Bar and Floor Handoff: Shift Briefing and Pre-Service Huddle
Run a five-minute pre-service huddle with a script covering specials, reservations, 86 items, VIPs, allergens, and targets for the shift.
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Create a pre-service huddle format for my front of house team. Restaurant style: [RESTAURANT_STYLE]. Team size and roles on shift: [TEAM_SIZE_AND_ROLES]. What the manager normally covers: [USUAL_TOPICS]. Today's specials and out-of-stock items: [SPECIALS_AND_86_LIST]. Bookings and special requests tonight: [TONIGHT_BOOKINGS]. Write: a five-minute huddle agenda with timings per item; a script the manager can read aloud, with placeholders for tonight's details; a one-page huddle sheet in table form with the columns Topic, Details for tonight, Owner; and a short list of ten rotating "focus of the week" topics such as eye contact, clearing plates, or tasting notes. Add a section on the allergen and dietary briefing: staff review any known guest allergies on tonight's bookings, check with the kitchen for changes to dishes, and never rely on memory, with the actual process to follow our own written procedure and local rules [VERIFY]. Include a way to recognise one staff member for something specific each shift, and a feedback box for the team to raise issues. Provide a close-of-service debrief of three questions for the end of the night. Do not invent items, bookings or policies. Keep it short enough to fit in five minutes; calculate the time budget and show that the agenda adds up. Add a worked example with invented details: a Friday service with 6 servers, 84 booked covers, one item out of stock, and a party of 12 at 19:30.
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