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The Sims 4

The Sims 4: All Restaurant Cheats (Dine Out)

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Running a restaurant is hard enough without having to control the behaviors and relationships of multiple people behind a computer screen. Luckily, The Sims 4 has workarounds, and we’re here to show you all of its restaurant cheats (Dine Out.)

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All Restaurant Cheats (Dine Out) in The Sims 4

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Image Source: Maxis

Like any other cheat in the game, you’ll need to make sure testing cheats is on. In order to turn it on, press CTRL, Shift, and C to bring up the search bar. Next, you need to type “testingcheats on”, simply without the apostrophes. Pressing enter signifies that testing cheats is now on.

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Now that you can activate cheats, press CTRL + Shift + C to open the search bar once again. Below you’ll find every specific cheat the game has for the Dine Out portion of the game:

Employee Cheats

CheatsInputsEffects
Additional Chefbucks.unlock_perk AdditionalChef trueHire an additional chef for the restaurant.
Additional Waiter #1bucks.unlock_perk AdditionalWaiter_1 trueHire an additional waiter in the Manage Employees section
Additional Waiter #2bucks.unlock_perk AdditionalWaiter_2 trueHire an additional waiter
Inspirational Speechbucks.unlock_perk IngredientQualityOptions trueHype your employees up by unlocking the ‘Inspirational Speech’ social interaction
Lower Employee Training Costbucks.unlock_perk LowerEmployeeTrainingCost trueLowers employee training costs
The Chef’s Hatbucks.unlock_perk ChefsHat trueUnlocks an additional Chef Hat to your Sims

Customer Cheats

CheatsInputsEffects
Curious Customersbucks.unlock_perk RecommendDishSocial trueIncreases how often customers request recommendations and also requires the first Curious perk
Curious Customersbucks.unlock_perk RecommendDishFrequency trueIncreases how often customers request recommendations and also requires the first Curious perk
Fast Eatersbucks.unlock_perk EatFaster trueCustomer will eat their meals at a fast rate
Meal Rushbucks.unlock_perk MoreCustomers trueMore customers will stop by the restaurant for 24 hours
Patient Patronsbucks.unlock_perk LengthenImpatienceTimeout trueCustomers are easily impressed with quick services while also being more inclined to wait longer (can still get upset with extended wait times)
Well Funded Foodiesbucks.unlock_perk ExpensiveOrders trueCustomers will choose more expensive meals
Tidy Tippersbucks.unlock_perk RiskFreeMarkup truePatrons will tip extra Simoleons with every meal
Well Managedbucks.unlock_perk LowerChanceBadEvents_Small trueBad events are less likely to happen at the restaurant while your Sim is away

Ingredient Cheats

CheatsInputsEffects
Ingredient Quality Optionsbucks.unlock_perk IngredientQualityOptions trueUnlocks the ability to choose the quality of your ingredients
Small Ingredient Discountbucks.unlock_perk CheaperIngredients_1 truePermanently lowers ingredient cost by a small amount
Large Ingredient Discountbucks.unlock_perk CheaperIngredients_2 truePermanently lowers ingredient cost by a significant amount but also requires the first Small Ingredient Discount perk
Surplus Harvestbucks.unlock_perk IngredientCostDiscount trueIngredient costs decreased for 24 hours

Perks are skills your sims earn by upgrading their talents for the job they are doing. Each profession has its own perks, and so do restaurants. When you decide to try some of the restaurant perks, activate one of the cheats listed above. Nevertheless, the pre-condition for this is to own an establishment and have cheats activated.

You should also meet the requirements of the restaurant, including Waiter Stations, Dining Spots, and bathrooms. Once that’s done, you can watch your cheats in action once the establishment opens. However, players may not notice a change straight away since it doesn’t outrightly show you the alterations it has made.

One way to tell if it’s working or not is through the additional waiters or chef cheat. Using this method, you’ll see an option to hire more workers, indicating its success. Nonetheless, there’s still a limited amount of staff you can place, and you won’t be able to over exceed them with cheats.

Manage Employees: Additional waiters in Sims 4 Dine Out
Image Source: Maxis Studios via Twinfinite

That is everything you need to know about all restaurant cheats (dine out) in The Sims 4. If you need any other handy tricks, be sure to check our guide on how to use the CAS full edit cheat and the best mods to use.


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