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Pacific Ergonomics helps your team select, procure, and install the right café-style seating for break rooms, lunchrooms, and shared employee spaces. The following is a sampling of what we offer, sourced from multiple best-in-class suppliers. Once we understand your space and how your team actually uses it, we can put together the right solution.
When designing a corporate break room or lunchroom, understanding the seating options available helps you get both the look and the function right. Each type of seating plays a different role depending on how employees use the space. Here’s a breakdown of the options and what each one is actually good for.
Types of Cafe Seating
1. Traditional Cafe Chairs and Tables
A classic, flexible choice that works for a range of group sizes. Available in wood, metal, and plastic, these fit a variety of break room designs and help keep the space organized without wasting floor area.
2. Booth Seating
Booth seating offers more privacy and comfort, which encourages employees to actually sit and take a real break instead of eating at their desk. It typically uses a high-back bench seat lined against a wall, which works well in break rooms aiming for a more relaxed, separated feel.
3. Banquette Seating
Similar to booth seating, banquettes run continuously along a wall and use floor space efficiently, which makes them a good fit for smaller or narrow break rooms. They can also double as a visual anchor for the space with the right upholstery.
4. Bar Stools and Counters
Bar stools paired with a high counter work well for quick breaks or break rooms with limited space. They create a more casual, stand-or-sit setup and work well near windows or central areas where employees naturally gather.
5. Communal Tables
Communal tables seat multiple people at once and work well for larger teams or company events. They tend to become the natural gathering point in a break room and encourage employees to actually talk to each other during a break.
6. Outdoor Cafe Seating
A patio or outdoor break area extends usable space and gives employees a reason to step outside, especially in good weather. Outdoor furniture needs to be durable and weather-resistant without giving up comfort or style.
7. Lounge Seating
Sofas or armchairs create a more relaxed setup for employees who want to actually unwind during a break, read, or work somewhere outside their desk.
8. Modular Cafe Seating
Modular seating lets you reconfigure the space as group sizes change, which works well in break rooms that need to flex between everyday use and larger company events.
Each type of seating serves a practical purpose, and choosing the right mix helps create a break room employees actually want to use instead of one they pass through. Pacific Ergonomics helps you select and arrange seating that fits your space and supports how your team actually takes a break.
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