With the release of a new trailer and blog post for Dine Out, The Sims team is at it again sharing little tidbits on social media.
@catloverplayer Maaaaayyyyyybe. 😉
— Dave Miotke (@SimGuruNinja) May 26, 2016
@Mhmd_Yassir @SimGuruGraham @SimGuruHouts The left is a decorative object. The station on the right is where waiters will dump dirty dishes.
— Dave Miotke (@SimGuruNinja) May 26, 2016
@ke_Wired Yes they can! You can open your restaurant for business even when you're not there! pic.twitter.com/GGptdz75cX
— Dave Miotke (@SimGuruNinja) May 25, 2016
@SimmingFan3000 You can can add slices of pizza to the menu.
— Dave Miotke (@SimGuruNinja) May 25, 2016
@josema_marrufo @SimmingFan3000 What about yes, yes, and yes! 🙂
— Dave Miotke (@SimGuruNinja) May 26, 2016
@knewt93 @YouTube You can make it at home; provided you've learned how to cook it. 😉
— Dave Miotke (@SimGuruNinja) May 25, 2016
@catloverplayer Absolutely!
— Dave Miotke (@SimGuruNinja) May 25, 2016
@KitOnlyHuman They're NPCs.
— Dave Miotke (@SimGuruNinja) May 25, 2016
@luthsthings @KitOnlyHuman They'll look different physically, but will wear similar looking clothing (and have a special visual treatment).
— Dave Miotke (@SimGuruNinja) May 25, 2016
@knewt93 @YouTube Yes, you can absolutely put any of the booths in your house (or anywhere else you like). 🙂
— Dave Miotke (@SimGuruNinja) May 25, 2016
@matchavibes Nope! This is part of the Dine Out gamepack dropping on June 7th.
— Dave Miotke (@SimGuruNinja) May 21, 2016
When you share your restaurant to the Gallery, your staff outfits, customer dress code, and customized menu are all shared too! #TheSims4
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) May 25, 2016
@yversims @TheSimified Your restaurant's settings are always saved with the blueprint.
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) May 26, 2016
You can set how customers dress when they arrive to dine at your restaurant. Formal? Casual? Swimwear?! #TheSims4 Dine Out
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) May 25, 2016
@Quaay00 You can dress employees almost however you want (not nude). Customer outfits are based on the standard outfit categories.
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) May 26, 2016
@DoodleMarley Customers will mainly be focused on getting some food. They're hungry!
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) May 26, 2016
Space Taco! #TheSims4 Dine Out #ExperimentalFood pic.twitter.com/0FuVqLSL0R
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) May 25, 2016
@SGC_Chloe @SimGuruRusskii There's one more that's a little bit space-themed, but the word "space" isn't in its name.
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) May 26, 2016
@Black1976 There is no physical version, it will be digital launching on June 7th since there is no pre-order for this GP.
— Nad J (@SimGuruRusskii) May 25, 2016
@maaikesww @SimGuruGraham You can set their uniform to be anything you want. If you want hot dog waitstaff and a Darth Vader host, you can!
— Trevor Lindsey (@SimGuruTrev) May 25, 2016
@HazzaPlumbob They sure will.
— Dave Miotke (@SimGuruNinja) May 26, 2016
@adventfear Yup. And they won't do this either… pic.twitter.com/ifOgJIopGl
— Dave Miotke (@SimGuruNinja) May 26, 2016
@KitOnlyHuman @SimGuruHouts Yes (with some restrictions).
— Dave Miotke (@SimGuruNinja) May 26, 2016
@KitOnlyHuman @SimGuruHouts You can do that. 😉
— Dave Miotke (@SimGuruNinja) May 26, 2016
Yes, you can totally open a vegetarian restaurant in Dine Out! 🙂
— SimGuruEmory (@SimGuruEmory) May 26, 2016
UPDATES
Answers to common questions: You can dine at a restaurant without owning / managing it. Kids & Teens can eat there too!
— SimGuruEmory (@SimGuruEmory) May 26, 2016
@Liamer01 Unfortunately not, but you can totally decide what your customers' dress codes are (it's fun making them all come in swimwear)
— SimGuruEmory (@SimGuruEmory) May 26, 2016
@AmarellaSims It'll be similar to Spa Day 🙂
— SimGuruEmory (@SimGuruEmory) May 26, 2016
@Liamer01 Unfortunately not, but you can totally decide what your customers' dress codes are (it's fun making them all come in swimwear)
— SimGuruEmory (@SimGuruEmory) May 26, 2016
@Rudy8292 *counts on fingers*…one, two, three, four, five, six!
— SimGuruEmory (@SimGuruEmory) May 26, 2016
Sims in the same dining party can have different ratings! Better pay attention to every customer
— SimGuruEmory (@SimGuruEmory) May 26, 2016
@Mhmd_Yassir The waiter, waitress, or even your sim (the manager) can clean up a spill!
— SimGuruEmory (@SimGuruEmory) May 27, 2016
If you own other packs like Get Together and Cool Kitchen Stuff, most foods from those packs are available for your restaurant's menu! 😉
— SimGuruEmory (@SimGuruEmory) May 27, 2016
@SimmingFan3000 Yep! You can customize your NPC restaurants in most of the same ways as your owned ones.
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) May 26, 2016
I'm partial to Boba Chef!
Although I get tired of warning him "NO disintegration"!
What Chef outfit will you make? pic.twitter.com/JDsKi4U2Q4— Dave Miotke (@SimGuruNinja) May 26, 2016
@thesimsserbia @SimGuruNinja @SimGuruPizza Restaurants and Retail stores are separate venue types, so they need to be on separate lots.
— Aaron Houts (@SimGuruHouts) May 27, 2016
@Vane_Sims We've got every flavor, but as you can imagine, every topping / garnish was way too much! Cones & bowls are both available though
— SimGuruEmory (@SimGuruEmory) May 27, 2016
@thesimsserbia @DruTruBuilder Unfortunately no, each lot can only have 1 venue type. Cool idea, though!
— SimGuruEmory (@SimGuruEmory) May 27, 2016
@catloverplayer Only one size of aquarium in this pack, but it's really awesome looking!
— SimGuruEmory (@SimGuruEmory) May 27, 2016
@Cinderellimouse @catloverplayer Just checked–yep!
— SimGuruEmory (@SimGuruEmory) May 27, 2016
@TheSimScraper @catloverplayer You can totally visit an NPC restaurant and dine there as a patron! 🙂
— SimGuruEmory (@SimGuruEmory) May 27, 2016
@DoodleMarley The drinks from Spa Day are available in the menus, but the foods aren't. Gotta level up your wellness skill to make them!
— SimGuruEmory (@SimGuruEmory) May 27, 2016
@DruTruBuilder You'll need to hire them in restaurants that you own. Mixologists will show up automatically at NPC restaurants with bars 🙂
— SimGuruEmory (@SimGuruEmory) May 27, 2016
@catloverplayer @TheSimScraper Yep! Out of our 6 premades there are a few I'd consider pretty classy.
— SimGuruEmory (@SimGuruEmory) May 27, 2016
@catloverplayer @TheSimScraper Yes, if you go dine at a restaurant with a formal dress code, your Sims should arrive in their formal outfit
— SimGuruEmory (@SimGuruEmory) May 27, 2016
@PattonKieran Kids and Teens can go on their own! Just make sure you're not skipping school 🙂
— SimGuruEmory (@SimGuruEmory) May 27, 2016
@PattonKieran Teens and adults alike can select restaurants as a date destination 🙂
— SimGuruEmory (@SimGuruEmory) May 27, 2016
@catloverplayer You can just go into build mode of any unowned restaurant to edit menus, staff uniforms, and diner dress code.
— Dave Miotke (@SimGuruNinja) May 28, 2016
@ladyteruki Diners pay variably higher rates than food cost. Comp meals = -$. Helps raise your star rating (at the expense of profitability)
— Dave Miotke (@SimGuruNinja) May 27, 2016
@maaikesww The chefs won't use harvestables in the fridge, but there's a perk that lets you to set the quality of ingredients that are used.
— Megan G (@SimGuruMegs) May 27, 2016
The Simming community seems very excited for The Sims 4 Dine Out and the upcoming Kids themed Stuff Pack that is also confirmed to be releasing in June as well! We’ll be sure to update as more information is released. In the meantime, we can’t help but daydream about all of those delicious looking recipes!
Which will you do first: make your own franchise of restaurants or take all of your Sim’s out to eat?
