Booster Seats

Restaurants with booster seats for children keep families coming back
By Rhyah Fletcher When families contemplate eating dinner out, one consideration they make is whether the restaurant provides child booster seats. A child booster helps kids reach the table and enhances their dining experience. Families are such a large part of a restaurant's business, that it's important you provide comfortable and safe booster seats.

Restaurant booster seats sell separately or in sets of two. Booster seat suppliers sell booster seats made from wood, plastic or foam. Picking the right type of booster seat depends on your restaurant's feel. A wooden booster seat for kids looks good in a down-home, Southern-style restaurant, while the foam and plastic seats have a very kid-friendly vibe about them. When shopping for booster seats, consider the following:

1. Purchase a restaurant booster seat with an adjustable safety strap and non-skid pads on the bottom for complete safety.

2. Pick a booster seat style that cleans easily. Kids get food trapped in the corners and seams of booster seats. The more corners and seams a child booster seat has, the harder it is to clean.

3. Make your restaurant memorable with child booster seats in fun, bright colors. Kids and families remember places where the atmosphere was fun and inviting, and your choice in booster seats helps create a memorable atmosphere.

Make sure you have safe booster seats

The safest booster seats for children have a safety strap that attaches around the waist. Boosters that sit on chairs instead of a booth need a strap that attaches around the chair, so the booster seat doesn't move. If the model you love doesn't have straps, you especially need anti-skid bottoms so that the seat doesn't slip off a booth or chair.
Try:  Restaurant supplier KaTom offers a variety of booster seats in different colors, models and materials. Instawares offers a booster seat with an extra wide base, straps and a non-skid bottom.

Consider the comfort of a child booster seat

When ordering booster seats, remember that children are different sizes. Consider ordering different types of seats so you can cater to all families.
Try:  Dual booster seats have two sides that cater to children of all sizes. KegWorks has a variety of dual booster seats in different colors. You can comparison shop for specialty booster seats at NexTag.

Look for booster seats that clean easily

While specialty booster seats are attractive, they also have nooks and crannies where food gets stuck. The best booster chairs have smooth contours and cleanable surfaces.
Try:  The Cooshee seat, available from BabyCenter, is soft molded foam with a seamless design. Restaurant supplier, Restaurant Equipment World, Inc., has smooth finish wood seats with edges and corners that clean easily.

• Storage is an important consideration when ordering your restaurant booster seats. Be sure that the booster seats you order store neatly and securely. The most common form of storage is boosters made to stack on top of each other, but certain models can hang from a hook.