El restaurante ideal

Ideal Restaurant

Survey

During this series of The Restaurant we invited you to express your views on what would make Britain's Perfect Restaurant and you responded in your thousands.
Over7,500 took part and here are the results. In some areas your feelings were pretty unanimous (theme restaurants, no thanks) but in others you split quite evenly. Many thanks to every one who took part. Theresults make fascinating reading.
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What is your ideal restaurant's decor?
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• Sparse, contemporary........9%
• Warm and inviting.......87%
• Bright andbold.......4%
What is the ideal atmosphere?
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• Relaxed........76%
• Busy and exciting.......17%
• Formal fine dining.......7%
How do you like your service?
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•Friendly but quiet.......57%
• Measured and polite.......28%
• Chatty and laid back.......15%

How do you want your waiter to be dressed?
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• Smart casual.......82%
• Eveningwear (tie and jacket for men)...16%
• Jeans and t-shirt.......2%
The ideal table covering?
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• White linen table cloths.......82%
• Checked plastic cloth.......1%
• Woodenplacemats.......17%
And the tables themselves?
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• All matching.......32%
• A mixture of shapes and sizes but all made from the same material.......54%
• A mixture of materials,shapes and sizes.....14%
Table furniture. Would you want...?
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• Candles.......32%
• Flowers.......14%
• Neither.......16%
• Both.......36%

Menu. How would you like your menupresented?
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• On a chalkboard.......7%
• On two sides of A4.......30%
• Booklet, with a separate wine list.....63%
Would you expect your menu to include...?
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• AChef's Special.......18%
• A Plate of the Day.......6%
• Comprehensive vegetarian options....10%
• All of these.......61%
• None of these.......5%
What's your ideal restaurant...