This document discusses different types of restaurants and qualities of service professionals. It describes factors in choosing a restaurant like type of food, price, and ambiance. There are categories of table service restaurants like fine dining, bistro/trattoria, and casual/family. Qualities of good service professionals include physical appearance, knowledge, proficiency, attentiveness, efficiency, persuasiveness, loyalty, honesty, politeness, dependability, composure, sensitivity, and tact. The document outlines organizational structures for different types of restaurants, including the roles in a "classic service" brigade model.
2. Types of Restaurants
Factors in choosing a restaurant
Kind of food
Price range
Level of service
Ambiance of room
3. Types of Restaurants
Categories of Table-Service Restaurants
Fine Dining (Please note: 1 n)
Bistro/Trattoria
Casual/Family
4. Qualities of Service Professional
Physical Appearance
Neat and Clean Uniform that fits
Styled Hair
Nails
Fresh and Clean Breath
Well-kept shoes
5. Qualities of Service Professional
Behavioral Traits
Deal with guests with on-going personal concern
Knowledge
損 Facts of Area, Restaurant, Food and Wine
Proficiency
損 Work to improve skills and add to skill base
Attentiveness
損 Knows the state of the dining room ( 1 n)
Preparedness
損 Mise en Place
Efficiency
損 No empty hands
6. Qualities of Service Professional
Behavioral Traits
Efficiency
損 No empty hands
Persuasiveness
損 Subtle sale technique to express caring
Loyalty
損 Dont blame the kitchen; sense of ownership; be a
team player
Honesty
損 Guest must be able to trust staff
7. Qualities of Service Professional
Behavioral Traits
Politeness
損 Open doors, pull chairs, give directions, treatment of
fellow staff
Dependability
損 Can your employer count on you?
Composure
損 No idle chit chat. Proper discussion is about the meal
and its service. (host stand hangout)
Sensitivity
損 read the guests needs
Tact
損 Guest vs. Chef
8. Organizational Structure
of Classic Service
Officer of Mouth >Ma樽tre dH担tel
>General Manager > Manager
All function as host to guest
Staff should know
reporting structure, organizational chart
nature of position
characteristics of success
9. Organizational Structure
of Classic Service
Design of Brigade of Dining Room
efficiency
type & price of menu
physical structure of menu
Working Your Way Up
one position is training post for the position
above
損 e.g. Captain as Ma樽tre dH担tel
10. Organizational Structure
of Classic Service Brigade
Ma樽tre dH担tel (General Manager)
Management of dining room service, public relations,
and physical plant
Chef de Salle (Dining Room Manager)
Manager of dining room
損 not common in U.S.
Chef de rang (Captain)
In charge of service in particular area of dining room.
損 Takes orders,really interacts with guests
11. Organizational Structure
of Classic Service Brigade
Trancheur (Carver)
Rolls the Cart/Voiture
Sommelier (Wine Steward)
Creates wine list, maintains wine inventory,
recommends and serves to guests
Commis de rang (Front Waiter)
Assist the captain (chef de rang) helps serve food
and beverages, may assist back waiter (commis de
suite)
12. Organizational Structure
of Classic Service Brigade
Commis de suite (Back Waiter)
Food runner
Commis de debarrasseur (bus
person)
stocks side stands/gueridons; clears the
table
Receptionniste
Greets and Seats; answers the phone
13. Adapted from Remarkable
Service
C la s s i c K i t c h e n a n d D i n i n g R o o m B r ig a d e
O wner
G e n e ra l M a n a g e r
A s s is t a n t M a n a g e r
E x e c u t iv e C h e f M a i t r e d 'H o t e l
P a s try C h e f C a p t a in H e a d B a rte n d e r
P a s try C o o k s W a it e r B a rte n d e r
A s s t. C h e f B u s p e rs o n C o c k t a il W a it e r
L in e C o o k s B ar B ack
K it c h e n H e lp
14. Adapted from Remarkable
Service
" F in e D in in g "
O wner
G e n e ra l M a n a g e r
F & B D ir e c t o r
A s s is t a n t M a n a g e r
E x e c u t iv e C h e f M a it r e d 'H o t e l
C a p t a in S o m m e lie r
A s s t. C h e f
W a it e r H e a d B a rte n d e r
L in e C o o k s
B u s p e rs o n B a rte n d e r
K it c h e n H e lp
C o c k t a il W a it e r
B ar B ack
15. Adapted from Remarkable
Service
" B is t r o "
O w n e r o r G e n e ra l M a n a g e r
C hef M a it r e d 'H o t e l o r F lo o r M a n a g e r
A s s t. C h e f R unner B a rte n d e r
L in e C o o k s B u s p e rs o n B ar B ack
K it c h e n H e lp
16. Adapted from Remarkable
Service
" C a s u a l C h a in R e s t a u r a n t "
CEO
R e g io n a l M a n a g e r
D is t r ic t M a n a g e r
G e n e ra l M a n a g e r
S h ift M a n a g e r s
C hef H ost
A s s t. C h e f S te w a rd S e rv e r
L in e C o o k s B u s p e rs o n
K it c h e n H e lp