How to choose disposable table linens for your restaurant

Setting up the room includes many aspects. One of the key ones is the table linens you choose to set the table.

What you go to put on your tables conveys at a glance the level and type of service of your venue.

But with all the types of table linens out there, how do you choose the right one?

That's a very good question, which is why we've put together this guide on how to choose tablecloths for restaurants as well as breweries, pizzerias, pubs, and more.

What you need to consider when buying tablecloths and napkins:

  • The color
  • The design
  • The materials
  • Quality and durability
  • The price

What kind of venue do you have?
Informal, elegant, intimate, fusion. You need to get an idea first of the style of furniture and fittings and then bring attention to how you set the table.

First of all respect and enhance the choice of furniture. The more beautiful and distinctive the tables are, the more it pays to leave them on display and cover them as little as possible.

If they are more common or even a bit dated then you have reason to use a nice tablecloth. The level of sophistication and the amount of items you need depends very much on the level of the venue.

Tablecloth, tablecloth cover, napkins?

If yours is a classic Italian-style restaurant, the table setting should be appropriate to the customers' expectations. Forget the minimal style.

Tablecover and napkins should always be present, as well as a table stocked with everything needed at all times.

The bare table, on the other hand, is very fashionable in trattorias and bistros, and what matters here are the details. Dishes disappear the service often takes place on wooden or chalkboard cutting boards resting on placemats and runners.

The table is filled with steel baskets and glass jars. Industrial and hipster styles with hints of vintage are also depopulating in these settings.

While one of the trends set to grow is fusion-style restaurants. All of these settings need details, including the choice of table linens that speak, to be harmoniously combined with the other elements of the table.
Paper placemats, reusable designer placemats, or AirLaid runners are all the rage in these environments.

We almost never recommend tablecloths, which could cause an out-of-tune effect.

Pay attention to colors
The basic rule of matching is that every color looks good with a similar color and gets along with its exact opposite. The question to ask yourself is what color is predominant in the venue?

You have to start with the walls and furniture and coordinate it. For example, wood calls for orange and acid green. Dark, on-black furniture wants muted tones like sand or at the opposite bright colors that stand out like red, yellow, fuchsia. The table should also be coordinated between tablecloth, placemats and napkins, and the color should be based on the main element.

How to order quantities
How many shifts are planned in your business?

Disposable tablecloths are easy and inexpensive to replace so you should provide for safety at least two changes per place setting per shift (reasoning in excess). This is especially true for tablecloths and paper placemats.

Anything you buy in Spun TnT and Cas has a much longer shelf life so you can stay even on quantities closer to the number of shifts you do.