After all the lockdowns and uncertainty caused by the Covid pandemic in 2020 and 2021, the hospitality and leisure industries have welcomed the return of customers and normal trading. It’s now time to make sure they keep coming back to your venue.
Keeping customers satisfied is a constant work in progress. For cafes, bars, and restaurants, standing out from the crowd has never been more important. Customers are not just choosy about the food and drink on offer. They also want more from venues in terms of the ambience and interior design. This is where the careful choice of commercial furniture for your venue comes into play.
Warner Contracts Limited supplies high quality commercial furniture to the hospitality trade all over the UK. And it’s interesting to see which products are catching the eye of venue managers. This blog post takes a look at the 10 commercial tables and chairs − in no particular order – that have been our best sellers in March 2022.
1. Forza Table Bases
Forza XL Round Dining Table Base
Our range of Forza table bases has proved extremely popular as these products can easily withstand constant heavy use in busy bars, cafes and restaurants. We stock 27 different variations including round, square and rectangular bases. There are also different sizes to suit commercial coffee tables, dining tables and poseur tables.
Forza table bases are made from durable and strong cast iron with a stylish scratch-resistant black powder coated finish. These table bases will blend in with any contemporary or industrial interior design scheme.
One advantage to opting for table bases is that you can create different looks depending on what type of table top you pair them with.
2. Bespoke Laminate Table Tops
Premium laminate table top – Formica Blue Storm F3467
Many of our hospitality clients this month chose from our huge range of bespoke laminate table tops. You just can’t beat laminate table tops for durability and design. Laminate table tops are hard-wearing, heat, stain and scratch-resistant, and can simply be wiped clean. These attributes make them ideal for everything from school canteens to cafes and restaurants.
Our suppliers create high pressure laminate (HPL) in a great range of colours, finishes and high quality decorative effects, including popular textures such as marble, concrete, wood grain, and granite.
In addition, we edge our laminate table tops using shock absorbing ABS plastic in matching colours and finishes. The end result is a table top that can cope with all the knocks, spills, and bumps of a busy commercial dining area without peeling or chipping. These ABS edges prolong the life of your laminate table top.
3. Naso Restaurant Chair
Naso Restaurant Chair
Choosing a dining chair that suits the style of your hotel, private club, restaurant or cafe and will stand up to constant use can seem daunting. Fortunately at Warner Contracts Limited, we are constantly adding to our range of commercial dining chairs. In addition, we are more than happy to help you make the right choice.
Our bespoke Naso Restaurant Chair is a recent addition to our commercial furniture range and has generated a lot of interest this month. Designed to suit the fine dining end of the hospitality trade, the Naso chair has a timeless, contemporary style.
It has a solid beech frame that supports a fully upholstered seat and curved seat back. We supply this chair with contract quality faux leather upholstery in a choice of more than 20 great colours including bold options like lime green and turquoise. You can also choose from 12 wood stains – from dark wenge to light ash. Further customisation can be obtained with our COM service where you supply your own material.
4. Madrid Outdoor Dining Chair
Madrid Outdoor Dining Chair
One lasting impact of the pandemic has been the huge upsurge and interest in commercial outdoor furniture. Venues have continued to focus on outdoor spaces to attract customers back to safe dining.
Our Madrid Outdoor Dining Chairs help to bring some Mediterranean flair to the outdoor dining areas of your bistro, restaurant, hotel, or cafe.
It has a lightweight yet sturdy aluminium frame that comes with an epoxy protective coating in a choice of natural or grey. In addition, the curved seat back and seat features an attractive grey PL rope weave.
The overall design is contemporary and works well in many outdoor spaces – from cafe pavements to restaurant terraces. Madrid chairs can also be conveniently stacked when not in use for easy storage. And you can create a stylish outdoor dining set by pairing them with our Madrid Outdoor Armchair and Madrid Outdoor Table.
5. Solid Ash Table Tops – oak
Solis Ash Table Top with Oak Finish
Our Solid Ash Table Tops with Oak Finish are in demand among commercial venues such as wine bars, hotels, restaurants, cafes and bars.
They are made to contract quality from solid ash hardwood in 25mm thickness and in a number of sizes in round, square and rectangular shapes. The table top comes in an oak finish protected by a hard-wearing contract lacquer which enhances the beautiful grain.
6. Paris Industrial Cafe Chairs
Paris Industrial Cafe Chair
There’s a good reason why the Paris Industrial Cafe Chair is everywhere – it’s a perfect blend of classic retro design and practicality. This chair is made from steel and sports a design that harks back to the modernist classic Tolix chair of the 1930s.
It is made from steel with a durable powder coated finish. We stock three colour variations: grey, gun metal grey and vintage copper. The Paris chair is a reliable piece of commercial outdoor furniture and suits cafes, bars and restaurants, especially those with a vintage or industrial design theme.
When not needed the Paris chair can be stacked up for four high. Matching Paris Industrial High Stools are also available.
7. Hanover Outdoor Tub Chair
Hanover Outdoor Tub Chair
Another popular commercial outdoor chair is our Hanover Tub Chair. Like the Paris chair it has a retro design that pays homage to piece of classic design. Stylish and practical, it combines the elegance of the traditional ‘Lloyd Loom’ design of the 1940s with modern technology.
The frame and legs are constructed from strong but lightweight aluminium and finished with an epoxy powder coating in neutral taupe. And the main body of the chair is made from all-weather resin wicker designed to resemble woven rattan. A matching padded cushion is also provided for extra comfort.
The Hanover works well in pub gardens, cafe courtyards and outdoor dining areas of restaurants and hotels.
8. Marden tables
Marden Rectangular Dining Table
Sometimes a complete table is a better option for hospitality venues. Our Marden range of complete tables has been selling well to pubs, cafes and restaurants with an industrial design.
Designed primarily as commercial outdoor furniture, the Marden range is manufactured with a sturdy steel frame with a black powder coating. This frame supports an attractive yet hard-wearing metallic copper effect laminate table top.
The ultra-thin HPL laminate top offers exceptional resistance to weather, stains, UV and scratches which is why many bars, cafes and restaurants are choosing it. The Marden range includes a choice of Square and Rectangular Dining Table, and a Square and Rectangular Poseur Table.
9. Vienna Outdoor Armchairs
Vienna Outdoor Armchair
Another very popular seller this month has been the elegant Vienna Outdoor Armchair. This outdoor commercial cafe chair appeals to many outdoor cafes, bars and restaurants as it adds a dash of European style.
It has a lightweight yet strong aluminium frame finished with a hard-wearing black epoxy protective coating (EPC) and a comfortable resin weave seat. But the most striking detail of the Vienna Armchair is its striking curved ‘loom’-like seat back made with bronze resin weave fibres.
It can be paired with a matching Vienna Outdoor Side Chair which features the same seat back. Both the armchair and side chair can be stacked for easy storage.
10. Matilda Outdoor Stacking Chair
Matilda Outdoor Chair
Last but certainly not least, comes our Matilda Outdoor Chair and Matilda Outdoor Armchair. When it comes to outdoor commercial chairs this is a proper workhorse – combining durability, practicality and style.
Manufactured from durable polypropylene reinforced with glass fibre so they are not only strong but are completely weatherproof too. They simply wipe clean and are fully stackable which makes them popular with cafes and coffee shops that have pavement tables.
Another plus point is the great range of colours Matilda chairs come. So they are guaranteed to brighten up a pub garden, cafe courtyard or restaurant patio. Choose from black, green, red, white, yellow, grey and sand. We also stock matching Matilda Outdoor Bar Stools.
Easy ordering and quick delivery
If you’re looking to refresh your pub, cafe, restaurant, club or hotel dining area you can browse our extensive range of commercial furniture and order online. We also have a friendly and expert sales team who are happy to guide you through the best options for your venue’s requirements.
We can also help with customised, made-to-order solutions. We have a growing range of bespoke contract furniture are we’re also very happy to work with your own supplied upholstery material.
Our standard delivery time is just 3-5 working days as we source the majority of our stock within the UK. We also offer an express service which delivers in just 24 hours for an extra fee. Bespoke goods can take between 2 and 8 weeks to deliver. Contact our friendly sales team on 0161 408 2390 or email us for a quote at [email protected].