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Dining Room Operations
Dining Room Operations
Room Operations
Preparing the dining
room is one of the major
activities that can spell
success in any food service
activity.
ROOM ARRANGEMENT
General
Manager
Dining Room
Head Cook
Manager
Preparation Receptionists/
Stewards Cashiers Food Servers Bus Persons
Cook
• Mise-en-place
–A French word which means
“everything in place.
–Refers to all the basic preparations
in dining or service area before the
setup and food service are
undertaken.
MISE-EN- PLACE PREPARATION
Basic activities that should be considered:
1. Pick up and cleaning of equipments and supplies
a) Have a list of items to be picked up and to be installed at
the service station.
b) Bring the requested items in a trolley or bus pan. Follow
the guidelines that follows:
• Chinawares must be piled up by tens.
• Glass wares must be placed in glass wire rack.
• Flat wares must be placed in flatware rack or utility
plastic box container and grouped by types.
c) Check for damages tand remove them and list it in the
breakages and losses report.
MISE-EN- PLACE PREPARATION
2. Soup tureens
-are round or oval-shaped
hollow container made either of
china or ceramics. It has fine ears
on both sides and it comes with
cover. They are used for serving
soups and their variation.
DINING ROOM EQUIPMENT
3. Tea/coffee pot
-is used for serving
tea or coffee. The tea pot
is slightly smaller than
coffee pot.
DINING ROOM EQUIPMENT
5. Gravy boat
-is used for
serving gravy or
sauces.
DINING ROOM EQUIPMENT
3. Pie server
-has a wide, flat
and elongated shape
with short handle. It
is used for serving pies,
cakes, and pastries.
DINING ROOM EQUIPMENT
4. Soup ladle
-has a long
handle with small,
rounded, deep bowl.
It is used for serving
soups.
DINING ROOM EQUIPMENT
5. Gravy ladle
-has a long
handle with small,
rounded, hollow bowl.
It is used for serving
gravies and sauces.
DINING ROOM EQUIPMENT
Beverage wares:
1. Water pitcher
-is usually made of
either glass, plastic, or
aluminum. Generally used
for serving water or juices.
DINING EQUIPMENT
Dinnerwares:
1. Place plate
-is a 12 inches
diameter plate used as
underliner for dinner
plate in formal sitdown
dinner.
DINING EQUIPMENT
2. Dinner plate
-is a 10 inches
diameter plate used for
individual serving of the
main dish in formal
dinners.
DINING EQUIPMENT
3. Soup plate
-is a deep plate that
is 9 inches in diameter.
It is used for soups in
formal dinners.
DINING EQUIPMENT
4. Soup bowl
-is a 6 inches
diameter hollow plate
used for soups, cereals,
and saucy dishes.
DINING EQUIPMENT