out for the café itself. Table turnover is important for wait staff who w
by deadmetheny 9y ago
As comfortable as this sounds for a customer, I must wonder how the business plan pans out for the café itself. Table turnover is important for wait staff who want to maximize their tips, and food service already works on very thin margins as it is. Making food items expensive to compensate for people sitting there for hours seems like it's not going to foster the idea of sitting around ordering drinks and meals all day.
I do rather like this idea in theory, but I'm not sure how the reality of it works out.
- acmecorps 9y agoI think this is only for American culture. Where I’m from (Malaysia), we have these Indian restaurants called Mamak where it’s opened for 24hrs and people hangout there. It’s extremely popular. We don’t have tipping too.
- gringoDan 9y agoI agree that this doesn't make sense for a crowded establishment, but a lot of cafes/restaurants inside of hotels sit empty during the day. If you have cooks in place already for room service and 1-2 waiters serving coffee, it could make sense to encourage this behavior. Having some customers would help attract more.