A Guide to Temperature in Restaurant Seating Areas

Comfortable customers are happy customers, and happy customers are more likely to return to your restaurant. This is why it's important to provide them with an environment that won't leave them shivering cold or covered in sweat. Thankfully, with a good heating and cooling system, smart planning, and advice from your HVAC contractor, you can ensure your establishment is a place people will want to return to. 

How Can You Find the Ideal Restaurant Dining Room Temperature?

Preferences vary from person to person, but studies suggest a good baseline range for restaurants is 69 to 72 degrees. You may consider adjusting this up or down depending on the season, with diners in the summer hoping for relief from the heat, and looking for a warm getaway in the winter.

Temperatures can vary in a restaurant dining room, with tables near the entrance impacted by outside conditions when the door opens and closes, and seating near the kitchen affected by the warmth of the ovens. Balancing the temperature throughout the dining room may require a reworked duct design to better direct airflow where it's needed the most. Enlist the services of an HVAC contractor to come up with the most effective design.

How Can You Adjust the Temperature?

One of the most difficult obstacles in maintaining a comfortable temperature in a restaurant is how dramatically conditions can change throughout the day. This is most notable in how close you are to capacity. The more people inside, the warmer it will be. This can sometimes tax your HVAC system.

Adjustments to your ductwork can help here, too. Also consider having your HVAC contractor install a smart thermostat system. This will allow you to program heating and cooling schedules that follow the busy and slow portions of your day, ensuring your system only works as hard as it needs to at any given time.

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