Hospitality group, with debut in downtown Sarasota, to focus on small restaurants

Ten Tables Hospitality's go-small strategy flips the bigger-is-better mantra in restaurants — without skimping on the guest experience.


Ten Tables Hospitality CEO Monte Silva and COO Mark Bodenstein oversee their new Sarasota restaurant, Comida.
Ten Tables Hospitality CEO Monte Silva and COO Mark Bodenstein oversee their new Sarasota restaurant, Comida.
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The bigger is better mantra has dominated the restaurant industry for years. 

The average seating capacity per restaurant in the United States, for example is 75, according to a report from Toast, a point of sale platform for restaurants and retail businesses. Olive Garden, one of the largest chains in the country, seats around 130 people, Toast adds in a report. 

 

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