Colegio de San Gabriel Arcangel of Caloocan Escuela San Gabriel de Arcangel Foundation, Inc
Colegio de San Gabriel Arcangel of Caloocan Escuela San Gabriel de Arcangel Foundation, Inc
F&B - GRADE 12
BANQUET AND CATERING SERVICES
Module 3: Types of Restaurants
Fine Dining – The accoutrements of a fine dining establishment are table linens, china,
luxurious surroundings, and subdued lighting to encourage lingering. There is a host or
maître d, who is in charge of all servers, bussers, and the sommeliers, or wine
stewards. There is an extensive menu and an equally extensive wine list. Fine dining is
a very slow-paced dining experience, where your guests will be around for several
hours.
The fine dining experience promises the customer a full service restaurant with highly
trained staff in uniform or more formal attire than jeans and a t-shirt. The kitchen staff is
usually formally trained and has a traditional hierarchy in terms of staffing. The menu is
typically extensive and features high quality and often unusual ingredients that require
elaborate preparation. Orders are prepared individually, with great attention to detail.
Presentation is typically very artistic.
Fine dining also offers a full bar with separate bar staff. The sommelier is also
responsible for the wine that the restaurant offers.
Trattorias are traditionally Italian and are less formal than the fine dining experience.
The service is casual, the prices are reasonable, and the emphasis is on return
customers, rather than on fancy food.
Family restaurants, as a theme restaurant, are usually crab houses, BBQ restaurants,
and so forth. Other family restaurants are chain restaurants like Denny's or IHOP.
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Diners are more specifically casual, with an emphasis on traditional food, like
hamburgers and sandwiches
ACTIVITY 1
1. Fine Dining
2. Bistro / Trattoria
3. Family Restaurant
ACTIVITY 2
ACTIVITY 3
Identify the type of the following restaurants. Write your answer before each number.
1. Lemuria Gourmet Restaurant
2. Ninyo Fusion Cuisine
3. Snacks & Ladders
4. Pablo Bistro
5. Terry’s Bistro
6. Max’s
7. Brasserie Sagana
8. Mama Lou’s Italian Kitchen
9. Texas Roadhouse
10. Spices at the Peninsula