The Perfect Venue Blog

We’ve prepared this step-by-step guide to show you how to create an event pricing strategy that works well for everyone involved.

There’s a lot of careful planning that needs to be done when preparing your restaurant venue to host events. We break down all the steps and considerations you should take in the guide below.

In this guide, we discuss some key features when looking for venue booking software.

We’ve compiled a step-by-step guide to planning food for an event. Blow your guests away and win the hearts of future clients with our helpful party food planning guide.

This guide to memorable, yet simple dishes for events is the perfect handbook for any event manager. We'll cover the best food for different events, a few unforgettable additions to your menu, and some tips for catering planning.

We’ve prepared a comprehensive guide containing 13 innovative, up-to-date, relevant restaurant marketing strategies and ideas to help you stamp your authority in the food industry and flourish.

What’s the role of the venue manager? What duties does a venue manager have? What does the average venue manager's salary look like?

One of the questions we get asked the most by bowling alleys, pickleball venues, and other unique “eatertainment” venues is how they can manage their lanes, tables, courts, and other resources using Perfect Venue. While Perfect Venue is great for managing large group inquiries that require communication and proposals with the guest, it is not built to manage the lanes, courts, and other resources that are the heart of these eatertainment venues - that’s why we’re excited to announce our partnership with Rex which is designed specifically to manage those requests. 

In this comprehensive guide, we will explore the key components of a winning restaurant staffing schedule and how it can benefit your establishment.

We discuss all you need to know about restaurant technology. We also show you how various solutions can improve your restaurant operations to help you get started on the right note.

If you’re interested in improving your restaurant operations, integrate these nine best practices in restaurant operations into your business protocols.

Restaurants often project a polished veneer, hiding a large network of operations that keeps the business running smoothly and customers happy. Building and streamlining your own restaurant operations doesn’t happen without forethought.

In this guide, we’ll cover everything a good restaurant operations manual should include.

We explore exactly what a restaurant operations consultant is, some of the key ways they can help your business, and when the best time to hire one is.

Restaurant managers and staff should use checklists to start and close off their shifts, ensuring everything is in place and working smoothly. We’ll cover everything these checklists should include in the detailed guide below.

We explore the essential software you require to streamline fundamental aspects of your restaurant business.

We’ve prepared this guide to help you understand some key features you ought to consider when choosing a restaurant operations system. 

This detailed guide will cover what a restaurant operations manager does, and more.

To ensure you hire the perfect restaurant manager for your restaurant, keep these considerations in mind when creating the job description and interviewing potential candidates.

So, to help you brush up on your restaurant industry skills, here are some of the best free online platforms for any restaurant manager.

If you’re interested in creating the best host in the restaurant industry, read on.

As a restaurant owner, you should offer an in-depth training program. This can include both in-house and external training programs. We’ll break down exactly what this should entail in the guide below.

To fully understand the effects of customer service and customer service training, let’s examine the benefits and ways for you to improve your customer service experience.

You need to make sure that your server training program is comprehensive, and that no new servers are on the floor with knowledge gaps.

Today, learn more about restaurant training and why a clear training program is essential for success.

A restaurant manager is an incredibly multi-faceted job. This is why restaurant manager training programs need to be highly detailed, covering many different elements of running a restaurant.

Filling temporary restaurant staffing gaps can be a tricky restaurant management responsibility.

Optimize your restaurant staffing and build your dream team with these restaurant staffing tips. They’re guaranteed to help you build and retain a great restaurant team.

To help you get set up with the right platform, here are some of the best restaurant employee scheduling solutions available for the industry.

To ensure you create a successful corporate event that captivates your attendees and makes your clients happy, use these top corporate event styling tips.

If you're looking for wedding venue styling tips. Here are a few top tips to help you style wedding venues for all kinds of weddings.

Here is everything you need to know about venue styling – specifically, how to organize, plan, and optimize your event styling and client budget.

What is event styling? We’ll break this all down in the guide below.

If you’re still not the pro you want to be, don’t worry. Here are 10 event styling ideas guaranteed to elevate your event styling to an art form and keep your clients coming back for more.

While you can’t change the structure of your venue, you can style it in different ways. If your venue styling is diverse and thoughtful, you’ll be able to create compelling events, attract a wider range of clients, and cater to a greater variety of events. This is the event styling course for you!

If Caterease’s event management system doesn’t have what you need for your business to thrive, don’t stress! Here are 8 awesome Caterease alternatives worth your time and money.

In this guide, we’ll explore some of the top ezCater alternatives and how your business could use them.

This in-depth ezCater review will help you decide if ezCater is the right catering system for your business needs.

Both platforms share many similarities, but each one is also unique, with unique benefits and downsides. We’ll explore Allseated vs. Social Tables in detail in the guide below.

If you’re unsure about 7Shifts, consider this collection of the top 7Shifts alternatives – one of them might just suit your restaurant employee scheduling needs and budget better.

Considering using BentoBox for your restaurant? Then it may be worth checking out some of the best BentoBox alternatives too.

To choose the best software for your restaurant reservations, use this SevenRooms vs Resy guide.

OpenTable vs. ResDiary - which platform is best for your business to use? To help make this decision, we’ve broken down the specific features, pros, and cons of each platform in detail.

Today, we’ll be looking at OpenTable vs Nextable, table management systems that improve operational efficiency, wait times, and reservations.

Follow this Squarespace Vs. BentoBox comparison to help you decide which is best for your business.

In the restaurant business, you need to know how to market a venue to event planners.

If you want to learn how to create the best bar marketing plan, look no further!

If you thought mobile marketing was a thing of the past, think again. While social media platforms and other internet marketing strategies are growing, mobile marketing is growing fast too, and presents its own unique set of benefits.

One of the best things about running a bar in today’s online world is the vast amount of digital marketing opportunities that exist. To help you out, here's a beginner's guide to digital marketing for bars.

Here is everything you need to know about social media marketing for bars and restaurants, including the benefits and 11 great tips guaranteed to bring in clients and build your online presence.

If you're looking for tips on marketing for bars, this is the place to be! Read on for our top 10 strategies that will raise the bar.

If you're looking to learn how to write the best event venue description, you've come to the right place! Read on for the best tips and tricks.

Event planners and venue managers using Merri gain a competitive edge by offering their clients a superior level of visualization and event planning.

So, you want your own wedding venue and you want to run the wedding venue successfully, but you don’t know where to start? We’re here to help!

Learn about wedding venue business plans, who needs them, and what points to cover when creating your wedding venue business plan.

Whether your venue is new, or you’re trying to make it more suitable for events, this guide explores some of the most important venue amenities you should have available.

Whether you’re aiming to become a venue manager or you’re looking to hire one, here is everything you need to know about venue managers.

In this guide, we’ll explore some of the key strategies and roles involved in boosting restaurant venue sales.

While double booking is common in the event world, it can be a big hassle when building a brand for your company. Fortunately, there are ways to avoid double bookings.

What is venue management and what do venue managers do? This is an important question to understand for anyone working in the hospitality and events business.

Credit card transactions are unavoidable for event venues. Today, we’ll go over what to expect from credit card processing fees for your event venue.

There’s a lot that goes into catering event management. If you want your business to succeed, then you need to be up-to-date with all the best practices and strategies for pulling off successful events.

An event doesn’t end when all the guests have left. Post-event activities, specifically post-event survey questions, are a powerful way to measure an event's success.

What is an event manager and what do event managers do? This is one of the most important things to know if you’re working in the events business.

To introduce a private events program to your restaurant, follow these simple but effective private event management tips.

Hosting events in restaurants is one of the best ways to keep your business exciting, attract new customers, and grow your restaurant business.

So, how much do event venues make? How profitable are they? What affects this profitability? And how can you increase your revenue and chance of success? Let’s take a look.

Starting an event space business with no money can be challenging, but it's not impossible. To help you get started, here's a step-by-step guide to help you launch your event space business on a shoestring budget.

To create a business plan for an event venue that points your ship in the right direction, use this simple but comprehensive guide.

Here's a step-by-step guide to help you open your own event space. It includes tips for planning your event venue, as well as strategies you’ll need for developing a solid business plan.

Looking for a way to make your food and drinks venue stand out? Well, ‘eatertainment’ is a concept you should definitely consider! Here are some of the top eatertainment examples.

To make your mark in the eatertainment industry and draw consumers to your unique dining experience, you first need to establish the best eatertainment concept for your business and budget.

Let's explore some eatertainment special events catering examples and concepts.

Browse these hotel promotion ideas, tailor the hotel promotion ideas to your unique hotel experience, and attract your target audience.

To ensure you focus on the right channels and reach the right potential customers, here are some of the most important venue marketing ideas to remember.

If you want to boost your venue marketing, choose from this extensive list of the best venue hashtags and related hashtags!

Wedding venue marketing is all about reaching the right people through the right channels to help you secure more venue bookings.

What is event management? Although it’s a straightforward question, there’s not always an easy answer to this, as event management involves so many different elements.

In this article, learn about strategic event management, and incorporate these top tips into your event strategy.

With event management CRM, event planners can collect customer data and use event management software to optimize event planning and customer relationships.

Here is all you need to know about event risk management: what it is, how it benefits your business, and how to mitigate risks during events.

In this guide, we’ll explore some of the main functions of event project management and uncover some of the best tips you should know.

If you’re busy planning an event, then staying up to date with the latest event trends is essential to keep your event exciting and appealing.

From the initial promotional material to the post-event speech, getting attendees invested in your event requires an effective event communication plan.

If you own an events venue or organize events, running a blog is one of the best ways to grow your online presence. Let's cover the top event management blog post ideas.

If you're wondering how to plan your event management budget, this is the article for you.

Read on for the top hotel event management tips that can boost your business.

Owning a portable bar is a great opportunity. Here are the best portable bar ideas for private events!

This guide explores some of the most popular buffet styles you could try, and why you should consider them.

If you want to learn how to price your events menu, this is the article for you!

Here are 19 bar event ideas to increase foot traffic, boost sales, and establish your local reputation.

Providing good restaurant Wi-Fi is an important part of the dining experience. Read on!

Here is everything you need to know about Wi-Fi marketing: what it is, how it works, why you need it, and more.

Let's discuss how to calculate drink prices, how to account for liquor quality and its effects on liquor pricing, and more.

The wine packages you offer for private events can play a big role in your guest's experiences!

Establishing bar packages for events is one of the most important things to do in the industry!

Hosting a restaurant special event is one of the best ways to attract new customers, develop new revenue streams, and generate more awareness around your restaurant.

During a recent company offsite in Miami, I proposed integrating ChatGPT into our product to help save customers time when replying to clients.

You need to make sure you follow the right catering ideas for your business. Read on!

With the right menu pricing strategy, you can gain customers and boost your reputation.