Banquet (Bukcet) Service
• For group of person
• Fixed price
• e.g. typical function
Family Service
• Food are prepared in the kitchen and served in platter in the table
• Started by head of the family
English Service
• Private dinner
• Typical private dinner
• Fine dining set-up
• w/ Wine service
Luriat Service
• A plate with rice, meat, vegetable & dessert
• Big plate with complete meal
Apartment/ Blue Plate Service
• Similar with family service, difference is location
• Located in apartment
Tray Service
Types of Menu
1. A la Carte - combo meal
2. Table d' Hote - Specific Menu w/ specific price
Classes of Menu
1. Special party - e.g. weddings, baptismal
2. Cycle - preparation of food is combination of lunch and dinner
Menu Functions
1. Breakfast
2. Morning/ A.M. Snack
3. Brunch (Breakfast + Lunch)
4. Lunch
5. Afternoon/ P.M. Snack (2 - 3 P.M.)
6. Merienda Cena (5 P.M.)
7. Dinner
8. Midnight Snack
Food Sequence
1. Appetizer
2. Soup
3. Salad
4. Main Course/ Entrée
5. Dessert
6. Beverages
Silverwares: Spoon
SPOONS
• Sugar spoon - a piece of cutlery used for serving granulated sugar. This type of spoon resembles a teaspoon except that the bowl is deeper and often molded in the shape of a sea shell, giving it the name sugar shell. Sugar spoons are sometimes called "sugar shovels" because of their rectangular shape and deep bowl.
SPOONS
• Sugar spoon - a piece of cutlery used for serving granulated sugar. This type of spoon resembles a teaspoon except that the bowl is deeper and often molded in the shape of a sea shell, giving it the name sugar shell. Sugar spoons are sometimes called "sugar shovels" because of their rectangular shape and deep bowl.
· Ice Cream Spoon
• Dessert spoon — intermediate in size between a teaspoon and a tablespoon, used in eating dessert and sometimes soup or cereals.
• Teaspoon — small, suitable for stirring and sipping tea or coffee, standard capacity one third of a tablespoon. Examples:
o Grapefruit spoon or orange spoon — tapers to a sharp point or teeth, used for citrus fruits and melons
o iced tea spoon/ Long tea spoon — with a very long handle
• Soup spoon — with a large or rounded bowl for eating soup. Example:
o cream-soup spoon — round-bowled, slightly shorter than a standard soup spoon
• Dinner spoon
• Table spoon
Silverware: Forks
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· Cocktail fork - A small fork resembling a trident, used for spearing cocktail garnishes such as olives.
· Cake fork
· Tea fork
· Escargot - or snail fork is a two-pronged small fork used to eat escargot or snails, a French delicacy.
· Dessert fork - a fork used for eating certain desserts, usually somewhat smaller than a dinner fork.
· Fish fork
· Salad fork - Similar to a regular fork, but may be shorter, or have one of the outer tines shaped differently.
· Dinner fork
· Table fork
Silverwares: Knives
· Bread and butter spreader
· Salad knife
· Dinner knife
· Cocktail / Fish knife
Types of Chinaware According to Material Used
1. Melamine (Plastic)
2. Ceramic (Clay)
3. Porcelain
4. Transparent Glass
Chinaware
· Show Plate/ Underliner - 11 - 12 inches in diameter, underline for starters
· Dinner Plate - 11 inches in diameter, for main course like steaks, Continental/ American breakfast, plated foods
· Soup bowl - 9 - 10 inches in diameter, container for cream soup, (used for thick soup with underliner)
· Fish Plate - 9 inches in diameter for fish appetizers like smoked salmon, tanguigue, chef plate, sushi, sashimi and etc.
· Salad Plate and Salad Bowl - 8-8.5 inches in diameter, container/underliner for vegetable or fruit salad
· Dessert Plate - 6.5 - 7 inches
· Bread Plate - 7.5 inches in diameter for bread and butter served on the side of the cover
· Bouillon or Consomme Cup - container for clear soup like beef consomme, clear vegetable soup and etc., (used for serving clear soup e.g. sinigang)
· Sauce Boat
· Monkey Dish - container for sauces like gravy, tempura sauce, etc. and SOY DISH for kikkoman/ soy sauce, calamansi, pati, vinegar (for serving dipping sauce/ sawsawan)
· Demitasse saucer and cup - 4 inches in diameter, underline for demitasse cup, usually used for café espresso and hot chocolate
· Cup
· Saucer - 6 inches in diameter, used for coffee underliner, maybe used also for dessert
· Cereal Bowl - container for cereals like arroz caldo, oats and etc.
· Cruet Set* - vase with salt and pepper shaker
· Bell*
· Egg cup holder* - for containing hard boiled eggs
· Tea Ball*
· Coaster - stainless is used as cover and wood or plastic as underliner*
· Napkin*
· Food Cover*
· Bill Holder*
· Oval Plate
· Pitcher - either stainless or glass, when used to serve water it should have a napkin*
· Teapot
· Coffee Pot - bigger than the teapot
Types of Glasses
· Tumbler
· Footed
· Stem - For serving wine and cocktails. They all have a long stem that you hold to drink the liquid inside so that the temperature of your hand on the bowl of the glass won’t warm or affect the temperature of the drink. These include:
1. Champagne flute glasses. This type of drink glass has a long stem and a long narrow bowl.
2. Cocktail glass. This is often called a martini glass. The bowl is triangular in shape so that it almost forms a right angle from the tip of the cone to the cross section of the bowl.
3. Sherry glass. This drink glass has a stem for holding but the bowl of the glass is rounder and larger than the typical types of stemware. The standard size is one that holds about 4 ounces of sherry or wine.
4. Snifter. This is a balloon shape wine glass in which the bowl is narrower at the top than at the bottom. It is mostly used for serving brandy.
· Mug
Glasses
1. Parfait glass/ Sundae
This glass has a similar inwards curve to that of a hurricane glass, with a steeper outwards rim and larger, rounded bowl. Often used for drinks containing fruit or ice cream.
Typical Size: 12 oz.
2. Cocktail glass/ Martini Glass
This glass has a triangle-bowl design with a long stem, and is used for a wide range of straight-up (without ice) cocktails, including martinis, manhattans, metropolitans, and gimlets. Also known as a martini glass.
Typical Size: 4-12 oz.
3. Sherbet - used for ice cream
4. Margarita/coupette glass
This slightly larger and rounded approach to a cocktail glass has a broad-rim for holding salt, ideal for margarita's. It is also used in daiquiris and other fruit drinks.
Typical Size: 12 oz.
5. Cordial glass
Small and stemmed glasses used for serving small portions of your favourite liquors at times such as after a meal.
Typical Size: 2 oz.
7. Shot glass
A small glass suitable for vodka, whiskey and other liquors. Many "shot" mixed drinks also call for shot glasses.
Typical Size: 1.5 oz.
8. Water Goblet/ Banquet Goblet
9. Red wine glass
A clear, thin, stemmed glass with a round bowl tapering inward at the rim.
Typical Size: 8 oz.
10. Champagne flute
This tulip shaped glass is designed to show off the waltzing bubbles of the wine as they brush against the side of the glass and spread out into a sparkling mousse.
Typical Size: 6 oz.
11. White wine glass
A clear, thin, stemmed glass with an elongated oval bowl tapering inward at the rim.
Typical Size: 12.5 oz.
12. Old-fashioned glass
A short, round so called "rocks" glass, suitable for cocktails or liquor served on the rocks, or "with a splash".
Typical Size: 8-10 oz.
13. Highball glass
A straight-sided glass, often an elegant way to serve many types of mixed drinks, like those served on the rocks, shots, and mixer combined liquor drinks (ie. gin and tonic).
Typical Size: 8-12 oz.
14. Collins glass
Shaped similarly to a highball glass, only taller, the collins glass was originally used for the line of collins gin drinks, and is now also commonly used for soft drinks, alcoholic juice, and tropical/exotic juices such as Mai Tai's.
Typical Size: 14 oz.
15. Beer mug
The traditional beer container.
Typical Size: 16 oz.
16. Brandy snifter
The shape of this glass concentrates the alcoholic odors to the top of the glass as your hands warm the brandy.
Typical Size: 17.5 oz.
17. Coffee mug
The traditional mug used for hot coffee.
Typical Size: 12-16 oz.
18. Hurricane glass
A tall, elegantly cut glass named after it's hurricane-lamp-like shape, used for exotic/tropical drinks.
Typical Size: 15 oz.
19. Pousse-cafe glass
A narrow glass essentially used for pousse caf�s and other layered dessert drinks. It's shape increases the ease of layering ingredients.
Typical Size: 6 oz.
20. Sherry glass
The preferred glass for aperitifs, ports, and sherry. The copita, with it's aroma enhancing narrow taper, is a type of sherry glass.
Typical Size: 2 oz.
21. Whiskey sour glass
Also known as a delmonico glass, this is a stemmed, wide opening glass, alike to a small version of a champagne flute.
Typical Size: 5 oz.
Types of Beverages
· Non-Alcoholic:
1. Water
2. Juice
3. Coffee
4. Tea
· Alcoholic
· Spirits
3 Bucket Method
1. Washing
2. Rinsing
3. Sanitizing
Napkin Folds
1. Fleur de Leis Fan
2. Birds of Paradise
3. Japanese Princess
4. Cardinal
5. Waiter's Jacket
6. The Candlestick
7. Double Candlestick
8. Candle Fan
9. Japanese Fan
10. French Fan
11. The Bat
12. Plain Fold
13. Sea Breeze
14. Flute
15. Star
16. Pyramid
17. Four Candle
18. Lotus/ water Lily
19. Cutlery Holder
20. Pineapple
21. Peacock
22. Bishop's Hat/ Mitre
23. Blossom
24. Candy
25. Cross
26. Candle with Flame
27. Small Candle with Flame
28. Petticoat Tail
29. Snail (Star with fold above)
30. Portfolio
31. Maria Clara
32. Cross Row
33. French Fold
34. Picnic Pocket
35. Rose Twirl
36. Square Dance
37. Lady Dress
38. T-shirt
39. Cat's Paw
40. Deco
Bar Items
· Wine Bucket
· Shaker
2 Types:
o Boston Type (Body, Strainer, Cap)
o Glass
· Bottle and Wine Opener
· Chopping Board - used for garnishing
· Knife
· Fruit Picker
· Jigger - used for measuring liquors and liqueurs
· Tong
· Bar Strainer
· Bar Spoon (with/ fruit picker)
· Muddler - used for crushing fruits
· Baller - used for garnishing
· Ice Scooper
· Ice Pick - used for cracking ice
· Can Opening
· Lime Squeezer
· Pour Spout
Basic Set-Up Skills
1. Polishing silverware
· Moist linen
· Do not leave finger print
2. Placing silver/ utensils
· Hold silverwares on the sides with thumb and index finger supported in the middle by the middle finger
· Napkin Folding
· Water Serving
· 3/4s of goblet only, about an inch from the rim
· Food Placement:
· Serving Food:
Order of Service:
a. Women served first, oldest to youngest
b. Men served next, oldest to youngest
c. Serve food counterclockwise using left hand and on left side of guest
d. Serve beverage clockwise using right hand on the right side of the guest
· Placement of Glasses
