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Considering all about the food and beverage services, the five service methods for food and

beverage
can be identified.

01) table service

In here, customer is served at a laid cover; means when guest is entering into and after he seated,
waiter or waitress are taking the orders. Nevertheless, previous to this, Menu list are given or displayed
for orders. After orders have been taken, service is provided by using a laid cover on table. Here, it will
be including,

* silver service

* English/ family service

* American/ pre- plated service

* French service

* Russian/ platter service

Silver service

Here, table has been set for main courses and sweet dish in sterling silverware and foods are
potioned at kitchen into silver platters. Hereafter plates are placed before guest. Waiter has to
take the platters from hot plate and have to present dish to host to approve. Finally he presents
all foods in silver dishes and serves using service spoon and fork to each guest.

English service

It is basic level of table service and mainly using in family restuarant or coffee shop. Because it
was orginated in home. Food production staff put foods into dishes and bowls in kitchen and
placed in center dinning table. Guest can serve themselves from those dishes. Here, host is
playing important role because often it is reffered to as 'host service'. Guest will pass the
dishes.

American service

It can be recognized as pre-platted service which is mostly used in coffee shop. Means, food has
been served into plate of guest in kitchen and brought presence to guest. Here, they have to
balance entire predetermines in terms of nutritions and color.
This service can be personalised due to situation like breakfast or lunch. And this service allows
chef to show their creativity. One server can serve meal but should be with experienced service
skills. Number of flatware can be changed due to menu and sometimes coffee could be served
with meal.

French service

It is personalised service. Food is prepared, finished, carved at table. Lots of employees are
involving in french service including captain, front waiter, back waiter and wine steward.

This service is called as table side or gueridon service.foods are brought from kikitchen and
placed on a cart called 'gueridon'. Foods is cooked and completed infront of guest and serve to
guest on heated plates.

Russian service

It is called as platter or flying service. Food is put on platters in kitchen and served to fuest from
platters.

02) Assisted service

Meal is served to customer as part of meal at table and obtain part should be required via self
service.here guest entering into dinning area and help to foods by himself. He can collect
extras from counter. He can eat on table or standing banquet hall or lounge area.

03) Self service

Here customer is helping himself /herself from buffet/ counters like straight line, free flow,
Echelon or supermarket counters.

04) Single point service

Customers can order/pay or receive foods and beverage from counter or at a single point. No
any dinning area or seats. We can see various types at single point service.
- kee away

- vending

- kiosk

- food court

05) Specified service

In here food and beverage is taken to where customer is. It will be included following services.

1- Grill room service - in this service, various meats are grilled presence the guests. Guest can
select his exact cut of meal

2- Trolly service - foods and beverage are served from trolly.

3- tray service- whole or part of meal are delivered on tray to customer.

4- home delivery- foods are delivered to customers home/ workplace.

5- lounge service- food is served in lounge area.

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