Learning Aim A - lesson 2

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Unit 7 - Supervise Food Service Operations

Repetition from the last lesson

This is the most common service method. The guest orders the food at the table after the food is served at the guest's table by waiters and waitresses.

1. Room service
2. Table service
3. Silver service

With this method of food service at the table, the waiter transfers the food from a serving dish to the guest's plate, always from the left. The waiter makes use of service forks and spoons.

1. Buffet
2. Counter service
3. Silver service

With this service method, some parts of the meal are served to seated customers, other parts are collected by the guest.

1. Assisted service
2. Self-service
3. Single-point service

1. Types of food service operations

2. Meal types

3. Events

4. Service methods

Staff organisation

Small restaurants

Medium restaurants

Large restaurants

Coffee shops

Fast food restaurants

Full-service restaurants

Hotels

Different types of staff needed to work in
different food service operations

Organizational chart - small restaurant

Make the right combination between the type of food service operation, service method(s), 

and staffing.