DC · NOVA · MARYLAND RESTAURANTS

Banquettes and booths refurbished between services.

Restaurant banquette refurbishment is a turnaround problem. The seats wear out fast — daily use, spills, scooting, varying body sizes — and they have to come back from the workshop ready to serve the same week, sometimes the same night. TB117-2013-compliant fabric and foam are the baseline; performance vinyl (Spradling, Maharam) or contract-grade Crypton are common. After-hours pickup and before-service turnaround are standard. We have run banquette and booth programs for DC-metro restaurants for years.

Direct Line — Antonio Commercial Hub
Restaurant corner banquette in green leather with curved tufted back and marble two-top tables
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I. WHAT WE DO FOR RESTAURANTS

Banquettes. Booths. Bar stools. Chair seats.

Banquette refurbishment (full-length built-in banquettes, two-top and four-top freestanding banquettes, U-shape and L-shape configurations in private-dining rooms) is the bulk of restaurant work — recover with commercial-grade fabric, refoam to high-density spec, frame inspection and stabilization where appropriate. Booth refurbishment (back-to-back wood-frame booths, fully upholstered or upholstery-on-wood). Bar stool seat refresh (high turnover; often quick-turnaround). Restaurant chair seat covers (chairs we don't reupholster wholesale; slip-on seat-pad replacement is common). Drapery and acoustic curtain work also covered when the room renovation extends past furniture.

Bergerie restaurant-staging bay with banquette / booth / bar-stool / chair-seat scope tableau — full-length oxblood-vinyl built-in banquette with diamond-channel-stitched back, dove-gray bouclé two-top banquette, back-to-back cherry-stained oak double booth with oyster-leather seat pads, U-shaped private-dining curve, four brass-footrest bar stools with button-tufted oxblood seats, slip-on chair seat-pads in striped contract wool
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II. TB117-2013 + COMMERCIAL MATERIALS

Fire-compliant. Cleanable. High abrasion-rated.

All restaurant upholstery work uses TB117-2013-compliant fabric and foam — baseline for any public-occupancy fire compliance. For high-traffic spots (banquettes in volume restaurants, bar-stool seats) we recommend performance vinyl (Spradling, Maharam, Ultraleather) — wipe-clean, 100,000+ double-rub abrasion rating, food-safe finish. For higher-end concepts where fabric is preferred, contract-grade Crypton Suede or Maharam wools deliver cleanability without sacrificing the look. Foam densities at commercial 1.8-2.5 lb spec; non-flammable barriers per spec when required.

Bergerie restaurant-spec desk for a chef-and-designer review — open leather-bound FF&E spec book pinned with memo cuts of Spradling oxblood pebble vinyl, Maharam Ultraleather saddle-tan, Crypton Suede charcoal, and Maharam Tonica ochre with brass test-burn and 100k+ double-rub tags, side-by-side 1.8-lb and 2.5-lb commercial polyurethane foam cubes, red-wine wipe-clean cleanability swatch demo
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III. AFTER-HOURS PICKUP + RAPID TURNAROUND

Out at close. Back before lunch service or dinner service.

Restaurant operators cannot pull a banquette during lunch service or stage furniture mid-shift. We pickup after close (typically 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. depending on the concept), turn the piece around at the workshop, and return before the next service starts. For single-banquette refurbishment (one section damaged or torn) the turnaround is often 24-48 hours; for full restaurant refurbishment (every banquette, every chair seat) the work runs over 1-3 weeks coordinated across closure windows or staged seat-by-seat.

DC-metro restaurant rear alley at 12:30 a.m. mid after-hours banquette pickup — wooden cargo dolly inside the service-door threshold holding two blanket-wrapped banquette sections with hand-tied jute tags, brick rear-of-house with a paneled green service door ajar under a single coach lantern, glimpse of the service corridor with heart-pine floor and dim brass sconces, wrought-iron alley gate with climbing ivy
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IV. RESTAURANT-DESIGNER COORDINATION

Trade workroom for hospitality designers.

Many DC-metro restaurants — especially the higher-end concepts and chef-driven independents — engage hospitality designers for refurbishment and new-build projects. We are positioned as the trade workroom for the furniture and soft-goods portion of these projects: COM workflow with no markup, designer-trade pricing on labor, fabric library access for memo-shopping, and direct project communication. The designer drives spec; we execute and deliver on the schedule the designer commits to the client.

Bergerie restaurant-designer trade workroom on Colvin Street arranged for a hospitality-designer memo-shopping appointment — quartersawn-oak trade table layered with memo cuts of Maharam Tonica ochre, Spradling oxblood vinyl, saddle-tan Ultraleather, Crypton Suede dove-gray, and forest-green wool, hand-drawn curved corner-booth elevation with diamond-channel back, trade-workroom job ledger with COM workflow column
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V. PICKUP + DELIVERY

DC, NoVA, MD restaurants. Free pickup for established accounts.

Free pickup and delivery for established commercial accounts across DC, NoVA, and Maryland. Truck access (alley, side-entry, freight elevator for second-floor restaurants) coordinated at scheduling. Single-piece pickups (one banquette section, one bar-stool batch) for fast-turnaround work; phased multi-piece pickups for full refurbishment runs. White-glove transport with blanket-wrapping — even commercial pieces benefit from arrival in clean condition.

Second-floor restaurant freight-elevator access landing mid pickup-and-delivery — open vintage brass-gate freight elevator with a single blanket-wrapped banquette section on a wooden cargo dolly inside, white-glove cotton gloves on top, hand-tied jute pickup tag, brick-walled service entry with a heavy steel door propped open, Federal-period back-stair railing, folded quilted moving pad on a brass-rail dolly cart
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VI. PRICING STRUCTURE

Per-linear-foot for banquettes. Per-seat for chairs and stools.

Banquette refurbishment is typically priced per linear foot for the back-and-seat assembly, with separate quotes for arms, base, and any built-in storage or partition work. Booth refurbishment priced per booth section. Bar-stool seat refresh priced per stool. Chair seat covers priced per chair. Volume discounts on multi-piece commercial engagements; commercial-account rates for ongoing restaurant relationships. Insurance documentation provided on request for restaurants needing it for property-management filings.

Bergerie restaurant-pricing desk for a restaurant-operator bid review — leather-topped partners' desk with an open pricing ledger of hand-written line items in columned form: BANQUETTES per-linear-foot with brass tape-rule unspooled to 14 ft, BOOTHS per section, BAR STOOLS per seat, CHAIR SEATS per chair, letterpress volume-discount schedule, sample cluster of one banquette foot / one booth / one stool / one chair seat-pad
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VII. DIRECT LINE

Restaurant inquiries go to Antonio.

Initial conversations — scope, urgency, after-hours scheduling, material specifications — go through Antonio directly. Once the engagement is set up, day-to-day coordination runs through Jose Rugerio at jarugerio@bergerieupholstery.com. Phone calls work for fast-moving scope (single-banquette damage that needs same-week turnaround); email works for planned refurbishment programs and material-spec conversations.

Antonio's workshop office for fast-moving restaurant-operator calls at late evening — leather-topped Federal writing desk with an antique brass-and-bakelite candlestick rotary telephone receiver lifted on a folded chamois, restaurant-inquiry intake ledger open to a hand-written same-week-turnaround log, small brass timepiece showing 11:47, Federal-period DC-metro map with pinned ribbons marking restaurant-corridor neighborhoods
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Frequently asked

Can you refurbish a banquette overnight before service?

Yes — for single-banquette work with standard materials. Pickup after close (11 p.m. to 1 a.m.), workshop turnaround on the standard urgency lane, return before next-service prep. Same-banquette 24-48 hour turnaround is common for tear repair, single-section recovery, and seat refoam. Full multi-banquette refurbishment runs longer — 1-3 weeks coordinated across closures or staged seat-by-seat.

TB117 compliance — included by default?

Yes — TB117-2013 is the baseline for all restaurant upholstery work. Compliance applies to fabric, foam, and any non-flammable barriers per spec. Documentation per piece available on request for property-management filings or inspection compliance.

Performance vinyl vs fabric — which for our concept?

Performance vinyl (Spradling, Maharam, Ultraleather) for high-traffic and casual concepts where wipe-clean and 100,000+ double-rub abrasion are the priority. Contract-grade Crypton Suede or Maharam wool for higher-end concepts where the look matters more than instant cleanability — still cleanable, just with care. We advise specific to the concept at the on-site consultation.

Restaurant designers — do you work as their trade workroom?

Yes — COM workflow with no markup, designer-trade pricing on labor, fabric library access for memo-shopping, and direct project communication. The designer drives spec; we execute and deliver on the schedule the designer commits to the client. Many DC-metro hospitality designers run their soft-goods through us.

Pickup logistics — alley access, second-floor restaurants?

Coordinated at scheduling. Alley pickup for ground-floor restaurants with rear-load access; freight-elevator coordination for second-floor concepts. White-glove blanket-wrapping for transport. Our pickup team plans the route in advance; restaurant staff do not need to coordinate logistics during service.

Pricing — per piece or by job?

Banquette refurbishment per linear foot for back-and-seat assembly; booths per section; bar-stool seats per stool; chair seat covers per chair. Volume discounts on multi-piece commercial engagements. Commercial-account rates for ongoing restaurant relationships. Quotes are itemized so scope and budget can be phased.

Single damaged banquette section — minimum order?

No minimum. Single-banquette tear repair, seat-refoam, or section recovery are common fast-turnaround jobs. Pricing applies as for any other restaurant scope.