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Interactive Smart Restaurants

Ebony Restaurant in Dubai Uses Dining Tables as Interactive Devices

— October 16, 2014 — Business
Ebony restaurant is a unique restaurant located in Dubai that allows patrons to experience 'smart dining'. The restaurant is fitted with smart tables that allow guests to browse through the menu, see pictures of dishes, read descriptions, place orders directly from their table and even watch their food being prepared. Customers can even choose a virtual 'tablecloth' with which to drape their table.

Additionally, the table's embedded screens can be used to read the news, watch videos, check social media feeds and share photos and greetings. Once you're done your meal, you can even use the screens to order a taxi to get you home.

Ebony restaurant is renowned for its delicious fusion of Middle Eastern, North African and Mediterranean cuisine, but its most unique and eye-catching feature is certainly its smart table system.


Trend Themes
1. Interactive Dining - Restaurants are bringing interactive experiences to their customers' meals through smart tables that enable browsing menus and even ordering meals.
2. Table Embedded Screens - Innovation to restaurant business with the use of table embedded screens allowing guests to access social media feeds, watch videos, and even order taxis.
3. Personalized Dining Experience - Restaurants are offering unique customer experiences by giving them the ability to choose their virtual tablecloth or access the menu in a more interactive way with embedded screens.
Industry Implications
1. Hospitality - Restaurants that offer technological table enhancement can revolutionize the restaurant experience for visitors.
2. Technology - Innovators and entrepreneurs can capitalize on the growth in technology and restaurant industries to create smart tables, leveraging the latest in screen technology, interactive capability, and customization.
3. Event Planning - Smart tables with customizable virtual tablecloth and embedded screens can elevate the dining experience, enticing event planners to seek out restaurants using this technology.
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