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Restaurant Opening Procedures
Sequences the pre-service checks, setup, and readiness verification required before a restaurant opens its doors.
Pre-shift meeting
Run a daily pre-shift meeting that aligns the full service team on menu, guests, and standards before doors open.
Reservation Management
Governs how restaurant reservations are taken, confirmed, seated, and adjusted to balance guest expectations with floor capacity.
Guest greeting and seating
Welcome every arriving guest warmly and seat them promptly at a table matched to their needs and the rotation plan.
Taking food orders
Capture complete, accurate food orders using menu knowledge and attentive questioning so the kitchen can execute without guesswork.
Allergy and dietary restriction handling
Treat every allergy or dietary disclosure as a safety event with one accountable owner from disclosure through delivery.
Wine presentation and service
Present, open, and pour wine with a confident ritual that honors the guest choice and protects product quality.
Champagne Service
Standardizes the presentation, safe opening, and pouring of champagne and sparkling wine tableside.
Course sequencing
Pace and fire courses so food arrives in the rhythm guests want, coordinated between the floor and the kitchen.
Table Maintenance
Sets the ongoing standard for keeping occupied tables clean, stocked, and properly arranged throughout a dining service.
Crumbing and Resetting
Defines the technique and timing for crumbing tables and resetting them for the next course or the next guest.
Food delivery
Deliver finished plates quickly and accurately to the correct seat while food is at its intended temperature and presentation.
Quality checkback
Check back with every table shortly after food arrives to confirm quality and catch problems while they are still fixable.
Manager Table Visits
Structures how managers approach dining tables to check satisfaction without interrupting the guest experience.
Split Checks
Standardizes how servers accurately divide, process, and verify split checks across multiple payment methods at one table.
Cash handling
Control restaurant cash from bank issuance through drop and reconciliation with verifiable counts and single-person accountability.
Table Resetting
Defines the full cover reset—linen, flatware, glassware, and centerpiece—between guest turns to house standard.
Service recovery
Recover service failures using the recovery ladder so guests leave feeling heard, fixed, and genuinely cared for.
Host Stand Command and Waitlist Quoting
Governs how the host stand runs the floor, quotes accurate wait times, and manages the waitlist so the first promise a guest hears is one the restaurant can keep.
Table Touch Cadence
Sets the rhythm of server visits to each table from seating to farewell so no guest ever has to look for help.