14 Restaurant Tips And Tricks For Success | The Sims 4 Guide

Summary

This guide offers 14 valuable tips for making a restaurant in Sims 4 highly successful. Key advice includes opening the business before entering for immediate customer and staff engagement, acquiring the 'Patient Patrons' perk for patient and easily impressed customers, and decorating with art to impress patrons. Adjusting cooking speed without compromising quality, welcoming and checking in on every table, and focusing on high markup with good service are also emphasized. Special attention to critics and staff satisfaction, along with strategic opening hours for running the restaurant from home, are highlighted. Lastly, the 'Tidy Tipper' perk is suggested for later stages to increase sale prices.

Takeaways

• 😀 Open your restaurant from home first to start with customers and staff already in place.
• 🍽️ Get the 'Patient Patrons' perk early to increase customer patience and satisfaction.
• 🖼️ Decor is key: fill your restaurant with art to impress customers without extra effort.
• 👨‍🍳 Adjust your chef's cooking speed as they level up to maintain food quality and speed of service.
• 🪑 Pay attention to table layouts, prioritizing smaller groups over large tables for efficiency.
• 🎉 Greet and check in on every table to boost perk points and improve customer experience.
• 🤔 Get the 'Curious Customers' perk to suggest dishes and earn more perk points.
• 💸 Consider a 300% markup on food prices if you provide good service and quality.
• 👩‍🍳 Keep critics happy by offering free food to ensure high ratings that impact your overall star rating.
• 💰 Invest in perks that increase profitability like 'Ingredient Discount', 'Fast Eaters', and 'Well-Funded Foodies'.
• 🔥 Keep your staff satisfied to prevent them from quitting unexpectedly.
• 💲 Include expensive menu items to support high-quality staff and maintain profitability.
• 🏡 Running your restaurant from home can be profitable, but opening during daytime hours is best.
• 📈 The 'Tidy Tipper' perk can be useful later on but is not a priority in the early stages of your restaurant.

Q & A

What is the first tip mentioned for making a restaurant successful in The Sims 4?

The first tip is to open your business before you go in and then travel to the location after a few game minutes. This allows you to enter your business as if it's already been open for a while, with customers at tables and staff in position.

Which perk is recommended to get early on to improve customer patience in the restaurant?

The 'Patient Patrons' perk is recommended as it makes customers more patient and easily impressed, which can help boost the restaurant's star rating.

How can adding decor to a restaurant in The Sims 4 benefit the business?

Adding decor, especially artwork, can impress customers and score extra points without requiring any additional effort from the player.

What is the advice regarding adjusting the chef's cooking speed in the restaurant?

It is advised to adjust the chef's cooking speed to make them cook fast once their skill level is high enough, but to avoid poor quality food as it can negatively affect the business.

What is the significance of the 'Curious Customers' perk in the restaurant business?

The 'Curious Customers' perk allows the player to suggest dishes to guests, which can earn perk points and is beneficial for long-term profitability.

What is the recommended markup on food items to ensure customer satisfaction?

A 300% markup is recommended, provided that the service is good and the food quality is at least normal.

Why is it important to pay special attention to critics in the restaurant?

Critics' star ratings are weighted more heavily and can significantly impact the overall restaurant star rating, so it's important to ensure they are satisfied, possibly by offering free food.

What perks are suggested to purchase for increasing profitability in the restaurant?

Purchasing both ingredient discount perks, 'Fast Eaters', and 'Well-Funded Foodies' can help lower running costs, increase customer turnover, and encourage customers to order more expensive menu items.

How can employee satisfaction be maintained in the restaurant?

To keep employees satisfied, consider giving promotions or maintaining a level 5 wage. For max skill level employees, level 5 wages will keep them very satisfied.

What is the advice on having expensive items on the menu?

It's advised to have some expensive items on the menu to support high-quality staff, as it can be difficult to financially support them with only cheap menu items.

What is the best time to open and run a restaurant from home in The Sims 4?

It's more profitable to open and run a restaurant from home during the daytime hours rather than late night to early morning.

What is the role of the 'Tidy Tipper' perk in the restaurant business?

The 'Tidy Tipper' perk increases the sale price of items by a percentage, and while it's relatively expensive and weak as a single perk, its power increases with repeated purchases.