Saturday, 24 May 2014

Buffet setup and Maintaining in Banquets

Banquet Buffet setup:

The hotel offers different kinds of buffets. Each hotel/outlet category has a number of buffet set-ups to choose from according to the budget and selection of dishes.

Buffets must be rigorously set up according to the pre-established layouts. Any buffet set-up must fulfill the following requirements :
o    Efficient for both guest service and replenishment.
o    Layout and decoration attractive for the customer.
o    Adequate lighting, with colors if required.
o    Sufficient power points for connecting all the required electrical appliances.
o    Sufficient quantity of alternative heating fuel, e.g., gas, and adequate corresponding safety features.
o    The buffet service shall be similar to that applied in the restaurant procedure.
o    The buffet shall be ready 15 minutes before the starting time indicated on the BEO.
Maintain Buffets:-

Keep hot items hot:
o    If there is less than one quarter of an inch of water in the liners of hot chafing dishes, user a pitcher of water to refill the liners.
o    If the chafing dishes are heated by canned, gel type fuel then make sure the cans stay lit, and replace them when they become empty.
o    Replace lid on serving dishes when guests are not in the buffet line.
Keep cold items cold:
o    Use pitchers to add ice to the buffet as needed to keep the containers holding cold items surrounded by ice.
o    Remove ice that gets into the food containers and replace any items that become waterlogged.
Refill Food and water:
o    When a container is less than one-quarter full get a full container from the kitchen.
o    Remove the old container and replace it with the full one. Do not combine food from the old and new containers.
o    Bring the old container the kitchen and give it to the appropriate person.
o    Place enough drinking water glasses filled at all time.
Maintain service ware:
o    Restock dishes when there are fewer than ten dishes in a stack. Never let a stack get below five dishes.
o    Make sure each container has an appropriate serving utensil.
o    Return serving utensils to the correct containers.
o    Replace utensils that fall on the floor with clean utensils from the kitchen.

o    Use a damp, food-safe cleaning cloth to wipe spills on the buffet table.

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