A power point presentation explaining the difference between specialty and themed restaurant along with its history and examples.

1. SPECIALITY AND
THEMED RESTAURANTS
Urmil Rathod
Institute Of Hotel
Management(IHM)-
Ahmedabad,India

2. CONCEPT OF THEMED RESTAURANTS
• The restaurants in which the concept takes
priority and influences the architecture, food,
music, and overall 'feel' is called a themed
restaurant.
• These restaurants attract customers based
solely on the premise of the theme itself.
• The restaurant is built around an idea
emphasizing fun and fantasy, glamour
,romance,music, sports, abstract ideas, etc.
• Creative as well as culinary expertise is needed
for the successful functioning of such an
establishment.

3. HISTORY OF THEMED RESTAURANTS
• First theme restaurants were opened in Parisian
cafés and cabarets which opened in Montmartre
in later 19th century.
• They were built around a particular concept and
created an environment which added something
more to a mere eating and drinking place.

4. The initiative…
• Café du Bagne (Coffee from
prison)established in 1885 by
Maxime Lisbonne, a former
prisoner, replicated a prison
eating hall. Waiters were dressed
as real convicts.
• The L’Abbaye de Thélème, a
restaurant with a medieval
theme, dressed it servers as
monks and nuns.
Café du Bagne

5. The Prison era…
• ‘The Chateau d’
If’(Castle of Yew)of
1890s was also
designed to resemble
the prison by the same
name in Dumas’s
magnum opus ‘The
Count of Monte Cristo.’
• Many believed it to be
an imitation of Café du

6. The Feline Touch…
• At Au Chat
Noir(The Black
Cat) operated in
1895, was
decorated with a
wall frieze of black
cats…
• Many of its counterparts
then opened in NY and
San Francisco.

7. • Many of Montmartre café’s
decorated their interiors with
paintings and décor whose
subject included infanticide,
crucifixion and assassination,
but in 1894 the Café of Death
opened furnished with coffins
serving as tables which was
later called ‘Cabaret du
Neant’(the restaurant of
nothingness)
• In USA early theme
restaurants were inspired by
Parisian café’s. One of the
famous firsts were beefsteak
dungeon in NY and Pirate's
Den in Greenwich village.
Restaurant of nothingness…
The Gates of Hell…

8. CONCEPT OF SPECIALITY
RESTAURANT
• Speciality restaurants are restaurants in which
the concept of the cuisine/food is given priority
over everything else.
• It is not necessary that the ambience of this type
of restaurant will be fascinating. It may be a
informal dining area or a luxurious restaurant.
• The main thing is the cuisine/food which is
served. It is special in its own way.

9. • Generally, unlike theme restaurants, it doesn’t
require a lot of investment to establish and
maintain restaurant.
• Specialty restaurants are known for its unique
and delicious cuisine/food to be served rather
than any other aspects.

10. ‘BurGR’ by the well-known
Gordon Ramsey is one
such speciality restaurant
which excels in making
one of a kind burgers…

11. Some fantastic and
unusual theme restaurants

12. ‘Ithaa’ The Maldives
•An initiative by Conrad
Hotels at Rangali Island-
Maldives
•World’s 1st undersea
restaurant.
•This is completely
submerged allowing a
panoramic view of the
amazing underwater
creatures.
•The culinary speciality
is obviously-seafood.

13. RED STAR IN ISRAEL
An Aquarium themed restaurant in the desert of Israel provides a
complete contrast to the sand dunes.

14. Cannibalistic restaurant-
Tokyo
Eat from body itself !!
The ‘body’ is made of
dough on a hospital gurney
The blood of the ‘corpse’ is
merely red sauce
The menu ranges from
sushi to the more traditional
noodles and rice.

15. Modern Toilet
Restaurant
•The first toilet-themed
restaurant was inaugurated
in Taipei, Taiwan.
•The food is usually served
in a toilet shaped dish
whereas the consumer sits
on a commode himself.
• Their culinary speciality-excrement
shaped ice-cream.

16. •On customer request-an
animation of humanoid
feces urinating in a
commode…and you have
the cherry on top.

17. The Disaster Café in
Lloret de Mar, Spain
• Adrenaline junkies pay to
experience a simulated 7.8
quake while they enjoy a
tasty meal.
•The flatware and hollow
ware are specially attached
onto the tables to prevent
spillage.

18. Hard rock Cafe
•175 Hard Rock locations
in 53 countries
•8 cafés in India
• Walls with rock and rock
memorabilia.
•Started in London
•Biggest in Orlando.

19. DANS LE NOIR?(In
the Dark)
PARIS
•A unique concept of ‘dining
in the dark’.
•Customers dine in pitch
black atmosphere to
enhance their senses…and
hence, enjoy the ‘real and
enhanced’ taste of food.
•Customers assisted by
virtually impaired staff upon
entry itself…into a dark
room.

20. Whale Belly Dark
Restaurant-Beijing
•The same ‘dining in
the dark’ concept exists
in the capital of China .
•The staff here assists
the diners wearing
specialized ‘night
vision’ goggles.

21. Donnie Dirks
Zombie Den-
Minneapolis
•Situated in
Minneapolis, a perfect
place for a zombie
apocalypse…
•Inspired by the movie
‘Shawn of the
dead’…it is a real life
experience the fans
would literally DIE for !!

22. A continuation of the zombie experience…

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•The interior of the bars
are themed along the
lines of the film “Alien”
• Owned by H.R Giger- a
Swiss surrealist painter,
sculptor and set designer
of the movie.
•The entrance is similar
to the entrance of the
Spaceship as in the
Giger Bar ,Chur-Switzerland movie.

24. •There are two Giger bars, one in Chur and the
other in Gruyeres.

25. The Eternity
• This aptly called restaurant
‘placed’ in Ukraine.
• For a realistic experience, the
macabre customers can go
through a paraphernalia of
funeral related items before
ordering a sinister sounding
dish.

26. •The chef’s
recommendation-a
dish known as ‘lets
meet in heaven’.
•It is the World’s
largest coffin

27. The volcanic Igloo !!
• The ‘Hoto Fudo Noodle
restaurant’ located near the
active volcano Mt.Fujiama has
a contrasting theme of being
igloo shaped !!
• The term ‘hoto’ refers to a
traditional noodle dish.
• The customers can feel the
rumblings beneath the volcano
while eating the speciality-’the
hoto soup’.

29. The Robo Cafe
• Made by the ever innovative
Korean company ITM
Technologies.
• Accepts orders verbally
and/or via a touch screen.

30. •The menu includes whole of the Korean cuisine.
•Apart from being the predecessor of ‘the terminator’ this ARM requires zero tip !

31. The non-humane
restaurant –
‘s Baggers
• The German town of
Nuremberg has this
unique café.
• The unique gravity-propelled
restaurant
known as ‘Baggers’

32. •The customers order
via a computer from
their table.
•Food is pushed from
the kitchen located
below the roof to glide
along the rails
attached to each
table…and gravity
delivers it !!

33. ‘The Ganja
Gourmet’
• It is the only medical
marijuana dispensary-eatery
in Denver, Colorado.
* The food is ONLY served IF the customer has a medical cannabis
id card.

34. • A wide choice-salads,
pizza, lasagna and
desserts-all cooked with
marijuana.
• There is also a ‘bud bar’
where you can get
whichever strain of
marijuana you desire.

35. Barbie Cafe-
Taiwan
• World’s first Barbie themed
restaurant in Taipei, Taiwan.
• This is a hot favorite
restaurant for guys
proposing their future life
partners…especially since
the girls don’t refuse when
having a good time !!
• The food comprises of a
fusion of pastries and
baked goods and some
Korean items.

36. •You can find the
waitresses dressed as
Barbies and the stewards
dressed as Kens !!
Picture perfect it is…if you
get over the alarming use
of pink !!

37. THE ICE BAR-DUBAI
• Almost everything at
the restaurant is
sculpted out of ice.
Guest will sit on ice
benches or chairs,
eat at ice tables, out
of ice plates, drink
from ice glasses
served from a bar
made office.

38. The restaurant, which will serve cold cuts, cheese, juices,
ice creams and mocktails, can accommodate 40 guests.

39. FOODAHOLIC
AHMEDABAD

40. The Great Kebab Factory…..

41. Dine like Mowgli- The Jungle
Bhookh !

42. Aeroplate-sans the hostess sadly…

43. Le chowk-Street food in a mall !

44. Vishalla-Village in a platter…

45. Dine under the stars…

46. Dine amidst the legends-Elvis, Lennon,
Beatles and Blue Swede

47. THANK
YOU !