Five Reasons A Restaurant Patio is Better Than Your Back Porch
Eating dinner outdoors is a simple way to make any evening instantly special and memorable, particularly if you dine outdoors in a relaxing environment. While it’s nice to eat dinner outside on your back porch, it can be hard to fully relax and stay present in the moment because everywhere you look, you see evidence of chores that you haven’t completed: the overgrown azaleas that you need to trim, the weeds you need to pull, the grass you need to mow, and those twinkling lights you’d planned to hang on the porch, which are now taunting you from the weathered, unopened box in the corner. It’s impossible to fully enjoy an outdoor meal at home on your back porch, where you’re surrounded by unfinished tasks, but thankfully you can still enjoy a blissful outdoor meal on the patio of your favorite local restaurant.
- You don’t have to cook or clean
One of the most appealing things about going out to eat is the fact that it’s virtually effortless, because you don’t have to buy groceries, cook, or clean. It’s even better if you can eat outside on a restaurant’s patio, because you don’t have to worry about carrying plates, condiments, utensils, drinks, and napkins from the kitchen to outside—you just have to choose a restaurant that’s known for stellar service, like Margaux’s in Raleigh.
- You can actually relax
If you want to eat dinner outside on your back porch at home, you have to sweep and clean off the porch table and chairs before you can even start to bring plates and food outside. When you eat dinner outside on Margaux’s verdant patio, you don’t have to do a thing—you can just sit back and enjoy
full-body relaxation as you sit outside, sipping a local draft beer and laughing with your friends while you wait for your next course.
- It’s the best way to spend time outside without getting dirty
When you dine outside on a restaurant’s patio, you can experience all the bliss and beauty of the great outdoors without even working up a sweat. In the outdoor dining area at Margaux’s in Raleigh, you’re surrounded by lush, green plants and tasteful, romantic lighting, so you get a full outdoor experience, and you won’t even have to take a shower afterward!
- Meet new people and build community on a great restaurant patio
The communal vibe on Margaux’s outdoor patio tends to make everyone feel a little more relaxed and willing to connect, so it’s easy to meet new people or grow closer to old friends when you dine on one of Raleigh’s best outdoor patios. The laidback yet energetic atmosphere on Margaux’s patio often grows more euphoric as the night goes on, so even the most casual weeknight meal ends up feeling like a party.
- You can bring your whole family—even your dog!
Even if you promise to bring your leftovers home for Fido, those puppy dog eyes can break your heart when you have to leave your family pet at home while you go out to eat. Thankfully, you can bring your whole family—even Fido—to enjoy a delicious meal on Margaux’s family friendly outdoor patio. As you probably already know, it’s even easier to meet people and make new friends (see number 4 above) when you have an adorable, lovable dog with you at the table*.
*Please keep your dog leashed at the table with you at all times; even if yours is the friendliest dog in the world, it’s possible that other guests are not dog lovers (gasp!).
When you eat dinner outside at one of Raleigh’s best patio restaurants, you get to experience one of the simple pleasures of life: You can eat dinner outside with your loved ones, and you don’t have to worry about cleaning off your back porch, cleaning up after the meal, or being surrounded by unfinished chores. So give yourself a break and treat your family to a delicious dinner on Margaux’s idyllic outdoor patio.