Food and beverage service types can be divided into four kinds:
1. Table service
A service system in which guests sit in a chair facing the table, then the food and drinks delivered and served, the table service is generally divided into four categories, namely:
- American service (American-style service system)
Americam service has characteristics are as follows:
– The nature of the service is simple, informal and quick
– The food is ready to be styled and arranged on a plate
– Served to guests on the left
– Dirty dishes lifted from the right
– The nature of the service is simple, informal and quick
– The food is ready to be styled and arranged on a plate
– Served to guests on the left
– Dirty dishes lifted from the right
- English service
This service is used by the royal family in England, food available over the kitchen and regulated by the hostess in a plate and served to guests and the hostess is commonly called the hostess, so the service is widely used at home stairs. The most common example is if there are repeated year, it will cut the birthday cake and give it to the guest directly.
- French service
French service is a type of service that are formal / official, the ministry originally used for guests nobility, now favored for people who want to get fancy services. The food one by one coming from the kitchen and on arrival at the room near a restaurant cured using the “range oven or oven rechaud” and after being cooked. Organized or arranged on an oval platter with using guerdion and decorated with good decoration and then one by one the dishes offered by the waiter in sequence to the guest. This type of service has the characteristic serves main meals as a whole. When guests have chosen part of the preferred food dishes. Then cut by a waiter who has experts and presented directly to a plate, which is made of equipment service and decor good and expensive.
- Russian service
This type of service is often referred to as the modified french service because in some cases have in common with french service. Russian-style services are highly formal, luxurious and guests feel getting tremendous attention from the officers, the salient differences between rusian with french are:
– Russian service requires a waiter, while french service requires two people waiter
– Food served at Russian service fully prepared in the kitchen while the french service partially prepared in the kitchen and in the restaurant
– Russian service requires a waiter, while french service requires two people waiter
– Food served at Russian service fully prepared in the kitchen while the french service partially prepared in the kitchen and in the restaurant
Figure 5.15.Table Service
2. Counter service
A service system where guests come and sit at the counter, where food and beverages are ordered is ready, it will be served to guests on the counter. Serving officer could waiter or the chef. This service is more practical, saving energy and time.
A service system where guests come and sit at the counter, where food and beverages are ordered is ready, it will be served to guests on the counter. Serving officer could waiter or the chef. This service is more practical, saving energy and time.
Figure 5.13. Counter Service
3. Self service
Self service or buffet service is a system service restaurant where all meals are complete (appetizer, soup, main dish, dessert) was organized and arranged neatly on tables hidang or buffet table. Guests are free to take their own cuisine according to taste.
Self service or buffet service is a system service restaurant where all meals are complete (appetizer, soup, main dish, dessert) was organized and arranged neatly on tables hidang or buffet table. Guests are free to take their own cuisine according to taste.
Figure 5.16.Self Service
4. Carry out service
Carry out service, better known as take-out service ie service system in which guests come to buy food that has been prepared or prepared in advance, wrapped in a box to take away, so the food is not enjoyed in place.
Carry out service, better known as take-out service ie service system in which guests come to buy food that has been prepared or prepared in advance, wrapped in a box to take away, so the food is not enjoyed in place.