1. Room service involves delivering food and drinks to guests in their hotel rooms. It requires coordination between the room service, kitchen, front office, and housekeeping departments. 2. Most hotels have a central room service pantry near the kitchen that is fully equipped to quickly and efficiently deliver orders to rooms. Menus list available items that can be delivered at different times of day. 3. Taking room service orders by phone involves greeting the guest, writing down the order accurately, confirming details, giving an estimated delivery time, and distributing the order to the appropriate staff.

1. Group 3
Elizares, Dece Marie
Florida, Joanna
Francisco, Nicca Mischelle
Gatus, Jamie Anne
Icban, Jaaziel

2. Room Service is the service of food and beverages in guests’
rooms in hotels or other accommodation
establishments, such as motels or serviced apartments. In all-
suite hotels it is often referred to as ‘in-suite service’.
In establishments of any size, there is usually a specialist
room service department responsible to the Food and
Beverage Manager. The Room Service Department must work
closely with the Kitchen, Front Office and Housekeeping
Departments to ensure guests’ satisfaction.

9. Most modern hotels have a single central pantry for the room
service department located conveniently near the kitchen and the
service lift. This pantry should be fully equipped for quick and
efficient service to the rooms.
Room service catering can involve the delivery of everything from
complimentary items and items for which no charge is made (such
as ice buckets and glasses) through drinks or light snacks to full a
la carte meals with wine.
The items available for service in rooms will normally be listed on
a special room service menu, but in a superior hotel guests will
expect any reasonably request to be met.

10. There may be different sections within the room service menu
listing the items available at different times of the day, for
example:
1. Breakfast- 6am to 11 am
2. All-day Dining- 11 am to 11 pm
3. A La Carte- 7 pm to 10:30 pm
4. Night Owl Menu- 11 pm to 6 am
The pantry must be stocked with sufficient equipment to ensure
that all orders can be met promptly even at the busiest times. A
typical hotel might pride itself on meeting all room service orders
in less than 30 minutes of the order being taken.

11. 1. Room service equipment includes such items as:
•Trays and trolleys
•Cutlery, crockery, linen and glassware
•Selected food and beverage items
•Printed Materials
2. Store all items in a safe, hygienic, orderly and accessible
manner.
3. Set a ‘par stock’ level for every item.
4. Store the items safely to reduce the risk of accidents and
breakages.

19. Different tray and trolley set-ups are dictated by the menu items to be
served and will also include provision for common requests for items not
included on the room service menu. The details of tray or trolleys set-up
vary from establishment to establishment, but in most instances, there
will be standard set-ups for:
•Tea and Coffee Trays
•Ice Buckets
•Breakfast Trays and Trolleys
•Snack Trays
•Dinner Trays or Trolleys
•Champagne or Wine Trays
•Fruit Basket Trays
•Butters
•Condiments
•Bread Baskets
•Hot Boxes

20. 1. Most room service orders are given by telephone.
2. The IRD Order Taker must have a good knowledge of the menu.
3. The telephone must be answered quickly. The benchmark for a five-star hotel
is no more that three rings before it answered.
4. Greet the guest and introduce the department and yourself. This can be
achieved by answering along these lines:
“Good Morning, Mr.________. This is Room Service, ________ speaking. May I
help you?”
1. Write the order down carefully on an order docket as you speak to the guest.
2. Don’t forget to record the room number.
3. Repeat the order to the guest, clarifying any doubtful details.
4. Tell the guest approximately how long it will take for the order to be
delivered. It shouldn’t be more than 30 minutes.
5. Check that all the details are correctly recorded on the docket. Include the
time hat the order was taken.
6. Enter the order in POS.
7. Distribute the order to the appropriate personnel, both in Room Service
Department and other departments if necessary.

21. Once the order has been distributed, a suitable present tray
or trolley should be selected and set-up appropriately. The
set-up will depend on:
•The number of covers.
•The food and beverage items ordered, and
•The meal or snack requested.

27. When the trays or trolleys have been correctly set up, collect food and
beverage items promptly and in the right order, with the appropriate
accompaniments.
Food and Beverage items should be checked, with attention to such
details:
•Food and beverage temperatures
•Portion sizes
•Visual presentation as per recipe standards
•Wine details, including vintages
Food temperatures must be maintained from the time the food is
collected to the time it is delivered to the guest. Plate covers, food
warmers and hot boxes should be used to keep food at the right
temperature.
Collect the guest’s account and confirm that it matches the order. This
account must be taken to the guest’s room along with the items ordered.
When all items have been checked, like service equipment, food and
beverage as ordered, and the account, they should be taken to the guest’s
room without delay.

28. Respect for a guest’s privacy is the primary consideration when entering a
room. The following procedures will usually apply:
1. Approach the room quietly.
2. Knock firmly and say, “Room Service” clearly.
3. Listen for the guest’s response and react accordingly. If there is no
response, knock and announce, “Room Service” again. Don’t go in
until the guest opens the door or you have been asked to enter.
4. When you have entered, address the guest by name.
“Good Morning,_________. Here is your breakfast.”
Continue to use the guest’s surname while making polite conversation
throughout the room service procedure.

29. Exactly where trays are placed and trolleys are set up will vary accordingly
to circumstances, depending on the equipment being used, the design of
the room, the position of the furniture and the guest’s particular wish.
Appropriate procedures are as follows:
•Confirm that the tray or trolley is being placed where the guest wants it.
•Set them up where directed. Advice the guest of any potential hazard, for
example, the hot box or the coffee pot may be too hot to touch.
•Position the furniture properly.
•Light a candle, if applicable.
•Explain the contents of the tray or trolley.
•Serve the food and beverages.
•Ask the guest if they need anything else.
•Present the account for signature.
•Explain the clearing procedures. Typically, guests are requested to put
trays or trolleys outside their room when they have finished.
•Bid goodbye to the guest in a friendly but courteous manner.
•Present the signed charged account to the cashier.

30. Typically, the room service order-taker is required to record the following on a
dispatch sheet or checklist:
1. Date
2. Room Number
3. Whether tray or trolley taken.
4. Time the order was taken.
5. Person delivering the order.
6. Time the order was cleared.
The room service order-taker is responsible for controlling floor service
procedures and for directing staff to clear rooms and floors. In addition,
there should be regular floor checks, to ensure that used trays and trolleys
and miscellaneous items are quickly removed.
When a room or floor has been cleared after room service, the room service
order-taker must be informed.
Floors must be cleared quickly and quietly, but while doing so staff must ensure
that equipment is securely placed so that it can be moved safely.
Once cleared from the floors, unconsumed food and beverages, food service
equipment, trays and trolleys must be returned to room service via service
lift.