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On-the-Job Training Done Right
There’s no doubt about it – people learn best by doing. That’s why on-the-job training is such a critical component of your restaurant’s overall learning management strategy. Keep in mind, though, not all training that happens on the job will work. It’s not enough to...
On-the-Job Training Done Right
There’s no doubt about it – people learn best by doing. That’s why on-the-job training is such a critical component of your restaurant’s overall learning management strategy. Keep in mind, though, not all training that happens on the job will work. It’s not enough to...
How to Integrate New Employees into Your Restaurant Team
Your new server seems bright enough, and they have more experience than most of the people on your team, so why not fly through training and get them out on the floor? Well, maybe because they’ll walk out the door if you do. Why? Because the more employees know, the...
How to Integrate New Employees into Your Restaurant Team
Your new server seems bright enough, and they have more experience than most of the people on your team, so why not fly through training and get them out on the floor? Well, maybe because they’ll walk out the door if you do. Why? Because the more employees know, the...
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8 Ways to Increase Restaurant Sales
Servers are either order-takers or salespeople. Order-takers do the bare minimum to get by, while salespeople focus on making suggestions that will enhance the guest's dining experience. They sell more and, therefore, they make more. It takes more work to be a...
Bartender Training: How to Clean a Beer Glass
Have you trained your bartenders on how to clean a beer glass? A bad glass can ruin a good beer — and a customer’s experience. Train your bartenders the five steps toward a “beer-clean” glass: Start with a clean, three-compartment sink. Sink one should be filled with...
Three Elements of Generating Restaurant Sales
The restaurant business is show business. Maybe not Hollywood style show business, exactly, but more like a great improv show where every performance is new and unpredictable. You are the director, and your staff is the cast and crew. Your servers are the stars of the...
It’s True – The Devil Really Is in the Details
The perfect dining experience isn’t a single success, it’s a culmination of dozens of tiny successes. From the moment your guests arrive to the moment you invite them back for another visit, you and your staff have many opportunities to create both the perfect dining...
Training Servers to Stay Out of the Weeds
The sight is all-too common: A stressed-out server spinning out of control in his or her section. Table No. 1 needs a clean fork. Table No. 2 was just seated and the guests are scanning the restaurant for someone -- anyone -- to wait on them. Table No. 3 asked for...
Waitstaff Training: SERVE-US not SERVICE
How can you motivate – and empower – your servers to make more tips? Transform their style from "service' to "serve-us!" Here’s a quick lesson in providing serve-us to pass along to your servers at your next waitstaff training session. First, find out two things about...
Most Popular Restaurant Articles from 2019
The end of the year is a good time for reflection. Here at Ready Training Online, we’re reflecting on the articles restaurant managers were most interested in throughout 2019. If you missed them the first time around, take a look now! 1 - Letting the Well-Liked Go We...
What’s Your Training Plan?
To succeed in the restaurant business, you need to focus on giving your staff the tools they need to be successful. Your restaurant training plans are what will set you apart from other restaurants as you compete for both customers and employees. Check out the...
Pair Wine with Desserts for Increased Sales
Suggestively selling after-dinner drinks is a great way to bump up bar profits, but what about the guest who says, “I don’t do the hard stuff” and turns down the Irish Coffee, White Russian, or Grasshopper? You can still profit from after-dinner drink sales by...
Time Management for Restaurant Managers
Feeling a little stressed? Who isn’t?! In today’s busy world, and especially for restaurant managers, it’s impossible not to feel like you’re being pulled in a million different directions. The best way to minimize stress in your life is to implement time management...
‘Tis the Season to De-Stress Your Customers
Like it or not, the hustle and bustle of the holidays is about to be in full swing. What can you do to make customers really have a break when they visit your restaurant? Consider these tips for ways to build relationships that last after the season while boosting...
Keep Your Guests Safe This Holiday Season
People drink during the holiday season. They drink because they’re happy, they drink because they’re sad -- with emotions on overdrive during the holidays, one thing’s for sure: many of your guests will be ordering drinks. With profit margins general higher for...
