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COVER PAGE i
COPYRIGHT PAGE ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS iii
TITLE PAGE iv
Introduction 1
Pre – Test 3
Activity 1.1 6
Welcome and Greet Guests Procedure 7
Enrichment Activity 9
Generalization 16
Application 17
Introduction 12
Activity 3.1 12
Escorting and Seating the Guest Procedure 13
Enrichment Activity 16
Generalization 16
Application 17
Introduction 18
Activity 3.1 18
The Menu 19
Activity 3.2 20
Order Taking Procedure 20
Activity 3.3 21
Generalization 22
Activity 3.4 22
Assessment 32
Reference 34
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Welcome to this module! You must be very excited to start with the learning
activities. The learning exercises in this module have been designed to provide you with
rich, encouraging and interactive learning experiences that will help enhanced better
your communication in English. Please familiarize the different sections of this module.
This section starts to explore the learning activities that will take place when the
customer arrives at the food and beverage establishment. You will learn the proper way
of welcoming and greeting the guests, seating the guests, taking food and beverage
orders, and liaising between kitchen and dining room area in accordance with the
established standard procedure.
This module is about welcoming guests and taking Food and Beverage orders.
You will be guided on the proper way and sequence of the service upon arrival of the
guests, and expansions are discussed in the following lessons:
For you to achieve the objectives of this module, here are some steps to follow:
Being familiar with the following terms will help you get the most from this module:
Terms Definition
A La Carte Menu Multiple choice menu in which each item is listed
down in specific sequence which is priced individually.
A formal and extravagant meal for many people,
Banquet usually followed by speeches.
Fairly standardize menu that includes
juices, cereals, eggs to order, breakfast meat like
Breakfast Menu
bacon, sausages or ham, waffles, and pancake.
A chair intended for children.
Booster seats/booster
cushion Free drinks offered to guests once they arrived
or are seated.
Complementary Drinks
A docket system that is widely used in restaurants,
residential hotels, and large establishments where
Computerized Control orders are entered by waiters at one terminal or more.
System A person who buys products and services
offered in the restaurants.
Set of dishes or menu items that are different
Customer/ Guest for each day or week during a cycle.
“Chef’s tasting menu”, this type of menu is
Cycle Menu described as “showcase the chef’s flair for
combining flavors and textures”.
Degustation Menu A traditional manual system which can be
preprinted, often used in medium and large-
sized hotels and restaurants with a limited menu.
“Du Jour” a French term means “dish of the
Duplicate docket system
day”, which restaurants used available seasonal
ingredients to prepare the freshest food possible for the
Du Jour Menu or Daily day; e.g. “Soupe du jour” means soup of the day.
menu An order entry tool which provides all the
items in the menu list to take note of the customers’
order quickly.
Floor Plan
Pre – Test
Direction: Read the following test items carefully and choose the correct answer from
the given choices, write your answer in your activity notebook.
A. Price
B. Ambiance
C. Smile
D. Status
2. A couple entered the restaurant, however, all the tables were already occupied. As
a receptionist, what will you say to the couple?
A. “My apology sir/ma’am but all seats are occupied at the moment. Would you
like waiting at the lounge and I’ll call the moment we have a table available for
you.”
B. “My apology sir/ma’am but all seats are taken at the moment. Would you
mind waiting at the lounge for five minutes and I’ll call the moment we have a
table available for you?”
C. “I’m sorry sir/ma’am, we are fully occupied”
3. What other way can you do towards a guest who claims a confirmed booking when
in fact they never made one?
A. Decline the guest form dining in your restaurant and notify that they have
not created one
B. Apologize profusely, and offer another session of a meal if and only if you
have vacancy
C. Honestly inform the guest that you are into computerized system a no results
were found under their name
D. Adopt the stance that says “If we can’t find your booking, you didn’t make one
4. How else can you do to accommodate a walk in guest that arrives in your restaurant
at earlier time and wants to dine in your restaurant even if you are at full house status
at twenty one hundred hours?
A. Offer some bar service towards your guest while waiting in the lounge and
inform them whenever a table is already available
B. Decline the guest for a dining experience in your restaurant, instead transfer
to your nearby sister establishment
C. Ask whether they could be finished by 8:45 pm so you can re-set it for the
reserved guest
D. Create another time schedule for guest reservation and transfer them to
nearby restaurant
5. How else should you state an acceptable standard spiel when asking the guest
table approval before seating?
6. What is the shape of the napkin after successfully draping on the lap of each guest?
7. What could be done by a certain restaurant staff to maximize sales before the actual
order taking?
8. How do you call the price list of food and beverage items available in restaurants?
A. Menu B. Food List C. A la carte D. Table d hotel
10. Which of the following choices is UNLIKELY to describe the purpose of taking
food orders?
12. What should be suggested to a guest after ordering the main course?
A. Liaising B. Liaise
C. Taking orders D. Placing Orders
14. It is the computer-based order entry technology that restaurants used to record data,
enter orders, and or display and print tickets.
15. Which of the following is the traditional manual system that is often used in medium
and large sized restaurants?
You are done with the basics in dining management during the previous module.
You already mastered the procedure on taking table reservation, familiarized the different
cutleries, tableware and glassware necessary for service. Different table napkin folding
and table skirting design and procedures were already attained and acquired. In this
module, your communication skills will be enhanced because you are going to deal with
the ways to handle guests in the
dining area.
What’s New
The person who welcomes and greets upon the arrival of the guests is the
receptionist, also known as host or hostess. The receptionist must set the positive mood
and ambience of the diners to enjoy their dining experience. It can be achieved if the
receptionist wears his/her best smile, enthusiastic but respectful since he or she is the first
1. Acknowledge guests as soon as they arrived at the restaurant. When the guests arrive,
open the door. Walk towards the guests, make a pleasant eye contact, and welcome
them with an appropriate greetings. If it happens that you are busy with another
guests, acknowledge the new guest by making eye contact and say;
“I’ll be right back with you.” Or simple hand gesture or smile will do.
2. Greet guests with an appropriate welcome.
Welcome guests with an appropriate greetings according to their gender, and time of
the day. Address them with the appropriate greeting for the time of the day as
follows,
00:00—11:59 – “Good Morning”
12:00 – 06:59 – “Good Afternoon”
07:00 – 12:59 – “Good Evening”
*Note that, by greeting them with their names, it would let them feel that they are
important.
3. Checking reservations.
• Politely ask if they have reservation, if they do, ask the guest’s name in the
reservation list and guide them to the reserved table. Make sure that their table is
prepared in advance.
• Another situation is, if the guest doesn’t hold any reservation. The receptionist
must ask how many are dining and ask their preferred section in the dining
room/restaurant. (e.g., smoking or non-smoking room, near the window, corner
table, among others).
“How many are we expecting in the party, sir/ma’am?
Say: “My apology sir/ma’am but all seats are taken/occupied at the moment. Would
you mind waiting at the lounge and/or bar area for five minutes and I’ll call
the moment we have a table available for you?”
Don’t just say;
“I’m sorry we are full at the moment”.
Special needs customers
Guests may also have a special needs and simple observation will identify many
of these. Don’t wait to be asked if you think there is a special need, be proactive and offer
it to the guests. These special needs are currently include but not limited to:
• Easy access to the guests table because of a disability.
• A booster seat/high chair for infants.
• Warmer equipment of a bottle for babies.
• Appropriate food for those with special dietary needs as indicated in the
reservation information.
• Privacy for romantic couples, and business people – to the best extent possible.
Offering pre-meal services
As and when circumstances dictate, or opportunities present themselves like all
tables have already been occupied, pre-meal services can be offered to guests.
These services include but not limited to:
• Bar service – it may be appropriate to offer guests the bar services before they go
to their table and/or while waiting for a vacant ready table.
• Lounge and waiting areas. This saves the guests from possible embarrassment,
and rather, demonstrates excellent customer service and indicates that you are
tuned in to individual needs. You can offer the customer something to read while
they patiently waiting.
• Valet services. Common services available for guests include but is not limited to
valet parking, car retrieval, car rental, booking of tickets, and
arranging of taxis to guests.
What’s More
Below is a sample spiel about welcoming guests, complete the missing information,
familiarize the sequence and try to practice it in front of the mirror.
- If YES
Receptionist: (Under the name of) sir/ma’am we have prepared a very nice table for
you, this way please….will this table be alright with you sir/ma’am? - If NO (Note:
check the floor plan first, if there are still table available, say :)
Receptionist: May I suggest a table for you?
Congratulations! You are almost done with the lesson. For the teacher to assure
that you apprehend the lesson well, in your activity notebook, write at least 5 sentences on
what you capture about the lesson.
What I Can Do
Write a spiel following the situation below, apply what you have leaned, and put your
spiel in your activity notebook.
A group of young lady decided to dine at Self-Check Restaurant without prior reservation.
Unfortunately, as the Receptionist check the floor plan, it was found out that there were
no tables available at the moment. As a receptionist, what best move will you do?
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We are now on the next lesson, good job! After going through this lesson, you are
expected to:
We have already capture the previous lesson about how to properly welcome and greet
guests according to standard procedure. The proper character of a waiter in welcoming
and greeting the guests was also emphasized. We are now ready to the next lesson, let’s
now learn and enjoy.
What’s New
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If the guests allow you, from the right-hand side of the guests, remove the
napkin that has been provided as part of the setting. Unfold it into a triangular
shape and drape it across the guest’s lap without touching any body parts of the
guest. Laid napkins should be pointed side facing away from them. Note that
some guests will prefer to place their own napkin, so be aware of the guests’ body
language at all times, and certainly don’t force this service on anyone.
A comment such as “Excuse me ma’am/sir, may I unfold the table napkin for
you?” may be appropriate.
Say: “Hi I am (name), I will be your waiter for tonight. Here’s your water. Please
let me know if there is anything I can do to make your dining experience more
pleasurable”.
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Say: “Excuse me ma’am/sir here is our menu card for your food selection. Please
take you time to read the menu and I’ll be back to take your order whenever you
are ready.
6. Serving of Bread
After presenting the menu, you may suggest or ask the guest if they want to have
their bread, after hearing the guests’ response, excuse yourself and tell them you’ll
be back with the bread.
When serving bread, present the bread o the guest and served it the left side hand
of the guests where the bread and butter plate is placed. Do not cross over to the
guests.
Say:” excuse me ma’am/sir, here is your bread. Please call me whenever you are
ready to order.”
Now you are done with the sequence, and here are some helpful tips on seating the guests.
• When one or two people is dining in a restaurant do not use the four-seat table if
possible, unless there are no other table available.
• Young couples prefer quite corners with good view.
• Loud, noisy parties may be placed in private rooms or towards the back of the dining
room to avoid disturbing other guests.
• Should the guests request for a specific location, try to accommodate him/her.
• In seating the guests, assist the ladies first, followed by the gentleman, and the
host/hostess last. If in case there are children in a group, they should be assisted first.
Note:
1.When your guest carries some bags or wears heavy jacket during winters, offer
assistance especially for girls upon suggesting tables.
2. While leading your guest to their table, make sure that you’re already carrying
the menu and drink list professionally with your one hand and another hand half
wide open to lead the guest where you are heading to.
What’s More
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Congratulations! You’re almost finish with this lesson. For the teacher to assure
that you apprehend the lesson well, in your activity notebook, write at least
5 sentences on what you realize about the lesson.
What I can Do
Write a spiel following the situation below, apply what you have leaned, and put
your spiel in your activity notebook. Let’s see how you’ll deal with the given scenario.
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Lesson
We are now on the third lesson of this module, keep it up! After going through this
lesson, you are expected to:
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You were taught how to seat guests in the previous lesson. You were also guided with
the sequence of events once the guests are already seated. We are now on the next lesson
of this module, I hope you learn as you go through the module, you’ll learn and have fun.
Good luck!
What’s New
What is It
The Menu is a price list of food & beverage items available in Food & Beverage outlets.
It helps the guest to select what they like to eat and drink. Depending on the establishment
and the occasion, the menu may be plain or artistic in its presentation, possibly with a
description of how it is prepared.
Types of Menu
A la carte
A la carte means a multiple choice menu in which each item is listed down in
specific sequence with individual price. The food in prepared in this kind of menu is a
semi-prepared form and takes time to prepare
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In short, the meaning of table d’hôtel is “table of the host”. It refers to a menu of
limited choice, is kept in fully prepared form, and which is planned in advance for specific
functions. In this type of menu, each dish is not individually priced but the complete meal
is sold to the guest for a fixed price.
Static Menu common type of menu and does not change every day.
Dinner Menu more elaborate as guests have more time and leisure in eating. Further,
alcohol beverage is essential in this kind of menu.
Children Menu typically food children loves to eat. Burgers, fried chicken, spaghetti and the
like is present in this kind of menu.
Breakfast Menu usually used in room service, consist of continental and American
breakfast.
Board Menu typically used by cafés, it is usually place at the top of order area, written in a
board for customers’ convenience.
Du Jour Menu “Du Jour” a French term means “dish of the day”, which
restaurants used available seasonal ingredients to prepare the freshest food possible for the
day; e.g.
“Soupe du jour” means soup of the day.
What’s More
Let’s Try Activity 3.2! - As you read, you discover information about the different types
of menu. Use a Venn diagram below to see the similarities and differences of these types
of menu.
• Make sure menus are updated and clean while you hand it over to the guests.
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2. Take the Food Order. In taking order, follow the sequence C,E,L,G,H
The four major component that you need (Child, Elders, Ladies, Gents, and Host)
to record are Table number, Number of
covers, item ordered, and Servers
name/signature.
3. Upselling/ suggestive selling a. Take effort to sell a complete meal,
make suggestions that are suited to the
age, taste, and needs of the guests.
b. If the order is out of stock, suggest
appropriate alternatives or substitute,
do not just say, not
available on the moment and or make
the guests wait.
4. Ask the guests how he wanted his/her a. Egg, “how would you like the egg
dish to be prepared, this is mostly done sir?”
applicable but not limited to: a. Egg b. Steak,” “how would you like the steak
b. Steak done sir? Rare, medium rare, or well
done?
5. When the guests is done ordering, Say: May I repeat your order, . Did
REPEAT his/her order. I get your order right ma’am/sir?
6. Indicate the time of serving Say: Your order will be served within 30 min.
would that be alright with you ma’am/sir?
7. Place your order to the kitchen Excuse yourself, but before leaving, tell guests
that you are just in your post whenever they
need anything.
8. The Plus Minus Technique Adjust the cover according to the guests’
orders. Which means removal of the
unnecessary table appointments of courses that
have not been ordered, and add those which are
included otherwise.
What’s More
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What I can Do
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What I need to Know
We are now in the last lesson of this module, good job! You are almost done in this
module, way to go buddy! At the end of this module, the you are expected to:,
1. Check tables ware for chips, marks, cleanliness, spills, and drips,
2. Carry out plates and trays safely,
3. Place and send orders to the kitchen promptly
4. Relay information about special requests of the guests; and
5. Apply manual system in taking order.
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Below is an example of an easy to read food docket: note how each person has been
numbered to identify their meal selections.
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2. Software applications
This computerized system enables electronic management of food and beverage
orders.
A main terminal enables data input to the system. This data comprises the menus
for all the restaurants attached up to the system, alongside prices of every item. This
information might be input by the F & B Manager or receptionist.
Each outlet has its own terminal that displays the menu. This is a touch screen as
there’s no keyboard kind of traditional computer. Printers are an integral part of a system
and that they are present in each of the food outlets, as well as in the kitchen.
As an order is taken by waiting staff, the order is entered into the system, via the
POS terminal. A ‘table tracking’ facility is activated in order that dishes are often added to
the initial order, and tracks are often kept of the order for the nominated table number.
The system also features a facility for every table to possess seat numbers assigned to
their particular order.
The order is then sent to the specified service point, which can normally be the
kitchen and should include the bar. The order is printed call at restaurant area, detailing
not only the things required, but also the table number, time as well as name and/or
number of the waiter/s.
Orders may be changed as guests change their minds, or as other circumstances
dictate.
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POS capabilities:
i. Electronic Payment – This is the ability for a restaurant to accept credit card,
debit cards, gift cards and mobile payment options. Restaurants that don’t have
this technology will miss out on 80% or more of potential sales. There are
exceptions to this rule. The main exception is food trucks and smaller cash only
businesses in busy areas and street vendors. For the vast majority, a payment
system is essential for a business.
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iv. Digital Menu Boards – This technology enables the menu in the stores to be
displayed on screens instead of the traditional printed material. This technology
has advantages in that it will reduce costs of the printed menus and reduce the
labor to change, manage and send the printed menus. This technology is most
useful for fast casual and quick serve restaurants where there is not wait staff.
Digital Menu Boards are good for restaurants that change the menus often, but
still most restaurants used menu cards or books to be given on the guests upon
arrival.
Whats More
Activity 4.1
Direction: Read the following items carefully and choose the correct answer from the given
choices. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. It is the guidelines cover policy such as not charging for items that were not delivered or
not charging person X for something that person Y received.
A. Speed B. Accuracy C. Honesty D. Customer service
2. What detail fully the nature of all charges so that no confusion or suspicion about
charges exists.
A. Speed B. Accuracy C. Explanation D. Customer service
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5. This computerized system enables electronic management of food and beverage orders.
A. Software System B. Manual System
C. POS System D. F and B System
Scenario: You have two system used in your restaurant the duplicateet system
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dock and manual system in taking order. You have 2 guests who arrived
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fill out the manual docket
the following details:
Number of cover: 2
Date: 1/29/2020
Food items:
2 bowl bulalo
2 cup rice
1 order pizza
2 glasses orange
juice 1 slice of biko
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• Food servicing starts with welcoming the guest. In greeting the guest, always wear
a smile and establish eye contact. Approach the guest, look at each one, greet them
with a smile and mention their name (if known)
• When Escorting and seating the guest, walk a little ahead of them to their table.
Endorse them to the captain waiter and assist them in getting seated.
• When presenting the menu, approach the guests on their table, stand on the RIGHT
SIDE, introduce yourself to the guest, and hold the menu card at the bottom facing
the guest if it’s an open type of menu. Open it to the specialty of the establishment
or the menu of the day. If not, hold it the upper portion with the cover facing the
guest.
• When Taking orders Approach the guests table, stand on the right side with the
note pad and ballpoint pen on your hand. Ask customers if they are ready to order.
Take the order beginning the ladies, then the gentlemen and lastly the host.
• Restaurant Technology is very important when it comes to maintaining connection
between restaurant and kitchen. It’s one way to help them to have understanding
on the whole operation that is happening.
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Assessment
Direction: Read the following test items carefully and choose the correct answer
from the given choices, write your answer in your activity notebook.
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11. Which of the following choices is LIKELY to describe the proper changing
of silverwares in guest table?
A. Change silverwares in a counter clockwise direction
B. Change the silverwares ladies first
C. Change the knife side first before the fork
D. Change the fork side fist before the knife
12. How should you remove and replace glassware before serving the win?
A. Handle using your clean hands and replace
B. Carry and remove using bar tray
C. Carry the right glass along with the wine
D. Holds the glass safely while walking to the table
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Congratulations! You are done in this module, Good Job! Practice the skills and in a long run you’ll be a skill
Answer Key
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Serving bread Escort the Guest to their Table
Checking reservations
15. b 14. b
13. b 11. d
10. a 12. b
8. c 6. c
9. d 7. b
5. d 4. b
3. c 2. c
1. a What I know
Lesson 4 – Activity 4.1
Post Assessment
REFERENCE
Manual/Hand Out
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Books
Arcos, Cristeta M., Flores, Jelly M., and Yu, Evangeline V. Food and Beverage Services
Manual: Technical-Vocational-Livelihood- Home Economics First Edition –
Department of Education – Bureau of Learning Resources. Pasig City, Philippines:
Sunshine Interlinks Publishing House, Inc 2017.
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