Cafe Umbrellas for Al Fresco Dining

When the weather gets warmer and restaurant goers want to linger a little longer, you can satisfy their desire to enjoy the view around your restaurant and chat with friends by setting up some space outside your four walls with weather-friendly seating and outdoor cafe & restaurant umbrellas.

Whether your restaurant is big or small, you can almost always secure an outdoor seating area to take advantage of more tables and extra revenue with seasonal eating spaces. If you have never considered this kind of arrangement or if you are looking for some ideas on how to take advantage of al fresco dining solutions for your restaurant, here are a few ideas to get your creative mind in gear and how you can make this work for you and your patrons.

A Small Space Can Turn Into An Oasis

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Umbrellas for the Patio

In the mid-summer, when heat waves hit the man, even the worshippers of the sun beg for shades. Instead of doing lunch with your family indoors, outfit your deck and patio with a patio umbrella. The patio umbrella can make all the difference when it comes to a comfortable and reliable outdoor space. The size of the umbrella depends on the shade you want. First, you need to think about how much shade you want, overcrowding patio with a too large umbrella won’t feel or look good. Umbrella pole height is also an important factor. Umbrella base is must because it is responsible to hold umbrella steady in high winds and keep them straight in sunny weather. Be sure that base design fits the pole on your umbrella. Fiberglass design is the best option if you are living in a high wind area because fiberglass bends with the high wind and does not break. Patio umbrellas are designed to withstand several seasons of years. Some of the patio umbrellas offer UV protection.

Patio Shade Structures

The sun can be uncomfortable and can cause your items to heat up. It can also cause skin cancer. When you normally think of artificial shade from the sun you will think of an umbrella. Many businesses and people think of umbrellas as somewhat tacky though. They look like something typical. Very few people think of getting a shade structures though. These offer a stylish option for decorating your property whether it is a house or commercial property.

Solarmax shade structures are the most well-known shade structures. They have four posts and a standard canopy that stretches between the posts on a frame. These can be either bolted down or stuck into the ground with stakes. Solarmax structures are easy to set up and are often very durable, especially when bolted down.

A sail shadecloth is a great shade structure for patios. It can be attached to bolts