By combining a high-profit menu, smart layouts, skilled staff, and automation, you’ll transform your restaurant into a true powerhouse. With patience and strategy hitting millionaire status in Restaurant Tycoon 3

1. The Power of a High-Profit Menu

Your menu is the backbone of your fortune. To earn big, focus on dishes with the best price-to-ingredient ratio.

  • Specialize in one cuisine: Profitable options like Japanese and Chinese stand out. Dishes such as Rainbow Sushi and Peking Duck are among the most lucrative.
  • Keep it simple: Too many menu items slow service and confuse customers. Streamlining to a handful of high-profit dishes helps your chefs work faster and boosts earnings.

2. The Golden Ratio: Perfecting Your Layout

The way you design your restaurant can make or break your profits.

  • Compact Kitchens: Place stoves, fridges, and prep stations close together to cut down wasted time.
  • Smart Seating: Use 2x2 tables with strategic chair placement to seat up to 10 people per table—a huge efficiency boost.
  • The “Money Farm” Layout: This trending setup packs tables tightly and prioritizes maximum service speed. It’s a no-frills but highly profitable strategy that top players swear by.

3. The Staff and Skill Grind

Your staff is your secret weapon for scaling profits.

  • Max out staff skills: High-level chefs and lightning-fast waiters are game-changers. With the recent update, upgrading them is easier than ever.
  • Specialized roles: Some pros assign waiters to focus solely on serving food, while others handle tasks like clearing tables. This efficiency trick adds up.
  • Grind skills smartly: High-profit dishes are tied to chopping, baking, and frying. A clever method is to start a secondary restaurant save and grind with multi-skill recipes like Bobotie. Once leveled up, return to your main restaurant ready to unlock top-tier dishes.

4. The Advanced Game: AFK and Automation

When you’re ready to go big, automation is your best friend.

  • Auto Money Collection Game Pass: A must-have upgrade that collects money for you, even if you’re away.
  • AFK Grind: Combine an efficient layout with the game pass, go AFK, and watch the cash pile up. It’s one of the easiest ways to passively rake in millions.