Are you looking for effective ways to increase your restaurant's revenue?
Discover Upselling through OctoTable's Digital Menu.
Here are 3 tips to increase average receipts in your restaurant:
Before you start though, you need to make sure you understand how OctoTable's digital menu works, so you will need to create the categories and dishes on your digital menu, and know how the Extra Ingredients section works.
1. Suggest Delicious Pairings
With our innovative digital menu, you can surprise your customers by offering pairing suggestions that enhance the flavours of your main dishes.
You could suggest a full-bodied red wine with a succulent steak, or a fresh spring salad next to a fish course.
Practical example
- Main course: Lasagna with Ragù
- Pairing suggestion: A glass of Chianti Classico Riserva to enhance the flavours of ragù and cheese.
Create the Lasagna al Ragù dish and in the Extra Ingredients section, create a glass of Chianti Classico red wine, set a price and pair it with the Lasagna al Ragù dish.
2.Offer special discounts for less popular dishes
In addition to offering delicious pairings, you can make the dining experience even more special with irresistible offers on dishes that may have lower sales but are equally delightful.
Practical example
Main course: Octopus and potato salad
Special Offer: Order a seafood salad and receive a delicious dessert of your choice at a 50% discount.
In the extra ingredients section, create your desserts as ingredients and add the words “-50% discount” in the product title and set the discounted price
When the customer clicks on octopus and potato salad, they will find the desserts you created as extra ingredients.
3. Offer personalized dishes
In addition to offering different combinations and special discounts on certain associated products, with OctoTable's digital menu you can go further and allow your customers to compose completely personalized dishes.
Practical example
Compose your Poke
Base: Sushi rice, Basmati rice, black rice, Quinoa.
Protein: Salmon, Tartar of Salmon, Shrimps in tempura, Raw Shrimps, Tuna, Eggs, Octopus, Tofu.
Pairing: Courgettes, cherry tomatoes, feta, mango, lettuce, bufala mozzarella, philadelphia, avocado, carrots. cucumber, edamame.
Toppings: Crispy onion, cashews, almonds, sesame seeds, Nachos.
Sauces: Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Soy Sauce, Gluten Free Soy Sauce , Ponzu Sauce, Teriyaki Sauce, Guacamole.
Set a basic price for the poke and add costs for some of the extra ingredients, e.g. tuna, buffalo mozzarella, avocado or mango.
You freely decide which products to offer for free and which to present with an extra price.
Thus, you can provide a customized experience for your customers and maximize your earnings by incentivising customers to choose extra high-quality ingredients.
These are 3 tips to increase the average receipt of your restaurant.
You are free to adopt strategies depending on the time of year, the seasonality of the products and the specific needs of your restaurant.