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Going out to a restaurant may seem like the easiest way to host a birthday dinner, but don't forget to make it special. With a few simple touches you can transform an everyday experience into something unforgettable and very personal.
And, after your restaurant excursion, you may want to ask the party back to your place for drinks. Otherwise, bid them farewell in confidence knowing that you've created a special restaurant evening for the guest of honor.
Consider ambiance, food type, and when to make reservations when looking for a restaurant to host a birthday party dinner.
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Ambiance
Based on the type of event you have in mind, make sure to consider the atmosphere of the restaurant you book.Ask yourself if you're looking for something that's:
Choose a restaurant for dinner based on the birthday person's taste. Toensure you encompass all their favorite things, consider:
Indian? Italian? Mexican? French? Make sure you pick a restaurant that serves the guest of honor's favorite food.
Booking the Reservation
Based on the type of event you have in mind, make sure to consider the atmosphere of the restaurant you book.Ask yourself if you're looking for something that's:
- Lively and upbeat with music and lots of chatter
- Quiet, relaxing and intimate
- New and hard to get into
- An old favorite
Choose a restaurant for dinner based on the birthday person's taste. Toensure you encompass all their favorite things, consider:
Indian? Italian? Mexican? French? Make sure you pick a restaurant that serves the guest of honor's favorite food.
Booking the Reservation
- Make sure to book the reservation at least 4 to 6 weeks in advance, particularly for groups of 6 or more.
- Thiswill ensure that you get to celebrate at your restaurant of choice andthat the staff will have plenty of time to help you organize andprepare for the big occassion.
- For greater ease, you can make your reservation online at OpenTable.com!
The biggest drawback to having a party at a restaurant is the difficulty in making it a personal experience.
Here are a few great ways to personalize a birthday dinner at a restaurant:
- See if the restaurant has a banquet room or a large table to the side that will provide some degree of separation from the rest of the venue.
- Coordinate with the manager to make sure the restaurant will allow you to add personal touches like placecards to the table.
Though a restaurant may seem like an impersonal setting for a birthday, there are many things you can do to make it an intimate and personal experience.
Photoscape
Restaurants can sometimes be impersonal for a birthday party, but we do have a few ways to make this event something quite personal:
For added intimacy, consider these personal touches:
Make the evening special, and there's no better way to achieve this than by using flowers.
Photoscape
Restaurants can sometimes be impersonal for a birthday party, but we do have a few ways to make this event something quite personal:
- Create a black and white photoscape on the table. Include pictures of the birthday guy or girl at various times throughout his or her life.
- Print the photos out in black and white and frame them or place them in an elevated table number holder so everyone can get a good view.
- Extra points if you can get pictures which also incorporate your guests.
For added intimacy, consider these personal touches:
- Individual menus
- Place cards for the guests
- A seating plan ahead of time.
Be sure to place close family and friends nearest to the birthday person at the head of the table.
Floral ArrangementsMake the evening special, and there's no better way to achieve this than by using flowers.
- Find out what the guest of honor's favorite flowers are, and buy them in bulk to place in a few low vases across the long table.
- If he or she doesn't have a favorite type of flower, simply choose flowers in their favorite color.
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