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Benches and waiting seating
Every shop has a spot where people wait: by the pickup counter, near the door, along the wall while the order is bagged. The 9 benches here are made for that spot, in wood and metal, most with upholstery options. Measure the wall or the corner first, then pick the back and the seat.
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Half Circle Waiting Bench, Button-Tufted
- 18" seat height
From $580.00Set options
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Notes from behind the counter
Picture the piece at four in the afternoon, after the lunch line has been through. Check the seat height against your counter and the base spread against the top. Save the models that pass to a shop plan, with a note on where each one goes.
A bench along the wall seats people in less floor than loose chairs, so with restaurant benches and lounge seating measure the wall run and leave a clear path to the counter.
Start with the position
Measure the available wall length or waiting area and note the route beside the seating. Compare the listed footprint with the space used by guests entering and leaving the seat.
Check the unit and finish
Read whether the listing is for an individual bench, seat, or configured piece. Keep the offered upholstery or finish with that model when recording quantities.
Every shop has a spot where people wait: by the pickup counter, near the door, along the wall while the order is bagged. The 9 benches here are made for that spot, in wood and metal, most with upholstery options. Measure the wall or the corner first, then pick the back and the seat.
Where a bench earns its place
A chair takes one person. A bench takes three when the line is long and nobody minds when it is empty. In a cafe that does a lot of takeout, a bench by the pickup counter keeps waiting customers out of the walkway and away from the people still ordering.
Along a wall, a bench can also stand in for a row of chairs at small tables. It needs no space behind it to pull out, which gives back the 18 to 24 inches a row of chairs would take.
Backs, seats and styles
The styles here run from plain to button tufted. Three are plain, two retro, one has a bead board back, one a six-channel back and one is button tufted. Eight of the 9 list upholstery options, so a bench can match the vinyl or fabric on your chairs.
A wood lounge bench keeps wood for the seat and the back, which is the easiest to wipe after a rainy day of wet coats. A wood bench with a bead board back brings the old shop look to a bakery wall.
Waiting benches
Five of the benches are waiting benches, the freestanding kind that sits near the door. They are listed at a standard seat height, so they sit comfortably for someone holding a bag and a coffee.
Prices start around $162 and reach $580. One product is sold as a pair, which helps when two walls need the same bench.
Say the pickup counter has 8 feet of free wall. Mark off the door swing and the end of the counter first, and whatever length is left is the bench you can fit.
Before you order, mark the bench on the floor with tape and walk past it with a tray. If you have to turn sideways, the bench is too deep for that spot.
Next stops
The freestanding ones are gathered in waiting benches. For seats at the window, see bar stools, and for the main room, chairs. Add the bench to a shop plan with the wall length beside it.
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