A Taste of Music City: A True Nashville Experience Dining Room Training
Mar 31, 2015
A Taste of Music City: A True Nashville ExperienceDining Room Training
Service Style: Buddy Teams of three servers
Head Server Server 2 Server 3
Trays & Tray Jacks
Find your Buddy!
Tables 1&2
Tables 3&4
Tables 5&6
Tables 7&8
Tables 9&10
Tables 11&12
Tables 13&14
Tables 15&16
Here are your tables…
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KITCHEN
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Satellite KitchenBev
stationBev station
SATELITE
KITCHEN
Special dish
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Flow of Traffic in Dining Room
Menu & Allergies 1st Course: Parsnip Soup
Ingredients: Parsnips, Russet Potato, Sweet Onions, Sliced Pear, Sour Cream, Garlic Salt, Cayenne Pepper
Allergies: Cayenne Pepper
2nd Course: Spinach Walnut Salad Allergies: Nuts and Feta Cheese
Ingredients: Spinach, Walnuts, Cranberries, Feta Cheese, Apples. With Balsamic, Red Wine Vinegar, Olive Oil and Dijon Mustard
Menu & Allergies Entrée Course: Smoked Pulled Pork, Grit
Cake, Chayote Slaw, Sweet Potato Fries Vegetarian Option: Vegetarian Black Bean
Chili
Dessert Trio: Goo- Goo Clusters, Fried Oreos and White Chocolate Filled Strawberries Allergies: Peanuts, Strawberries, Chocolate- Ingredients: Marsh mellows, chocolate chips, oreos, strawberries
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Seat Placements for Serving
Serving a Table Second Server
Carrying: one tray jack Set between two tables
Head Server Carrying: one tray with 4 plates
Will set down on jack placed by second server. Both second server and head server will take 2 plates each
and serve their respected side of table. Third Server
Carrying: one tray with 4 plates Will set down on jack after first tray is emptied. Server 2
and head server will take 2 plates each and finish serving the rest of table 1.
*Two Hands!*
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1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
1 2 3 4
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Remember… First two courses (parsnip soup and spinach walnut salad )
4 dishes per tray Server 2 sets jack down and head server lays first tray. Each
will take 2 plates and serve their sides of the table. Server 2 takes empty tray back to satellite kitchen, to reload
tray for second table, while server 3 and head server finish serving first table.
All go back and repeat for second table After second table complete take all trays and jacks with you
Last two courses (entrée, dessert trio) 4 dishes per tray
Server 2 lays jack and second server and head server serve the first half of their table
Server 2 clears tray and server 3 and head server serve the last half of the table. Return to satellite kitchen to reload trays for the second
table **Head Server: Leave tray jack in dining room between
serving tables
Clearing tables Serving teams enter the dining room with:
Two trays One tray jack
Server 2 and Head Server will clear seats 1,2,5,6 on one tray. Server 2 will take back dishes while Server 3 and Head Server will clear seats 3,4,7,8. All will empty trays and repeat for table 2
Remember to clear the appropriate silverware!!!!
**Remember: Don’t leave your tray at the busing station!**
REMEMBER!
LOWERon the
LEFT
RIGHTon the
RAISE
Last thing…
Remember to smile and have fun! Be casual!
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask!
Head servers come up front please…