Creating an effective AV system for a bar or restaurant means balancing quality, functionality, scale and budget. The system should enhance the guest experience, whether that means background music, live entertainment, live sports or digital menus. The first step is to understand the layout of our restaurant before designing an AV system. Is there also an outdoor patio? Do you have a drive-thru? Do you host trivia or watch parties? Here are some options for your restaurant or bar AV system.
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A well-designed commercial sound system can enhance your guests’ dining experience. The first step in designing the right audio systems is understanding the atmosphere and what kind of environment your restaurant requires. Do you know clear audio and microphones if guests need to hear their name after taking an order at the counter? Does your restaurant or bar welcome sports enthusiasts or is your restaurant fine dining that requires softer background music? More often than not, restaurants require zones for specific spaces between bars, dining areas, restrooms to incorporate unique volume controls and playlists.
Mood recently helped Breakaway Brewery design a comprehensive AV solution including digital signage which featured two 55” Samsung Series 7 TVs strategically mounted on both sides of the bar. These TVs were complemented with our Mood Business TV service, airing different sporting events and other entertainment.
Digital signage can also be used for custom digital menu boards like we completed for Unhireable Lounge. Their AV solution features four devices with a simple content management system for easy updates to menus, seasonal specials and happy hours.
Drive sales with drive-thrus
An extension of digital menu boards, drive thru systems provide an additional avenue for restaurants to meet their customers in a convenient and quick way that increases revenue. Reliable drive thru systems require base stations, intercom systems, microphones, headsets, software and more to ensure the time between a vehicle pulling into a drive thru and receiving their order is a quick as possible. Accurate ordering means customers continue to come back again and again.
Complement your sound system with restaurant music solutions
It goes without saying that sound is the unsung hero of many AV systems for restaurants and bars. A well-designed sound system delivers an audio solution that is balanced and customized based on needs. Music zones should complement each other. Microphones should work during trivia or karaoke. Speakers should be clear during game day without a delay between TVs and sound. Music should be just loud enough in a dining area to mask conversations between tables without being distracted or overwhelming. When sound systems work, they go unnoticed and your guest just enjoy their time with great food and drinks.
At Yuko Japanese Restaurant, the Mood Texas team develop a full sound system that took into account the different zones of their establishment including a dining room, bar and lounge. As you enter the restaurant, guests are welcomed with music powered by 6.5” Klipsch Speakers strategically placed at the entrance, bar and dining room. 8″ Klipsch speakers and 12″ Klipsch Powered Subwoofer complement the elevated lounge space. An Atlas Atmosphere 8-Zone Audio Processor with Atmosphere Zone Source Volume Selector allows the management team to send specific audio sources to specific zones throughout the space.
Mood Texas is proudly partnered with leading AV equipment manufacturers across a variety of solutions. Our vendor agnostic stance to designing bar and restaurant AV installations allows our team to build the best restaurant sound system based on your restaurant layout, sound requirements and requests. Contact us today.