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Intra-Department relationship

INTRA-DEPARTMENT RELATIONSHIP No individual department in any hotel can work in isolation. To achieve positive moments of truth in any service provided to the guests, no specific department can be responsible: in fact it should be a collective responsibility of all the departments concerned. Each department is equally important for proper functioning of hotel. The food and beverage service department is one of the major selling points of the hotel. All sections under the umbrella of the F&B department coordinate and cooperate with each other to achieve objectives of the department that are customer, management, and employee focused. The following shows the intra –departmental relationship between sections. 1. Food Production In a food and beverage outlet, the F&B production has the most important role to play. Items prepared/dressed here are the ones that the service personnel sell. To be successful in its operations, it coordinates with the other F&B Sect...

Waiter

WAITER Waiting staff/wait staff, are those who work at a restaurant or a bar attending customers supplying them with food and beverages as requested promptly and pleasantly. The waiter is popularly known as a Steward or Commis-de- Rang. A female who "waits" on tables is often called a waitress. The gender-neutral server and collective waitstaff can also be used. The duties of waiting staff include preparing tables (table setting) for a meal, taking customers' orders, serving drinks and food, and cleaning up before, during and after servings in a restaurant. He must have knowledge of proper rules and etiquette in order to furnish working service in either a formal or informal sitting. Other task of a waiter includes: Reports to Senior Captain / Captain to receive necessary instruction for the shift and for any menu changes. Has to attend briefings conducted by Senior Captain. Sets the assigned tables and ensures that the services area too is well-stocked w...