10 Restaurant Grand Opening Gift Ideas (Celebrate in Style)

Restaurant grand opening gift ideas can be elegant like a personalized cutting board, custom wine glasses, or a gourmet food basket to celebrate.

It takes a lot of time, effort, and drive to start a new business, especially in the highly competitive food business, so when your friend unveils the opening of their new restaurant you can’t help but feel happy for them.

Such a grand journey deserves a thousand congratulations when you see how hard your friend works. With the help of our gift ideas for restaurant grand openings, you can show your friend that their efforts are being appreciated.

From items that are useful in the kitchen to everyday restaurant accessories, we have the perfect gift ideas ready for every restaurant owner. So, just keep scrolling and check out what’s in store.

Functional Restaurant Grand Opening Gift Ideas for Daily Use

A good gift brings value and usefulness to its recipient so we have the perfect functional gifts for the kitchen. Check them out below.

Personalized Cutting Boards

Personal gifts hit the hardest as they make us feel like they’ve been made just for us and that’s why a personalized cutting board should be at the top of your gift list. You can engrave anything on the board, be it the recipient’s name, a saying you know your friend is fond of, or even a short sweet message. 

Pick your cutting board and write your friend a congratulatory message to make their grand opening grander. Cutting boards also provide some advantages for chopping such as:

• Protecting your worktop
• Prevents the blade from going dull
• Stable platform for cutting and chopping

• High-Quality Serving Spoons & Tongs

Getting a restaurant owner a pair of high-quality utensils is the right way to go as they will appreciate the quality and beauty of the kitchenware. More utensils are always a welcome gift and the plus side is your friend will never go out of extra cutlery the next time they decide to throw a get-together or party at their house.

Choose the perfect shiny collection to wish your friend a bright future.

Set Of Reusable Cloth Napkins 

Restaurant tables tend to get messy since there are loads of customers coming in nonstop for meals every hour so to help them stay clean, get them some washable cloth napkins for their business. Maintaining proper hygiene will be easier when they have more napkins in case they run out.

A clean restaurant is always a sign of clean food and here are some more reasons why cloth napkins make a good present:

• They’re reusable
• Stains are easy to clean
• They are cheap but high-quality options available
• Cloth napkins can be used to wipe tables

• Gift Basket Of Spices

Bring a rainbow of flavor to your friends’ taste buds with a collection of exotic assorted spices to brighten their day. Each meal is sure to be something to remember with so many spices available to turn even the blandest of food into some 5-star cuisine.

Better ask your friend for a plate of whatever they’re cooking because we know it smells delicious! Here are a few spice recommendations for your basket:

• Garlic powder
• Chili powder 
• Turmeric 
• Saffron
• Basil
• Black cumin

• Coffee Or Tea Subscription Box

A good old cup of coffee or tea is always welcome to help you rev up your internal engine to get started on a busy day. To give them that feeling every morning, get them a subscription to a tea or coffee box for a never-ending supply of coffee.

No more having to go to your cafe when you can make your favorite drink at home.

Gifts For A Welcoming Atmosphere 

A restaurant’s hospitality needs to be as good as its food to make customers feel comfortable. These gifts will bring warm and friendly vibes to your friend’s restaurant.

Unique Tabletop Centerpieces 

A table that’s well put together with accessories will make customers feel at ease and sitting at a pretty table is just better for the overall dining experience. Make your tables more special by playing unique tabletop centerpieces that go well with your restaurant’s aesthetic.

It’s the perfect gift to add a pop of uniqueness to every table. Some ideas for a table top centerpiece include:

• Dry branches
• Fake fruit
• Flowers
• Paper pom poms

• Background Music Subscription Service 

When you step into a restaurant the first thing you might hear is the low-volume music being played in the background to add to the ambiance of the restaurant. This is why you should get your friend a music subscription for their restaurant so the patrons can enjoy some tunes with their fine dining.

Nothing like good music to drown out those awkward dinner silences while you eat.

Set Of Stylish Table Linens

Tables in restaurants by themselves look plain but a good way to enhance this furniture is placing some fancy table linens to make them look pleasing to the customer’s eyes. A good idea for a set of table linens is linens made of silk if you’re looking for quality as they’ll keep your tables clean and pretty.

Gift your friend a stylish boost with high-quality linens!

Plants Or Fresh Flowers 

Flowers make for great congratulatory gifts and there’s always a range of flowers to choose from. You can place them in a vase on a table or just get your friend a small bouquet with a little note to congratulate them on their restaurant’s grand opening.

If you want to go big then get enough flowers to cover the whole restaurant! Here’s some flowers that are great for your restaurant:

• Peace lily
• Marigolds
• Lavender
• Rose

• Custom Welcome Mats Or Signs

Imagine yourself walking down your local streets one afternoon and the first thing you see is a funny sign in front of a restaurant. It’s bound to make you curious and for restaurant owners, it’s a good way to get people’s attention to get them to come to your restaurant.

Pick out a funny sign or a welcome mat that will catch the eye of any walking by.

Promotional Gifts for Customer Engagement

Normal gifts are okay but if you want to help your friend’s restaurant out, think about what you can do for them. Improving their customer base is a good way to start, and with our gift, you can do just that.

Branded Koozies or Tumblers

People recognize a business through its brands and getting your friend some custom-branded tumblers that they can use to promote their restaurant is going to be a great help. They can use these tumblers for special drinks on the menu or sell them to loyal customers who eat at the restaurant often.

Marketing these tumblers with the restaurant logo will have your friends restaurant leveling up in no time.

Gift Certificates with Discount Offers

When you’re running a restaurant you need to keep the kitchen stocked at all times to meet the needs of the incoming customer but it can be expensive at times. To help your friend out, get them a discount certificate at the store where they can get their main ingredients for cheaper prices than what they usually pay.

This way you make a big contribution to your friend’s business as they can increase their inventory and reduce their expenses all thanks to you!

Reusable Shopping Bags with Restaurant Logo

If your friend wants to offer takeout services or delivery they’re going to need a big supply of shopping bags to place the food in and this is where you come in by gifting them a shopping bag subscription with the restaurant logo. Now whenever someone orders food, you can help your friend advertise their restaurant from the logo on the bag.

What better gift than to help your friend’s business flourish?

Custom-Printed Coasters

When you’re serving hot drinks like coffee at a restaurant there’s bound to be a bit of damage from hot scorch marks on the table but don’t worry as there’s a fix for this. A set of custom-printed coasters for every table is the perfect gift idea to help your friend keep their tables spotless and to offer a place to put their hot drinks on. 

Who doesn’t love a nice and clean table to dine on?

Loyalty Program Membership 

A loyalty program is a reward system that offers rewards for long-time customers of a business, and it’s also a good way of bringing in more customers who want to reap the same benefits by getting them to eat at their restaurant more. Help your friend set up a loyalty program that will help them boost their restaurant’s publicity and gain more customers by offering various incentives such as discounts or prizes.

Good food and good reward will have a restaurant running for a long time.

Bonus Tip:  Consider a handwritten note with a bouquet!

One gift that will never do you wrong is a nice handwritten note hidden in a beautiful bouquet. Pick out your friend’s favorite flowers and get them wrapped up nicely. Then get a card or a piece of paper and express your support and love for their business wishing them the best for the future.

As long as you pour in some genuine words, you will touch their hearts with your support.

Personal Suggestions

All the gifts on this list are indeed great but If I were a restaurant owner who just opened up their business then some specific gifts speak to me. They are:

• Coffee or Tea Subscription Box: A good supply of caffeine is just what I need to get me through every morning.
• Custom Welcome Mat Or Sign: Having a funny sign or welcome mat is a good way to add personality to my restaurant.

Conclusion

When it comes to congratulating your friends for their future you want to go big showing your utmost support for their restaurant as even taking the first step can be quite scary. There’s a lot that goes into a business and the fact that your friend was able to open one up calls for a bit of respect. You can make them feel like you see their efforts with our gift ideas for your friend’s restaurant’s grand opening.

There are a lot of gifts we love but we also want to hear your opinions so let us know below. We know whatever you choose, it won’t miss so we wish you luck. 

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