Preparing Dining Room

Service
Definition of Terms:
Ambiance
- Overall atmosphere that
pervades in a room or place
Definition of Terms:
Accessibility
- Easy to reach
Definition of Terms:
Accessories
- furnishing and/or decors that
complement or enhance the
ambiance of the dining room.
Definition of Terms:
Decors
- Ornaments or adornments to
enhance or beautify the interior of
a dining room
Definition of Terms:
Declutter
- To remove litters and obstructing
materials from floor or tables.
Definition of Terms:
Routine
- Doing a job in the same manner,
same order, and same time on a
regular basis.
Definition of Terms:
Layout
- A detailed arrangement of
furniture and furnishings in a
room.
Definition of Terms:
Theme
- Subject or topic exemplified as
characterized by the type of motif,
decors, and accessories used in a
dining room.
Definition of Terms:
Orderliness
- Arranged according to some
order resulting to being neat and
tidy.
Definition of Terms:
Menu
- List of food for a meal
Definition of Terms:
Customer Load
- Number of customers seated at
one time in the dining area
Definition of Terms:
Seat Turnover
- Number of seats or chairs that
can be occupied by the customers
within a given time.
Definition of Terms:
Rate of movement
- Speed of service provided by the
waiters in an eating place.
Definition of Terms:
Quality Control
- Assuring the standards of quality
of a given product like food.
Definition of Terms:
Specifications
- A detailed description of a
material or work to be done.
Providing Food and
Beverage Service
Preparing the Dining Room Service
• Preparing a dining room is as important
as serving delicious, attractive, and
clean food.
• An attractive, clean, and comfortable
dining room can seduce potential
customers to come into the restaurant
and the regular customers to keep on
coming back.
Preparing the Dining Room Service
• An enticing room would give success in
operating the food service
establishment.
• The dining room is the show window of
any food service establishment.
• Its reputation and popularity depends
much on its ambiance.
Preparing the Dining Room Service
• Ambiance is created or brought about by the
choice of furniture, decors, lighting, color
harmony, and the arrangement of these as
to create an impression which reflects the
theme of the restaurant be it native,
sophisticated, elegant, classy, or casual.
Preparing the Dining includes:
1.) Arranging the tables and chairs and other
furniture and furnishings.
2.) Choosing the appropriate motif, decors,
and accessories.
3.) Preparing the table appointment.
“Dining room must be planned in relation
to other parts of the food service
establishment as to provide easy
accessibility, convenience, and comfort to
customers and to food service
personnel.”
Guides in Preparing an Ideal Dining Room
Guides in Preparing an Ideal Dining Room
1. The amount of dining space should dictate the amount of furniture
and furnishings to be arranged.
2. Beautify the dining room through proper selection and
arrangement of furniture, decors accessories, and the
appointments. There should be consistency and harmony as to
create order and an impression of simplicity and elegance.
3. Ambiance must create dignity, peace, and simple elegance
through decors.
4. The prescribe space in a dining room of a restaurant is 15 square
feet per person. A dining area with 100 seats can have a total of
1500 square meters.
Guides in Preparing an Ideal Dining Room
5. Dining tables should be 30 square inches for devices ( table
seating for two) and 34 to 36 square inches for four seaters. Dining
tables should have a height of 29 to 30 inches.
6. Shape of tables can be round or square.
7. Tables and chairs must be sturdy and heavy to support any weight,
simple in design for easy cleaning, and seating space enough to
accommodate a customer of any size.
8. Number of seats in the dining room depends on customer load,
rate of movement through the line, and seat turnover. The maximum
numbers of customers are determined during the busiest part of the
day.
Maintaining Cleanliness and
Orderliness in the Dining Room
• Maintaining cleanliness and orderliness in the dining area at all
times is a must.
• This will not only attract customers but will keep them on coming
back.
• Cleanliness – absence of dirt, clutter, and dust as well as pests,
insects, harmful microorganisms. Clean air and a pleasant smell of
the atmosphere.
• Orderliness – every furniture and furnishings as well as dining
equipment are in place, are well maintained, and in good working
conditions.
Preparing the Dining Room Layout
• Dining room layout refers to the detailed arrangement of furniture
and furnishings in the room.
• Each type of layout depends largely on the major functions offered
by the establishment.
• Layouts may vary according to the size and shape of the dining
room area.