Does good branding raise the average ticket, or does it only look nice?
It does not raise the ticket by hanging a new logo. It can support the price you already charge if the menu, the door and the photo match the plate that leaves the kitchen, and the guest stops hesitating. Note the average bill over four weeks and which piece is lying today: a photo, a sign or a menu poorer than the room. That is what gets corrected, not “the brand” in the abstract. It is redesigned in order to charge more and the portion does not change. The review talks about the price, not the mark.
The piece that lines up promise and table: menu and photo of the real plate, with the house mark. At four weeks the bill is compared with the starting note, without crediting it all to the logo.