| There are 6 things that make a high end | | | | restaurant and a destination to talk about. |
| restaurant. A restaurant that is memorable, a | | | | 4. Tenderness-Tenderness is what is achieved |
| restaurant that people want to go back to, a | | | | with thickness, time and temperature. The |
| restaurant that people tell friends. | | | | tenderness is what "melts in your mouth". It is |
| People go to restaurants for great food and social | | | | essential in high end restaurants to make the food |
| atmosphere. Great food is essential to the | | | | feel easy to eat. To have an exceptional time |
| success of a restaurant and the ability to | | | | enjoying the flavour and the presentation rather |
| remember the quality and tell others. | | | | that spending time trying to cut up or chew the |
| 1. Temperature-One of the most simple, but | | | | food. Tenderness is very important when being |
| important things in a restaurant is temperature of | | | | able to design presentation in dishes as well that |
| food. Temperature of food is essential because it | | | | require curves and presentation that is key to |
| determines the quality of the food. If the food is | | | | getting responses from guests. |
| cooked to hard, too soft, burnt, not to exact | | | | In addition to the presentation of food, |
| temperature of the product it can prove | | | | presentation of the service is essential in |
| disastrous. It may seem like such a simple thing | | | | restaurants. There are numerous items that have |
| but if you look at most cooking shows and most | | | | to be considered but two themes remain |
| great chefs they are very concerned about the | | | | important. |
| temperature of the food and how the products | | | | 5. Timeliness-Timeliness in key in service. Why is |
| are cooked. Temperature is a key item that will | | | | this important? Depending on the type of |
| separate you from other restaurants, having food | | | | restaurants, guests have an expected waiting |
| that is slightly burnt or overcooked will cause bad | | | | time. In fast food it is 5-10 minutes, the faster |
| word of mouth, especially if your servers do not | | | | the better. Pace and speed is important in these |
| ask how the food is during service. | | | | types of restaurants. In high end restaurants it |
| 2. Thickness-The thickness of the cut of steak, | | | | could be 10-30 minutes, it really depends on the |
| combined with the temperature will determine the | | | | anticipation of expected wait times, number of |
| tenderness of the meat. Why is this important in | | | | courses in the meal and size and volume of the |
| a restaurant? It is important because thickness | | | | dinner crowd. Timeliness is essential in service to |
| determines the overall quality to the palete. It also | | | | give the guests time to socialize with themselves |
| determines presentation when serving. You | | | | and the table and time to present dishes and |
| determine the level of thickness based upon the | | | | beverages that meet their needs. A great server |
| presentation of the dish and the types of items it | | | | can tell when a guest is ready for service and |
| is going with. If you are serving mashed potatoes | | | | gets used to a flow of the restaurant. |
| and steak you may have a larger thickness that | | | | 6. Theatre-The restaurant must have some kind |
| serving fine wine dipped slices of steak with string | | | | of response to the eye. Is it a quiet white linen, |
| beans or a presentation of vegetables. | | | | candle-lit restaurant type of mood or does lively |
| 3. Taste-Taste revolves around temperature and | | | | music play with bold colors and themes on the |
| thickness, it is the end result, the taste to the | | | | wall. In determining your presentation of the |
| palete. However, great chefs now that taste also | | | | service area, you must decide the end result or |
| involves spices, sauces, salt, herbs and other | | | | image you want to have with the guest while in |
| ingredients. If you want great taste you have to | | | | the restaurant and when they leave as well. |
| design it. There are so many ways you can make | | | | In summary these 6 themes are important to the |
| chicken: fried, roasted, bbq, but more importantly | | | | success of an upscale restaurant. They separate |
| there are so many sauces you can add to make | | | | average restaurants from what is "talked about", |
| it taste. Sauces and other flavours separate your | | | | what is expected in designing an upscale |
| dish from others. It makes it unique to your | | | | restaurant. |