Why do restaurants have lunch specials

The barbeque brisket is also affordable—and the food court ha Brough back ice cream, smoothies and churros, too. Chicken strips or a hamburger with fries, a drink, and … wait for it … a sundae, too!

Lunch combo specials run Monday — Friday from 11 a. But wait! You get small fries, a cookie and a small drink. Available Wednesday — Thursday only during lunchtime. And if you work or live anywhere along Douglas, you can hop the free Q-Line Trolley to take advantage of this one, so no need to find a parking space. IHOP Meeting spill over? Noon whizzed by? They start at 2 p. Or how about a ham and cheese omelette? The variety means you can drop in every day and not repeat your order.

If you want, you can have it delivered for a couple bucks more. And be sure to add a tip for the delivery person. Not tired of the deals yet? It comes with mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, and a biscuit. Between 11 a. People are more likely to listen to a restaurant recommendation from a friend than from an ad. This BOGO lunch special rewards customers for spreading the word about your restaurant to others, and it brings their friends and coworkers closer to becoming regulars.

Make short to-go lunch menus with your most popular — and fastest to make — dishes. Make the customer experience even more convenient by setting up self-ordering iPad kiosks. Why it works: The majority of U. The speedy lunch special is the dine-in version of idea number three.

Give customers simplified lunch menus — perhaps three soups, three salads, and three sandwiches to choose from — with a guarantee that the food will come out in 10 to15 minutes. You can speed the experience up even further by letting customers place their dine-in orders online or through an app. Why it works: The speedy lunch special fulfills the needs of people who want to step outside of the office or their home in the middle of the day but are too short on time to enjoy a leisurely meal.

This lunch special is popular at both upscale and budget-friendly restaurants. A prix fixe menu typically offers diners smaller portion sizes of several courses. By providing customers with streamlined options, the kitchen can focus on quality and timing, rather than juggling dozens of different items during the lunch service.

Why it works: Limited options give diners a quick turnaround, making it easier for them to add full service restaurants to their lunch rotation, instead of just quick service restaurants. Give groups and offices the perks of catering with the convenience of on-demand dining by offering quick-to-prepare catering packages for groups. Keep your lunchtime catering menu simple by only offering dishes that you can quickly and easily make in bulk. Enable online ordering and delivery to get more orders during the lunch rush.

The menu is optimized for faster production and oftentimes smaller portioned. Lunch diners spend an average of 45 minutes from entry to exit, dinner guests take over twice as long. This means faster turnaround during lunch hours, which either means more covers or less staff needed. Both saves me money. They want food. We cater to this by dropping down to the bare bone of fine dining hospitality, removing fluff. More From Thought Catalog. See Copyrights. Explore Map Activity. Add a new page.

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