Restaurant Table Lamp Cupcake 36cm, Rechargeable LED, Bronze Aluminium

For a room where the general light is kept low on purpose. In a restaurant or a wine bar the light on the table does two jobs: the guest reads the list and sees the colour of the wine in the glass. With the ceiling light at minimum and nothing on the table, the list is read by phone torch. One lamp per table settles it without raising the light in the whole room.

Bronze is the finish for dark wood tables, for iron and for leather. Switched off at lunch, the lamp blends into the furniture and does not look like something left over from the night before.

At home it sits on the living room table or in the conservatory, where no socket reaches. For dinner in the garden it goes out with the plates.

A corded lamp fixes the floor plan: the tables go where the power is. A battery restaurant table lamp frees it. A table of four is joined to a table of two for a booking of six and the light follows, with no extension lead to hide under the cloth. For the floor staff it is one cable fewer underfoot, when the room is full and they are passing with plates in both hands.

Over nine hours on one charge

An evening service from 7pm to 1am runs for six hours. The stated battery life, over 9 hours, covers dinner with three hours in hand. The supplier does not say at what brightness it is measured: at full light the charge lasts less than at low light. A venue that does lunch and dinner should test a full day before deciding whether to recharge in the afternoon as well.

The dimmer

The LED is dimmable: hold the button down and the brightness goes up or down. Keep it low at opening and raise it as far as needed when the room is full. With a dimmable restaurant table lamp each table has its own setting, so the table by the window and the one at the back of the room need not have the same light.

IP54: what it covers and what it does not

The IP54 rating has two digits and each says one thing. The 5 is about dust: some can get in, but not enough to stop the lamp. The 4 is about water: the lamp withstands splashes from any direction. At the table that means light rain arriving while the terrace is being cleared, a knocked-over glass, a damp cloth wiped over the body.

IP54 does not cover a water jet and does not cover immersion. The lamp is not hosed down with the terrace floor, does not stay out in a storm and does not go in the sink. At the end of the night it comes in with the tablecloths.

Charging after service

The charger is in the box, with a micro USB input. At close the lamps come in with the table settings and go on charge in the back of house. Charging time is not stated. Anyone ordering a restaurant table lamp for every table should count the sockets first: twenty tables are twenty chargers plugged in at the same point.

Specifications

• Dimensions: 10cm square base, 36cm high
• Body: painted aluminium, bronze
• Diffuser: polycarbonate
• Light: dimmable LED, press and hold the button
• Stated battery life: over 9 hours
• Protection: IP54
• In the box: charger with micro USB input
• Sold: singly

The more you buy, the less you pay: 4 pieces -5%, 6 -7%, 8 -10%, on the same item. The discount applies automatically in the basket.

Care

The body is painted aluminium and the diffuser is polycarbonate: wipe them with a damp cloth and dry them. The supplier does not state which detergents are allowed or ruled out, so keep to water, a neutral detergent and a soft cloth, which leaves the paint unmarked.

The restaurant table lamp and the rest of the room

The Cupcake also comes in white, for pale table linen. The other accessories for the room and the bar are in the bar counter equipment category.

FAQ

Is this restaurant table lamp suitable for a terrace? Yes. IP54 covers splashes and light rain. It does not cover a water jet or immersion, so the lamps come in at the end of the night.

Is it sold in pairs? No, singly: order one per table.

How long does the battery last? Over 9 hours stated. The brightness at which it is measured is not given.

Is the charger included? Yes, with a micro USB input.

Dispatched from Rome, Italy.