| Food and beverage service is the service of food | | | | is usually a small Snacks Menu too. The service is fast |
| made in the kitchen and drinks prepared in the bar to | | | | and quick. There are various kinds of Bars ranging |
| the customers (guests) at the food & beverage | | | | from Formal bars to Club Bars, Pubs, Pool Bars, Wine |
| premises, which can be restaurants, bars, hotels, | | | | Bars, Cocktail Bars, Beach Bar to Juice Bars and many |
| airlines, cruise ships, trains, companies, schools, | | | | more. |
| colleges, hospitals, prisons, takeaway, etc. | | | | 4. Discotheque/Nightclub: They are outlets where |
| Food & beverage outlets are divided in to the | | | | Music and Entertainment takes priority with the Food |
| following categories: | | | | & Drink. The operation is very fast and the guest |
| 1. Restaurants: Restaurants are places where Food & | | | | numbers are large. Security is an important aspect in |
| Drink is served. | | | | these operations. Music and entertainment can range |
| There are various types of Restaurants: | | | | from DJ to live bands playing. |
| All Day Dining Restaurants: They are sometimes | | | | 5.Room Service/In Room Dining: Room Service, also |
| called Coffee Shops or Cafes in Hotels. They are | | | | known as In Room Dining.It is the service of Food & |
| usually big in size with many Covers (seats), | | | | Drink in Guest Rooms in a Hotel or a Resort. |
| compared to other Restaurants in the same Hotel. | | | | Depending on the size and type of Hotel or Resort |
| The main reason why they are called All Day Dining | | | | its functions vary. |
| Restaurants is because of their hours of operation, | | | | 6. Meeting and Conference Rooms: Meeting and |
| as they are open for Breakfast in the Morning to | | | | Conference rooms together with Ball Rooms come |
| Lunch in the afternoon to Dinner in the Evening. | | | | under the Banquets & Conference section. They are |
| Fine Dining Restaurants: Fine Dining Restaurants are | | | | a great source of Revenue in Food & Beverage |
| characterized by their elaborate and exclusive menu | | | | Department usually in Corporate and City Hotels. |
| with special emphasis on the very high quality food | | | | MICE (Meetings, Incentives, and Conferences & |
| they serve. The emphasis being on fresh ingredients | | | | Exhibitions) can alone bring much revenue in some |
| and natural flavors or on the type of Cuisine served, | | | | hotels in comparison to other outlets in Hotel. |
| or both. Usually the operation of this restaurant | | | | 7. Ball Rooms: These are large Function Rooms which |
| revolves around the Head Chef or Chef De Cuisine of | | | | are primarily used for Functions and Weddings. The |
| this Outlet. | | | | Staffing ration of Full Time Staff in this section is |
| Specialty Restaurants: These are Restaurants which | | | | very less as the Function and Wedding Business can |
| usually have a type of National or Regional Character | | | | sometimes be seasonal and extra staff is usually filled |
| or Cuisine attached to them, for example: Italian | | | | in by the use of Casual Staff. This Section is the |
| Specialty Restaurant, Chinese Specialty Restaurant | | | | most Dynamic section in Food & Beverage with the |
| etc. In some Hotels they do also sometimes have | | | | Conference Section, which is more physically |
| Multi Cuisine Specialty Restaurant, which literally | | | | demanding and creatively oriented. |
| means that Restaurant serves cuisine from more | | | | 8. Delicatessen: Delicatessen or Deli traditionally had |
| than one country, or the dishes on the Menu at that | | | | been a place where fresh meat and other produce |
| Restaurant has Food Specialties from many different | | | | were available. Hotels nowadays use this concept of |
| countries. | | | | having a Deli on their premises, where guests can |
| 2. Lounge: Lounges can be found in different hotels. | | | | buy fresh produce ranging from Freshly Baked Bread, |
| Their main purpose is to offer Food & Drinks in | | | | Cold Meat, Fresh Salads, Cakes, Home Made Ice |
| relaxed surroundings with comfortable and cozy | | | | creams and light and healthy drinks. |
| seating in relaxed surroundings. There are many kinds | | | | 9. Others: There are many other Food & Beverage |
| of Lounges ranging from a Lounge in a Lobby, | | | | outlets ranging from Fast Food Outlets to Food |
| Cocktail Lounge and Cigar Lounge to Executive and | | | | Courts to Snack Bars which are usually stand alone or |
| Club Lounge in special Floors. | | | | in a shopping centre. |
| 3. Bar: Bar is a place where drinks are served. There | | | | This is just a brief introduction to Food and Beverage. |