Ropes and Stanchions for Restaurants

Keep customers in line with stanchions and ropes for restaurants
By Jenni Simcoe, Writer Restaurant stanchions perform a great service for restaurant owners. Whether you own a fast food joint, a movie theater concession or the hottest restaurant in town, you’ve no doubt been in need of crowd control. Stanchions for restaurants are posts that hold up the velvet ropes that customers respect.

Foodservice stanchions with their velvet ropes encourage customers to apply the rule: first come, first served. As a restaurant or foodservice manager, you can use foodservice stanchions to perform a variety of tasks, including:

1. Organize order and pick-up lines by dividing them with foodservice stanchions and ropes.
2. Use restaurant stanchions to form a line at the hostess station.
3. Block off reserved seating areas with foodservice stanchions.
4. Use stanchions and ropes as patio dividers and to block access to patios from outside the restaurant.
5. Use ropes and stanchions for restaurants to rope off valet stands or taxi stands to encourage customers to form a single line.

Buy stanchions and ropes that fit in with your restaurant décor

Restaurant stanchions come in chrome and brass and in a variety of shapes and styles. Stanchions and ropes also come in numerous colors to match the upholstery in your establishment.
Try:  Signature Fencing’s restaurant stanchions come with optional sign holders and wall mounts. Find a variety of square, circular and spherical stanchion bases at Crowd Control Warehouse. Displays2Go offers a variety of stanchion accessories and post-top signs. Alvarado Manufacturing Company makes wholesale ropes and stanchions for restaurants and cafeterias.

Retractable stanchions for restaurants

Ropes for kitchens aren't always practical, since velour can get soiled easily. Retractable belt stanchions for restaurants are a good choice for kitchens and cafeterias where customers and food come in contact with the dividers. The belts are easy to wipe clean, and there's no need for storage for ropes since the belt retracts back into the stanchion base.
Try:  The retractable belt kitchen stanchions at MARKSTAAR come in lengths of seven feet and in black, red, green and blue. The selection of retractable stanchions for restaurants at EquiCross includes wall mounted stanchion belts, retractable bases and dual retractable belts. Stanchions 4 Less features commercial-grade retractable kitchen stanchions.

Portable stanchions and ropes

Manufacturers of ropes and stanchions make portable versions that can be used outdoors and will resist rust in inclement weather. Lightweight and easy to store, portable stanchions and ropes are also a good option for restaurants that use them infrequently.
Try:  Instawares Restaurant Supply sells plastic restaurant stanchions and chains that are lightweight and portable. For outdoor stanchions that are made of heavy gauge aluminum and powder coated to resist rust, visit Visiontron Corp.

Search for ropes for restaurants in the lengths and materials that fit your needs

Ropes for kitchens are available in Naugahyde, plastic or the traditional velvet.
Try:  Zesco Products offers a large selection of ropes for restaurants, including velour and vinyl options in more than 15 colors. MARKSTAAR’s traditional velour ropes come in five-, six- and eight-foot lengths and are available in red or black and with chrome or brass clips.

• Place signposts on top of restaurant stanchions to direct customers with instructions, such as "please wait to be seated", "order here" or "pick up here."
• When using stanchions and ropes, always keep some slack in the ropes. If there is no slack in the rope, the stanchions are more likely to tip over when bumped.
• Portable stanchions for restaurants can be used in cases of dining room spills. Simply rope off the area until it has been mopped and dried to prevent slip and falls.