Restaurant seating may seem like one of the easiest decisions to make, but choosing the material is just one consideration. Taking into account the size of the restaurant, the design of seating, ...

Restaurants are required by law to list their maximum seating capacity on a sign in the front lobby. This ensures that all of the customers can safely evacuate the premises in case of a fire or other ...

After the menu, the seating is the most important part of any dine-in restaurant experience. In my capacity as restaurant editor, I've spent hundreds of hours each year sitting down in nearly every ...

A restaurant's seating plan should factor in the type of food you provide, the number of guests per table you expect to serve, the maximum safe occupancy of your restaurant, the number of simultaneous ...

GUEST OPINION: Walk into a bustling restaurant at dinnertime, and the energy is undeniable. But if the sound climbs too high, that lively buzz quickly turns into a stressful roar. Noise has long been ...

Khushbu Shah is a writer and contributing editor for Food & Wine, having previously been the magazine’s restaurant editor. Her debut cookbook, AMRIKAN: 125 Recipes from the Indian American Diaspora ...