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SEATING GUIDELINES

General guides for space planning and determining furniture needs.

Barstool Dimensions
Booth Dimensions
Table Dimensions
In preliminary space planning, the “Rule of Thumb” for determining the area requirements for a restaurant is:
Dining Room: 60% of total area. Kitchen, Cooking, Storage, Preparation, etc.: 40% of total area. When originating space requirements, anticipate that Banquet seating may use as little as 10 square feet per person. A good average for restaurants or coffee shops with general menus is about 12 square feet per person. This will provide for traffic aisles, wait stations, etc.
Example: A 200 seat restaurant will require 2,400 square feet of dining area. Since this would be 60% of the total area, the total area would be 4000 square feet. When the area available has already been established (i.e. an existing building being remodeled as a restaurant), the “Rule of Thumb” is used as follows.
Example: A space of 2800 square  feet is available. 60% Dining Area: 1680 square feet (140 seats); 40% Kitchen Area: 1120 square feet. Details will be determined after floor plans are prepared and owner’s ideas are considered and incorporated into the plans. Suggested square feet per person for different restaurant types:
Commercial Cafe: 16 – 18 square feet
Industrial Cafe: 12 – 15 square feet
Counter Service: 18 -20 square feet
Table Service (minimum): 11 – 14 square feet
Table Service, Hotel/Club: 15 – 18 square feet
Banquet (minimum): 10 -11 square feet
The traffic path between occupied chairs would be at least 18 inches wide. Leave 4 – 5 feet between tables (This figure includes chair space). To determine area for wait stations: 1 small station (6 – 10 square feet) per 20 diners. 1 large central station (25 – 40 square feet) per 60 diners. In determining the length for a bar, allow 1′8″ – 1′10″ per person (standup) or 2′ per bar stool.

A. Outer bar edge to wall…………………………76″- 84″
B. Outer bar edge back wall…………………..82″- 104″
C. Outer bar edge to drinking shelf…………..66″- 72″
D. Outer bar edge to equipment edge………23″- 28″
E. Behind bar traffic area…………………………30″- 36″
F. Back bar depth……………………………………24″- 30″
G. Drinking shelf depth……………………………10″- 12″
H. Drinking shelf customer area………………………18″
J. Customer traffic area…………………………………. 30″
K. Bar seating area………………………………….18″- 24″
L. Bar depth……………………………………………18″- 24″
M. Footstep depth………………………………………6″- 9″
N. Footstep height……………………………………..7″- 9″
0. Room divider screen (high) …………………………76″
P. Room divider screen (low) ………………………….55″
Q. Drinking shelf height ………………………….42″- 45″
R. Top of barstool to bottom of bar…………..11″- 12″
S. Depth of behind-bar equipment…………..22″- 26″
T. Behind-bar equipment heiqht……………………..30″
U. Bar height………………………………………….42″- 45″
V. Back bar height…………………………………..36″- 42″
W. Back wall shelf height…………………………60″ - 69″

Bar Counter Dimensions

A. Customer seating area…………………..12″- 18″
B. Counter depth………………………………18″- 24″
C. Service traffic area……………………………….36″
D. Seat height…………………………………..30″- 31″
E. Footstep height……………………………………12″
F. Depth of counter underside…………………..10″
G. Top of seat to underside of counter..11″- 12″
H. Counter height……………………………………42″
J. Back service counter height………………….36″

Booth Dimensions

A. Total booth width………………………….64″- 74″
B. Seat back depth……………………………….3″- 6″
C. Seat back-to-table edge clearance………..16″
D. Table width…………………………………..24″- 42″
E. Table edge to back of seat cushion…19″- 22″
F. Table top height…………………………….29″- 30″
G. Top of seat to underside of counter..16″- 18″

Table Dimensions

A. Total booth width………………………….64″- 74″
B. Seat back depth……………………………….3″- 6″
C. Seat back-to-table edge clearance………..16″
D. Table width…………………………………..24″- 42″
E. Table edge to back of seat cushion…19″- 22″
F. Table top height…………………………….29″- 30″
G. Top of seat to underside of counter..16″- 18″

Wheelchair Requirements

A. Wheelchair seating area………………………. 30″
B. Table top width…………………………….24″- 42″
C. Customer seating area…………………..18″- 24″
D. Distance to underside of table………………30″
E. Table top height…………………………………..31″