2 Custom Awning Projects For Your Next Restaurant Awning

One reason your restaurant is so popular – or will be, if you’re just about to open – is that you offer a unique atmosphere and menu. Those are the things that set every successful restaurant apart. But you have to set yourself apart visually, too, to attract patrons and keep your clientele growing. Your restaurant awning is a key marketing tool.

Whether you’re an established eatery and it’s time to contemplate a brand new restaurant awning, or you’re planning your grand opening, thinking ahead will help you make the most of your restaurant awning’s versatility. A full-service commercial awning company will be your best ally for this project.

Professionals have comprehensive knowledge of restaurant awning construction materials, including the latest high-tech specialty fabrics. And they can use their experience with other restaurants to help you custom-design something magnificent for your restaurant. When you realize the overwhelming array of choices at your disposal, you’ll be doubly glad to have their guidance.

Naturally, what you choose will depend on your restaurant’s size, location, theme, whether you’re part of a franchise, etc. But let’s look at a couple of hypothetical restaurant awning projects to start your creative juices flowing.

Scenario 1: Beachside fish house.

Your place is casual, on the funky side, but of course the food is fresh and scrumptious. Your rooftop location gives diners a stunning view of the ocean and marina. Your restaurant awning shades diners and advertises your name and location. It sports a colorful, all-over graphic design of stylized fish.

But there’s more:

  • Add temporary clear sidewalls you can quickly draw closed when it’s overly breezy or there’s a sudden squall.
  • Build a portable kiosk for the boardwalk out front, to dispense ice cream on your super-busy summer days — not something that looks like an phone booth, something shaped like an ice cream cone. You won’t even need a sign to tell people nearby and blocks away what you have to sell.
  • Install roll down shades to keep interior seating cool and cut glare when the sun is at its brightest. Your shades promote your business, too, because their one-way mesh fabrics look like a window poster from the outside. Print them to match your restaurant awning, or with mouth-watering photos of your house menu specialties – you’ll grab attention from hungry strollers and boaters just tying off at the dock.

And who wants a stuffy old stuffed fish on the wall? Your restaurant awning pro can construct a playful 3D fish to hang from the ceiling.

Scenario 2: Urban white-linen bistro.

You’re serving “farm to table” with panache, niche wines that delight the palate. You want your restaurant awning to look sleek, but not severe. Cozy, but not common. Even the most refined restaurant has to show its individuality.

A stunning copper canopy gives your entrance an upscale look that’s warm and inviting, telling prospective patrons they can expect privacy and restrained but attentive service.

Each window has its own restaurant awning — lovely ornamental metalwork framing covered in a dark fabric with narrow white trim. Your logo, also in white, takes center stage as graphic decoration.

But there’s more:

  • Inside, add small matching awnings to adorn the maitre d’ podium and your open-viewing grill kitchen.
  • For dining al fresco, add a retractable restaurant awning that rolls or folds away like an overhead Roman shade.
  • Use short café curtains to define your sidewalk dining area – making them identical to your restaurant awning will provide a classy, coordinated look. They’re easily portable, so you can reconfigure your space if you’re expecting a party group or hosting a live jazz trio.
  • Note the restaurant awning sidewalls that worked in the beach scenario work just as well in this setting, too. That’s versatility.

Your restaurant awning can be anything you want it to be. You can create an imaginative, one-of-a-kind design that’s perfect for your place. Bon appétit!

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