Fragrance for a Restaurant in Australia: Front of House Only

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A restaurant in Australia: front of house only

Australian restaurants often mix indoor dining with open doors and terraces; plan fragrance for the indoor room only. A signature scent at the door can become part of how guests remember you.

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The short answer

Scent the entrance and dining room, never the kitchen. Vaayu suits one connected dining room of up to 1000 m³; Pawan suits a private dining room, a restroom or a small entrance. Keep the setting low during service so the food always leads.

Your plan

Step by step

  1. Front of house only. The entrance, waiting area, dining room and restrooms; never the kitchen or the pass.
  2. The dining room. Vaayu for one connected room; a second zone for a separate private dining room.
  3. Low during service. A fuller welcome before opening, then a low setting while guests eat.
  4. Choose with the menu. Clean, light scents sit well with most food; avoid anything that competes.
  5. Keep it consistent. The same scent, every day, is what turns it into a signature.

In Australia

What changes in Australia

Venues with a bar

Licensed venues with a bar can scent the bar and entrance and leave the dining room to the food.

Long, shared meals

Guests stay for an hour or more, so a light setting matters more than a strong first hit.

Delivery and plugs

Orders to Australia usually arrive in about a week. Sockets in Australia are Type I, so Pawan, which plugs straight into the wall, usually needs a plug adapter. Ask us which one before you order.

An example plan

A licensed restaurant

Entrance and bar · about 45 m²

One Pawan, or a Vaayu if it runs larger.

Dining room · about 150 m²

One Vaayu at a low setting.

Toilets

One Pawan each.

An illustrative layout, not a customer’s venue. Send us your own plan and we will size it for you.

Questions

Before you choose

Should fragrance run during service?

At a low setting, yes, or only before opening. Keep it out of the kitchen and away from the tables where food is served.

Should it run while the doors are open in summer?

It will fade with the doors open. Run it before opening and in the months when the room stays closed.

Do you deliver to Australia?

Yes. Orders to Australia usually arrive in about a week. Sockets in Australia are Type I, so Pawan, which plugs straight into the wall, usually needs a plug adapter. Ask us which one before you order.

What should I send you for a recommendation?

A floor plan or rough sketch, the size of each room, ceiling height, which doors stay closed, where the sockets are, the hours the space is used and the scents you like. Photos help too.

Not sure which one?

Get help choosing for your space

Send us the room sizes, ceiling height and how the space is used. Our studio will suggest the machine, the number you need and where to place it, and we deliver to Australia.

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