Three tips for choosing the right restaurant for organising a celebration

When we organize celebrations, whether it’s a family event or a business gathering, we are inevitably exposed to stress. We ask ourselves countless questions: will the guests be satisfied with food and drinks, will everything go according to plan, will there be enough of everything, will something unplanned happen, etc.?

To make sure that an event which should be joyful and pleasurable doesn’t get overshadowed by the worry regarding its organization and it doesn’t turn into a sudden nightmare, part of that stress can be eliminated by organizing your celebration at a restaurant. In that way, you will let professionals take over a great deal of your worries and tasks, and you will have the time and opportunity to devote yourself to your guests and to enjoy yourself.
Here are some tips on how to choose the right restaurant for your occasional gathering and celebration.

1. Commence your search armed with some basic information
Before you go in search of a good restaurant which will meet all of your expectations, you need to make sure you know exactly what you want and what you don’t want. This means that you have previously determined the purpose and nature of the celebration, the number of people you plan to invite, the kind of atmosphere you want to treat your guests with, what will be your choice of music, whether the restaurant should have space designated for dancing, what kind of menu is needed to suit all your guests’ preferences, are there enough parking spaces and, finally, what is your planned budget.
Imagine in your mind how you would like your celebration to look like and try to answer as many of the previously prepared questions, without thinking about how a particular idea can be realised. When you prepare in this way, you can go for a search, and it will be much easier, faster and simpler, and you will spare yourself of the unnecessary worry and save a lot of time.
We will make all your ideas come true, and if you haven’t got an idea on how to design and organise your celebration, feel free to contact us. We know how!

2. Learn from other people’s good experiences
Ask your loved ones and friends, whose opinion you care about and appreciate, about their good experiences in organizing larger celebrations. They will certainly have some very valuable advice or experience that they will in all honesty, and backed with arguments, share with you.
It would be good if you didn’t go for a newly opened and yet unknown restaurant, so you can ask previous clients of a particular restaurant to share their experience with you. This doesn’t pose a problem today, in the time of the Internet, and information you gather in this way can prove to be beneficial in more ways than one. In smaller places, you can also make personal contacts.

3. Look for an original
Make sure to find out how long the restaurant you are looking for has already been in the market, have they already organized a number of demanding events, and do they have a catering certificate. Restaurants which already have a large number of organised events behind them will be able to advise you and suggest ideas which will perfectly match yours. At the same time, a true professional will warn you if some of your ideas are unrealistic and suggest a fresh solution or idea. In this way, they will help you avoid a total fiasco and such people should be appreciated.
Therefore, be careful in selecting partners you plan to create an important event with.
And, finally, when you’ve chosen the right restaurant, relax and enjoy yourself without any worry because you have created all the conditions for your celebration to run smoothly so that you and your guests can be at ease and joyful, and a good atmosphere will ensure that if some small issues do arise, they won’t overshadow the overall experience because, in the end, the goal is to gather dear people around you and mark the day.

Hotel Pašike, with many years of experience in organizing various events, is at your disposal and ready to answer all your inquiries and requests!
Make your reservation!