A restaurant is a food-service establishment that serves prepared food to customers. Restaurants come in many styles but generally aim to provide food and drinks in a nice environment, fulfilling customer expectations and turning a profit. Common types of restaurants include cafeterias serving ready-to-eat food behind a counter, fast food emphasizing speed and low cost, and casual dining between fast food and fine dining.
A restaurant is a food-service establishment that serves prepared food to customers. Restaurants come in many styles but generally aim to provide food and drinks in a nice environment, fulfilling customer expectations and turning a profit. Common types of restaurants include cafeterias serving ready-to-eat food behind a counter, fast food emphasizing speed and low cost, and casual dining between fast food and fine dining.
A restaurant is a food-service establishment that serves prepared food to customers. Restaurants come in many styles but generally aim to provide food and drinks in a nice environment, fulfilling customer expectations and turning a profit. Common types of restaurants include cafeterias serving ready-to-eat food behind a counter, fast food emphasizing speed and low cost, and casual dining between fast food and fine dining.
A restaurant is a food-service establishment that serves prepared food to customers. Restaurants come in many styles but generally aim to provide food and drinks in a nice environment, fulfilling customer expectations and turning a profit. Common types of restaurants include cafeterias serving ready-to-eat food behind a counter, fast food emphasizing speed and low cost, and casual dining between fast food and fine dining.
serves prepared food to customers ❖ Covers many types of venues, diversity of styles of cuisine and service. ❖ Sometimes a feature of a larger complex, typically a hotel. THE FUNCTION OF A RESTAURANT To provide food and beverage, served attractively fulfilling customer expectation. To provide a nice environment where guests can enjoy the food and drinks. To make a profit. TYPES OF RESTAURANT restaurant serving mostly cooked or CAFETERIAS ready to eat food arranged behind a food-serving counter FAST- FOOD emphasize speed of service and low RESTAURANTS cost over all other considerations CASUAL comprises of a market segment DINING between fast food establishments and RESTAURANTS fine dining restaurants restaurants with a fixed menu and fixed FAMILY STYLE price, usually with diners seated at a RESTAURANTS communal table such as on bench seats. SPECIALTY Menus usually include ethnic dishes RESTAURANTS and/or authentic ethnic foods. STAFFING AND MANAGEMENT Depends on size, The key for effective covers, style, and management and type of the food and service delivery is extent of the teamwork operation FOOD SERVICE SYSTEM 1. CONVENTIONAL FOOD SERVICE SYSTEM
most common of all the systems
in the food service. usually used in cafeterias, restaurants, small hotels and school canteens. 2. CENTRALIZED (COMMISSARY) FOOD SERVICE SYSTEM
also known as central kitchen or
food factory. most effective when mass production is required Example: Airline industry 3. READY –PREPARED FOOD SERVICE SYSTEM
usually chilled or frozen then
reheated and served to customers on site and readily available to the customers. Example: Hospitals and prisons 4. ASSEMBLY- SERVE FOOD SERVICE SYSTEM
food is purchased then stored
either chilled or frozen for later use. portioned and reheated and served to customers Example: In-flight caterers QUIZ 1. The most common among all the food service systems. 2. In this type of food service system, food is portioned and reheated before it is served to the customers. 3. This type of food service system is common in hospitals and prisons. 4. It is also known as central kitchen or food factory. 5. Give one function of a restaurant. QUIZ 6. This type of restaurant emphasize speed of service and low cost over all other considerations 7. In this type of restaurant, menus usually include ethnic dishes and/or authentic ethnic foods 8. Restaurant serving mostly cooked or ready to eat food arranged behind a food-serving counter 9. It comprise of a market segment between fast food and fine dining restaurant. 10. A food-service establishment that serves prepared food to customers
