These high-tech restaurant experiences demonstrate how brands can use digital devices to personalize the traditional dining experience. For many people, service is a deciding factor when it comes to eating out. These innovative restaurants demonstrate how service can be tailored to a consumer's exact preferences through the use of digital technology.
One of the simplest ways that brands can use technology to personalize the restaurant experience is at the point of ordering. For many restaurants, giving consumers ordering tablets provides a tactile way for consumers to customize their order. Some restaurants have also sought interactive objects, such as touchscreen tables, as another way of adding a digital element to the ordering process.
These high-tech restaurant experiences ultimately demonstrate that digital devices can be leveraged to customize the dining experience in fun and interactive ways.
18 High-Tech Restaurant Experiences
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Experiential Ice Cream Cafes
Dubai's Ebony Restaurant Features a Customizable Touchscreen Menu
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3D Printing Cafes
The MakersCafe Coffee Shop Design Offers Customers a 3D Dining Experience
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Hi-Tech Coffee Chains
A Concept Tim Hortons Store Proposes a Hi-Tech New Design and Coffee Beer
14
Interactive Smart Restaurants
Ebony Restaurant in Dubai Uses Dining Tables as Interactive Devices
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Electronic Restaurant Menus
The Ziosk E-Menu Lets You Make Orders Without Having to Wait
12
Quality Eatery Sound Systems
Oliveto Restaurant Installs Meyer Sound's Concert Hall-Grade Audio
11
Roller Coaster Restaurants
This Abu Dhabi Restaurant Delivers Food Like Theme Park Rides
10
Gamified Restaurant Experiences
London's Inamo Restaurant Features Personalized Touchscreen Tables
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Line-Free Coffee Shops
This Starbucks Store Eliminated Lines by Introducing Text Message Orders
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Interactive Music Tables
KFC's Interactive Sound Bite Table Creates a Personal Listening Hub
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Hi-Tech Dining Tables
The Ebony Interactive Restaurant Has Impressive Tabletop Tablet Surfaces
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Reciprocal Dining Platforms
VoulezVousDiner Connects Travelers With Local Foodies Around the Globe
5
Video-Integrated Dining Rooms
This Restaurant Uses Video Conferencing Technology to Connect Diners
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Festive VR Dining Experiences
TGI Fridays' Holiday Experience Transports Diners to the Arctic
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VIP Food Kiosks
Rutter's Touchscreen Ordering Stations Remember Previous Purchases
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Live Streaming Pizza Screens
This Interactive Billboard Was Connected to a Restaurant's Kitchen
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Robotic Soup Chefs
These Robot Chefs from China Prepare Ramen Noodle Bowls in 90 Seconds
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