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Avoiding Post-Pandemic ‘Honeymoon Period’ Pitfalls

Modern Restaurant Management

A friend of mine recently told me that her group had reservations for a large party on a Sunday night at one of their favorite restaurants. She called to confirm the reservation on Friday only to be told that the restaurant is no longer open on Sundays. The restaurant had reservations and did not call any of the guests.

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How to Make Your Guests Feel Safe and Get them Back in the Door

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Disposable plates and utensils probably don’t fit in a fine dining restaurant, but silverware delivered only with the food, or wrapped in sanitized napkins and sealed with a small paper band could be appropriate. Call out any new policy changes as necessary on your site, have you stopped taking group reservations for parties over six?

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What Does Social Distancing Mean for Social Businesses Like Restaurants?

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" Bo Peabody, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of restaurant reservation and rewards app Seated , Board member of Boqueria Restaurants, and Co-Owner of Mezze Restaurant Group , suggests: Beyond spacing out tables, take advantage of outdoor space if you have it available.

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14 Restaurant Management Tools to Make your Business More Efficient

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From cleaning flat tops to refilling sanitizers, it’s easy for tasks to get lost in the shuffle. Tip management At many restaurants, servers need to complete tip pools and tip payouts at the end of each shift. With tip payouts, servers share portions of their tips with other staff members, such as bartenders, hosts, and food runners.

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The Etiquette of Dining Out Has Changed (Again). Here’s How It’s Done.

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But a lot has changed, even as it’s now possible to dine out as we might have previously: There’s more planning required, both within your dining party and to secure the reservation; there are more options for where, exactly, to sit in — or outside of — the restaurant; QR code menus aren’t just at chains anymore. Erin DeJesus, lead editor.

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Your 7-Step Guide to Reopening Your Restaurant

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Sanitization and cleaning ?? I expect we will see many staff wearing gloves and masks and even sanitizing things out in the open so people feel safer. Pro tip: A new feature coming soon will allow employee health screenings to be done on an employee’s punch-in on 7punches. Book a demo to learn more.

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The Finger Bowl Is an Old Dining Etiquette Tradition That Could Soon Disappear

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Now, instead, a bottle of chemical-blue hand sanitizer sat at the edge of my table. I asked the server, sure that this was a COVID-19 consequence. As a rule, the more upper-class and -caste the diner, the greater the ornamentation around the chasm between diner and server. Finger bowls… not allowed anymore?”