15 Restaurant Designs That Failed To Serve Their Dream Aesthetic

This is why font style matters, to say the least.

Chelsi

• Published in Interesting
• July 5, 2022

"You eat with your eyes first," that is the one thing I learned from the hundreds of hours I spent bingeing competitive cooking shows. The visual appeal of the food is part of what makes a good meal truly enjoyable.

There's nothing more disappointing than waiting for 15-20 minutes for your food to come out looking unappetizing. The presentation can elevate the simplest of food if it's done right but only if it's done right.

There's a fine line that determines whether the garnish will make or break your dish. Too much parsley and you're out, place a non-food item on the plate and you're just asking for trouble, and dear heavens, enough with the gold flakes on everything!

I'd rather eat a simple macaroni and cheese topped with bacon bits served in a normal bowl instead of figuring out how I'm supposed to eat my dessert out of a shovel. Yes, people love to eat their food placed on normal plates instead of buckets, giant spoons, or laboratory tools.

The ambiance of the place also adds a lot to the restaurant experience. You can't expect people to enjoy their food if the lighting in your place is off or if your decorations are too distracting.

Take some of these restaurants that were recently the center of attention after people noticed something was a bit off with their restaurants' designs. Their menus, signages, and overall design are not the service they think they are.

1. Imagine carrying a sizzling tray of food on one of these rail-thin ladders? What if the upstairs booth are noisy? Do the people on the ground booth file a complaint?

2. Do not fold the menus at all cost

3. Oh, wow Wisconsin that is too wild even for you

4. I had a complex trying to decipher what this wonderful decal meant. Need a clue? It starts with the word "Welcome"

5. It's one of those post-modern abstract crap

6. They're just trying to inform their patrons where their food will end up

7. I would understand if they served churros in those bowls

8. Ooh self-burn, those are rare

9. Someone should have vetted that poster before they framed and displayed it

10. I'm sure the drunk customers love this reminder

11. Something about this sign seems racially insensitive for some reason

12. Their concealment technology is still in the prototype stage

13. That's a little too down to earth don't you think?

14. Either they made a crucial mistake or this is the most terrifying cow-human hybrid in the restaurant world

15. Do they just flick your food to you or is that considered a service as well?

16. I wouldn't trust the food at this place

17. No, I did not eat your fries honey. The giant nose behind me snorted all of them.

18. To beat the hell out of the person who suggested this "innovative" menu design

19. The food better not be serves by their commercial model fly and its actor friends

It is admittedly difficult to find the line between interesting and pretentious when it comes to design and aesthetics. You can't be too old-fashioned because you will look out of place but you can't try too hard either because things won't just make sense.

That menu wrapped around a wooden pole comes to mind when you think of stepping way out of the box. Sometimes sticking to the classics will be more beneficial and cost-effective in the long run.

Chelsi