Starting a Middle Eastern Restaurant Business
If you are interested in starting your own Middle Eastern Restaurant Business, be it Persian, Turkish, Lebanese or Mediterranean, we are here to give you a few tips in making that restaurant dream come true.
Compiled from customer reviews and expert restaurant owner’s experience, these tips can sure help you in opening that Middle Eastern Restaurant.
Starting any business is difficult. Workloads of planning, budgeting, consulting along with tears and frustration often plague a hopeful restaurateur. Research and adequate preparation is the key. Starting a Middle Eastern restaurant is the same as starting any restaurant business, however, to succeed, one should make some alterations. I therefore present some helpful tips in preparing for that Middle Eastern restaurant.
Location and Market for the Middle Eastern Restaurant Business
Like any restaurant, good location and market research is a vital starting point. This includes marking the competition and the usual people that could possibly be your customers. This also includes surveys and interviews of your prospective consumers. Also consider other Middle Eastern restaurants around the area. Is it really necessary to have two Turkish Restaurants? Why not try a combination of Turkish and Persian dishes? Also consider the ambiance of the other restaurants. If there are more intimate restaurants around, why not try a livelier, outdoorsy type of restaurant? You may also try a different kind of entertainment to set you apart from other Middle Eastern restaurants. Why not have belly dancers or fortune tellers for a change?
Themes and Menu for Middle Eastern Restaurant Business
Setting a theme is also crucial in making your Middle Eastern restaurant stand-out from the rest. This includes the decorations, the menu and even the specials your restaurant may offer. If you choose a combination of various cultures as a theme, you may want to think of decorations depicting the cultures you have chosen, such as setting up some cultural artifacts. The dishes you offer may also include a combination of the specialties from your chosen culture. In choosing a single culture, it might be a good idea to choose a particular era or period in that culture’s history. You can build your restaurant’s image and food on that era. Like a typical 60s or 70s setting in Iran. Specialties have also been found to be effective among the customers. Mezzes or small dishes for sharing proved to be quite unforgettable for a Middle Eastern restaurant in Canada. Customers also like promos or discounts for each day of the week. An example of this would be if the customer buys one main dish, the second one would be offered at half the price. Some Middle Eastern restaurants offer a good authentic coffee or tea collection. Others have a marvelous wine collection. Some customers really appreciate tasty and delicious vegetarian dishes or organic dishes for the health conscious. Other than these, a friendly and respectful crew of service personnel also makes the customers come back.
Though it is not easy opening a Middle Eastern restaurant, the demand is particularly high. Many consumers appreciate a good Middle Eastern restaurant. With some hard work and good advice, it is not impossible to make that dream Middle Eastern restaurant a reality.
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- Good luck with your venture. You are going to do very well with your new business.
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- I live in kansas, usa and I am looking to open a fast food Arabic food subway/Quiznos style but having totally different menus. I just need to know if anybody have an experience doing so who can give me an advice or getting into it with me. I have the investment but mainly looking for somebody who worked in preferably Syrian/Lebanese cuisine environment or familiar with it. Thank you
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- I am 65 year old retired doctor(podiatrist) trying to open a middle eastern testurany serving mainly gyrus and kabab with arabic salad like tabula in Arlington ,dallas/fort worth area. I am looking for someone that has middle eastern restaurant business experience to help me to set it up or even if desire become a partner. Please e-mail me at robertddarrigan@gmail.com thank you
- Dear Sir, My name is Joseph Sammour, i am Lebanese, i am 48 year old, i am a lebanese Chef by profession, I have more than 20 years of experience in Lebanese Restaurants and all catering services. I have been working in Dubai, Qata, Oman, Iraq, Sudan , Nigeria, Eritrea and now i am in Angola. I am very interested to be in contact with you to discuss further as to be part of this business. I am looking forward to hear from you. Best regards, Joseph Sammour 00244921664488
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- Alsalamoalaikom, I am from Jordan and working in Bintlu - Malaysia till this moment kindly I need a partner to open an ARABIC restaurant in west malaysia and importing all traditional products from middle east. Thanks Jehad 0060128700354
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