A US Pizzeria owner found a way of making money by ordering his under-priced pizzas through a delivery App that he had been unknowingly added to. Aj’s NY Pizzeria was always against offering a delivery service as they felt it would ruin the experience of dining in and would end up competing against the likes [...]
Food Outlets Forced to Close The UK went into lockdown on the 23rd March 2020. This left many Pubs, Restaurants and Takeaways having to close their doors and quickly come up with new ideas to keep their businesses going. Many were able to stay open and offer a takeaway service only, although with staff cuts [...]
Veganism - Food Trend of the Year for 2018 Try our New Vegan menu! Try this bleeding meat free burger! ... These are just some of the things we have more than likely heard at some point in 2018 in relation to vegan food and veganism. 2018 was truly the Year of the Vegan [...]
With Christmas just a couple of weeks away it has got us thinking about Christmas dinner here at Smart Restaurants. Whether you eat your Christmas dinner in the comfort of your own home or go out to a restaurant to save cleaning all those pots and pans, the way you eat your dinner can actually reflect your [...]
At Smart Restaurants we were rather intrigued by the latest restaurant news that we found on various sneaky mind tricks used within the food industry that make us spend more money than we intend to when eating out. From loud music to the weight of the cutlery we are using, find out if you are being [...]
With the rise in contactless payments and this form of payment being introduced to the food and drink industry it comes as no surprise to hear the news of a contactless self serving beer pump. Barclaycard are introducing the world's first contactless beer pump called Pay @ Pump which allows customers to self-serve themselves and pour [...]
At Smart Restaurants we like to stay up to date with the restaurant, takeaway and food industry as a whole. We have already looked at smart restaurant trends to watch out for in 2017 and now we look a what the consumer particularly wants to see in restaurants and takeaways this year. We have picked out 5 [...]
As we start another New Year, at Smart Restaurants we have taken a look into what trends we might expect to see in the food and restaurant industry for 2017. It has been predicted that diners will continue to go out for meals and use restaurants to dine in for a luxury experience throughout each day. [...]
With the release of the new Smart Restaurants website last month, a new App design has also been released. The Smart Editions App is the very latest version of the Smart Restaurants App. The Smart Editions App has a more luxury feel than the Basic Smart Restaurants App and allows you to choose an App [...]
Gone are the days where using a mobile phone at the dinner table was perceived to be a form of rudeness, just take a look around you and you will see most restaurant customers using their smart phones for one reason or another. Most restaurants will now encourage you to get your phone out at [...]