TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of meal pace on customer satisfaction
AU - Noone, Breffni M.
AU - Kimes, Sheryl E.
AU - Mattila, Anna S.
AU - Wirtz, Jochen
PY - 2007/8
Y1 - 2007/8
N2 - Restaurant operators who seek to increase table turns during peak periods may want to speed up the meal's pace. However, excessive speed may make customers feel rushed. A survey of 218 respondents found that too fast a pace does affect customer satisfaction with the meal experience, with fine-dining customers more sensitive to pacing issues than customers in casual or upscale casual restaurants. Regardless of restaurant type, too fast a pace during the meal itself diminishes customer satisfaction, but speed during check settlement is often appreciated. The effects on customer satisfaction of the pace of welcome, seating, and taking drink orders depend partly on the type of restaurant and on the meal type. Guests at fine-dining restaurants do not want these preprocess events to be rushed. Additionally, a faster pace during these preprocess events at dinner diminished satisfaction ratings as compared to lunch.
AB - Restaurant operators who seek to increase table turns during peak periods may want to speed up the meal's pace. However, excessive speed may make customers feel rushed. A survey of 218 respondents found that too fast a pace does affect customer satisfaction with the meal experience, with fine-dining customers more sensitive to pacing issues than customers in casual or upscale casual restaurants. Regardless of restaurant type, too fast a pace during the meal itself diminishes customer satisfaction, but speed during check settlement is often appreciated. The effects on customer satisfaction of the pace of welcome, seating, and taking drink orders depend partly on the type of restaurant and on the meal type. Guests at fine-dining restaurants do not want these preprocess events to be rushed. Additionally, a faster pace during these preprocess events at dinner diminished satisfaction ratings as compared to lunch.
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U2 - 10.1177/0010880407304020
DO - 10.1177/0010880407304020
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34547405691
SN - 0010-8804
VL - 48
SP - 231
EP - 244
JO - Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly
JF - Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly
IS - 3
ER -