Restaurant Leadership Tip: Get SMART

Restaurant Leadership Tip: Get SMART

Looking to better manage your tasks every day? This restaurant management tip from Service That Sells! helps you get SMART about time management. At any time during the day, you can encounter “pop-ups” ­– unexpected events that steer you away from your current course...

How to Get New Guests to Come Back

New guests are trying your restaurant all the time. Do you know who they are and, more importantly, do you know how to bring them back? Brush up on your service and sales training and make a commitment to get completely involved in meeting—and pleasing—new guests....

Close to Open Management

It’s easy for one manager or several employees to overlook key tasks required for a successful close – and a successful close means a successful opening the following day. Start by listing each job position by category and add one for management. Then look at tasks...

Improve Service by Managing the Wait

The “Please Wait to be Seated” sign creates anxiety when the host staff isn’t present. Teach your servers to look for and then acknowledge every waiting guest with a smile and  “Hi! The hostess will be right with you!” if he or she is off seating other guests. Make...