Service quality and customer satisfaction in the restaurant business

 

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3 RESEARCH PLAN 
 
 
In this chapter, customer satisfaction research in Restaurant Sagarmatha, research questions 
and research process are discussed. Altogether there are five questions. And they are 
structured interview questions. And in the research process, three customers are taken for the 
interview and their point of view is analyzed in this chapter. 
 
3.1 Customer Satisfaction research in Restaurant Sagarmatha 
 
The author chooses to research customer satisfaction in Restaurant Sagarmatha. Restaurant 
Sagarmatha is a Nepalese restaurant. It is the only Nepalese restaurant located in Vantaa, 
Helsinki. There are not even one more Nepalese restaurant than this. Restaurant Sagarmatha 
offers 53 dishes altogether. The menu is simple to understand so the customer are fully 
satisfied with the service provided by the restaurant. On the main page of the site, it is written 
that „We are proud of serving traditionally prepared Nepalese menu‟. Restaurant Sagarmatha 
began its operation in 2009. (Sagarmatha Nepalilainen Ravintola 2010.) 
3.2 Research questions 
 
Restaurant Sagarmatha is a newly established restaurant. It has just started its operation in 
2009. Altogether there are five interview questions and the questions were asked from three 
customers. And all the interviewees were Finnish of the ages 26-30. The research questions 
are based on the customer satisfaction, opinions of customers and feedback. The questions in 
the interview and in the questionnaires survey are slightly different. The first research question 
is What do you know about the Nepalese Restaurants? And the second question is Why do you 
like to visit Nepalese Restaurants? The third question is How many Nepalese Restaurants have 
you visited in Helsinki and which is the best one? Similarly, What are the positive and 
negative difference has u noticed between Nepalese restaurants and other ethnical restaurants 
in Finland? And do you have any comments for the Nepalese restaurants? How can we 
improve our services? Questions 4 and 5 respectively. So, some of the questions are easy and 

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some of them are little bit tough to give the exact answers for the interviewee. Questions 4 and 
5 are tough for the interviewee to give the answers.