Custom Restaurant Shirts for Uniforms

If you are looking for a uniform top for your employees, custom restaurant shirts are available at all price points these days and in many different styles and colours.  You will be able to choose from short sleeve versions, long sleeve versions, and pocketed, dressy or casual versions.  You will also have a range of fabrics that you choose from.

The first step when you are looking for custom restaurant shirts will be to look around for suppliers.  You may have a restaurant supply store in your local area or you can also find many online.  A lot of the online merchants these days also offer full customization options so you will also be able to add embroidered logos or names to your shirts if you so desire.  You don’t have to worry about doing the artwork for these logos either, as most companies are able to either work with a photograph or have software available to help you if you don’t already have a design.  Customization and personalization can be a really nice touch whether you decide to do with embroidery or with a sewn on label.

For many restaurants, the choice of colour for their custom restaurant shirts is very important.   You may have colours already associated with your restaurant that you want to go with, or maybe you are looking for something that will work equally for your male and female employees.  As a general rule, dark colours often work best because they don’t show dirt.  In either case you will want to give some thought to the rest of your employees’’ uniform if they have one as well as you will want something complementary that can be worn with their usual slacks or skirts.

While cotton is often a choice of fabric for custom restaurant shirts because it is so comfortable to wear, these days there are many other lower maintenance options available such as poly/cotton as well as some hi tech materials like Teflon.  The advantage of some of the hi tech fabrics is that they are often stain resistant which means that spills and splashes will just wipe off.  They are also really easy to care for and won’t show creases.  Your employees also won’t have to do a lot of ironing to look good.

Whether you choose to go with a local restaurant supplier, an off the rack shirt, or one that you can order online for your custom restaurant shirts, you may want to enquire about bulk orders.  Many retailers will do bulk orders and offer customization options and will sometimes even throw in free shipping if you are ordering online.  This can be a very convenient way to shop for busy restaurant owners and managers because you can shop when it suits you.  Many online merchants also offer to ship with 24 hours so you won’t be waiting long either. Custom shirts can be a big investment but the payoff is that your employees will look and feel great and your customers will be able to spot them on a dime.