DISCUSSION
Summary of Findings Q1: What are the demographic profiles of the customers of New Chefoo Restaurant in terms of age, gender and employment status? Majority of New Chefoo Restaurant patrons are male and female ages 18 to 25 years old. They are either employed or students. These respondents repeatedly visit the restaurant to simply have a meal with their family, friends, and co-workers. Q2: What are the behavioral profiles of the customers of New Chefoo Restaurant? The customers visit the restaurant once or twice a month. Dining in is the most usual purpose of visit. Q3: How often do the customers evaluate the service environment of Chefoo? The factors listed in the questionnaire states that crowding or seating too close with
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This also got the lowest number of respondents. . The highest possible scale is “always” though the customers responded that they “often” being influenced by the interaction with other patrons. In this set of situation, the respondents find out what is needed to improve in order to provide satisfactory level in the service environment. Q4: How do the service environment affects the customer experience? The result shown for crowding caused by close proximity of the tables and chairs and having an eye to eye contact with strangers “negatively affect” customer experience. Moreover, helpful acts of other customers “positively affect” the satisfaction rate in their dining experience. Additionally, the disruptive acts of other customers like being too noisy or rowdy, customers engagement in various activities because of the different reasons of going to the restaurant, likelihood of verbal interactions among customers, attracting different mix or kinds of customers, suitability of restaurant’s physical setting and atmosphere of the restaurant “negatively affects” the experience of the customers in the service …show more content…
The result shown in the suggestions of the respondents that the management must make the customer’s waiting time more pleasurable. They should also train employees to manage situations evolving in the service environment.
Conclusion
The researchers concluded that the Chefoo’s service environment has negative effects towards customers’ experience. Based on the results, the researchers suggests modernizing the servicescape of the restaurant in order to retain existing and attract new customers. Customer experience does not only lie to enjoyable food and affordable prices but it should also consider a pleasant dining experience. Service environment does negatively affect the experience of customers. The null hypothesis is accepted.
The customers of Chefoo does not give the highest grade possible for their assessment of its service environment which is always, the management has still a lot of rooms for
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