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The Value of Teamwork (And How to Make the Most of It)
Teamwork, simply stated, is less me and more we. Each member has a different role on the team. The strengths – and weaknesses – of each team member are unique, but they are all working toward the same goal. Individual efforts contribute to the team’s success, but the...
The Value of Teamwork (And How to Make the Most of It)
Teamwork, simply stated, is less me and more we. Each member has a different role on the team. The strengths – and weaknesses – of each team member are unique, but they are all working toward the same goal. Individual efforts contribute to the team’s success, but the...
Train to Retain
Restaurant training is multi-faceted. It’s not a single event, it’s an ongoing process. It’s not one thing you do on one day, it’s many things you do every day. It solves immediate needs, such as teaching servers product knowledge on the day’s specials, and it also...
Train to Retain
Restaurant training is multi-faceted. It’s not a single event, it’s an ongoing process. It’s not one thing you do on one day, it’s many things you do every day. It solves immediate needs, such as teaching servers product knowledge on the day’s specials, and it also...
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Tune In to WII-FM to Increase Server Tips
How do you raise guest checks and increase server tips? Tune in to WII-FM! WII-FM is the number one most popular station in the world. Why? Because it means: What’s In It For Me? Adult learners are more likely to listen, and hopefully learn new skills, only after the...
Training for the New Restaurant Manager
Are you new to the ranks of restaurant management? As a new restaurant manager, the most important thing for you to remember is this: your followers make you a leader, not the other way around. Although your title as manager carries a certain level of distinction and...
How to Win With Restaurant Training
“There are three kinds of people in baseball: people who make it happen, people who watch what happens, and people who wonder what happened.” Tommy Lasorda was talking about baseball when he said that famous quote, but the logic behind it applies to the restaurant...
How You Treat Your Employees Determines How They’ll Treat Your Guests
It’s a crazy Saturday night. We're barking at employees in the kitchen (“Taylor, why is Table 4 still sitting there with menus!?”), but when we slam out the swinging doors, we become a totally different person. We smile, laugh, nod, thank, and show all the customer...
Formula for Takeout and Quick Service Success: SHAQ
If yours is a quick-service or takeout restaurant churning guests through a cookie-cutter experience, you can’t expect to survive, let alone thrive. Forget being 1% better at 100 things — it’s time to step out. Be unique, be great, and be different. How? To out-serve...
Great Restaurant Marketing Expectations
You should avoid promising in your restaurant marketing materials what your operation can't deliver consistently. It's impossible to create guest loyalty if you're in the habit of building up expectations only to pull the rug out from under guests once you get them in...
Host Training: More Than Just Greet and Seat
An effective restaurant training program includes all the cycles of service, from the time a guest pulls into your parking lot to the time they drive away. Good service starts with solid host training. A standard host greeting goes something like this: “Two for...
Watch Your Mouth
Guests form opinions within seconds — seconds waiting to be acknowledged, to be sat, to place a drink order, to get and pay the check. Eye contact and a warm smile go a long way in helping guests form a positive impression. The most lasting impressions, though, will...
Understaffed? How to Keep Guests Happy
It’s Saturday night and the place is hopping. The only people who aren't moving are two servers who never showed up. Dishes are piling up, and guests are looking around hoping to be noticed by someone. What can you do to keep guests happy when your restaurant is...
What Is Your Invisible Product?
Have you ever stopped to think about what “service” really means? Put simply, restaurant service is the manner in which the guest is treated. It’s a thing more often felt than seen. It’s a bit of a magic act, an illusion, a perceived value that accompanies the...
Improve Restaurant Service to Clock-Watchers
As more people return to working in the office, many full-service restaurants are finally experiencing a lunch rush again. Lunch-hour guests are often watching the clock carefully, and that requires a unique level of service. Are you and your staff prepared to get the...
The Service and Sales Connection in Restaurant Profitability
You are in the business of serving customers, right? Well… sort of. While it’s true that your restaurant can’t be successful without delivering exceptional service, if that service doesn’t also generate sales, you’re not going to last long. If you want to increase...
