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Selection criteria of food and beverage service equipment

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  Furniture - tables, chairs, sideboards Linen - table cloths, buffet cloth, slip cloth, runners, baize cloth, tray cloth, waiter’s cloth, and napkins Crockery - quarter plate, half plate, full plate, soup plate, soup bowl, cup and saucers, demitasse, and so on Glassware - all glasses Tableware a)     Flatware/cutlery - spoons, forks,   knives b)     Hollowware - coffee pots, teapots, water jugs, entrée dishes, sugar bowls, creamers, butter dish and so on Miscellaneous – bud vase, menu card holder, cruets, ashtrays, toast rack, sauce boats, asparagus tongs, caviar knife, oyster fork, corn on the cob holder, snail dish and so on Disposables – paper napkins, disposable plates, place mats, doilies, coasters, table rolls, gloves, etc. Chair heights- ·        Height of the chair (from floor to the seat):18” ·        From floor to the top of the chair: 39” ·  ...

Types of Food and Beverage service outlets

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  RESTAURANT A restaurant implies service at the table. It may be platter to plate or pre plated. Restaurants are again sub divided into various types: SPECIALITY RESTAURANT/ THEME / ETHNIC RESTAURANT Speciality Restaurant- Concentrates on one special cuisine i.e. One particular type of food. Eg- Sea food restaurant. Theme Restaurant- Where the décor of the restaurant is based on a particular theme? Eg-Theatre restaurant. Ethnic Restaurant- Refers to a perticuler race of people.Ex-Chinese restaurant. Features 1. Open only for lunch and dinner- lunch is from 12pm to 3.30 pm and dinner is from 7.30 pm to 11.30 pm. 2. Special exotic dishes are served 3. Highly Priced Menu- -- High Investment -- Business hour is less -- Platter to plate service 4. Low turnover for covers 5. High average check (A.P.C.) - Highly priced menu and less number of guests so the average check OR the Average Per Cover is high A.S.P. – Average Spending Power 6. Cover Charge- It...