Yeah the rules are harsh folks, but ya know what? One blunder is all it takes. One blunder is all it takes to lose a game, and one blunder is all it takes to get kicked out of my restaurant.
Chess-Themed Restaurant
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Aug 9, 2022
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Wits-end wrote:
I’m guessing the restrooms will be called The en passant rooms?
Yes I like this idea
Aug 9, 2022
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#24
When you get up go to the en passant room and passant, you are required to leave note on your table and stand up on your table and shout “I might be inactive for awhile, but maybe not, I dunno.” But all in CAPS!
Aug 9, 2022
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#25
On second thought, maybe you should call the en passant rooms, The End Game.
Years ago we stopped at the Still Creek restaurant in Rhododendron Oregon. We had come down from Mt. Hood and it looked like a nice old time place to have a late lunch. There were only two other people in there, probably because it was between meal times.
So we sat near the fireplace, and took off our wet jackets and put them over some chair backs so they could dry off. When the waitress came by she said we couldn't do that, because it might interfere with other customers. I looked around, and said "what other customers, there is no one else in the room". She said other people might come in. We all got up and left and said we certainly don't want to interfere with other customers that "might" come in. What could have been an opportunity to earn repeat business turned into a reason to never go back.
I believe they are out of business now.
JohnNapierSanDiego wrote:
You walk in and are immediately dressed as a queen or king. If you have kids they're dressed as pawns. These costumes will be ready for you at a moment's notice. The table is a big chess board and there are chess pieces to play with at your table that many other people have played with throughout the day. There's an open salad bar and the entire floor is a chess board. You have to move like a knight to get to the salad bar, and move like a bishop to get back to your table. If either of these rules are broken, you & your family are kicked out of the restaurant. In the restroom of the restaurant the toilets are rooks & you're peeing in the top of the rooks & that's where you sit. Every single item on the menu will be named after a chess opening, such as the Nimzo-Indian Omelet. You don't get to eat with utensils... Or, should I say instead, that the utensils you use will be Chess pieces.
When you're ready for the check at the end of the meal, you have to yell out "Check, mate!" To the waiter or waitress. If you don't yell this out then another meal will be added onto your bill for breaking the rules.
This is my dream for a restaurant.
I have put my life savings into this restaurant.
And now it's real, and it's mine.
Have you secured a building/permits/financing or taken any steps (at all) towards the necessary preliminaries? Probably the easiest route is to buy an existing restaurant and remodel it to fit your requirements. Have you done this yet?
Wait, so does the restaurant exist? It sounds like you built it and if so, what’s the name or what’s it going to be? I would definitely go!
Sep 2, 2024
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#31
The most lol thing, but very creative and inventing though I cant visit
This is what an actually working chess themed restaurant looks like
https://www.instagram.com/worldchessclub.berlin/
I suspect the OP was meant as a joke because requiring ppl to do stupid §*#& will only result in you closing your business a few weeks down the line.
you should have paintings of grandmasters on the wall
I love the idea of having to move like a knight or bishop just to get to the salad bar. It’s quirky but adds to the charm!
The part about using chess pieces as utensils is super unique. I mean, who wouldn’t want to eat their Nimzo-Indian Omelet with a rook? Sounds like it’d be a real conversation starter. I’d give it a try, but I’m also wondering how the whole moving around thing would play out with kids.
Maybe it could get a little tricky, but hey, it could be a good laugh! For anyone looking for a fun and quirky dining experience, I’d recommend checking out places like pontdiningroom for other creative spots.
how bout if you have 10 year olds you can provide a piece of paper with a pencil and say last one to write eats free