The document discusses different types of table service in restaurants. It describes 10 types of table service including Filipino service, tray service, blue plate service, family or compromise service, American style, Russian service, French service, and English service. It also discusses self-service styles like cafeteria service and buffet service. Finally, it lists different types of restaurants classified by their food service style like salad bars, drive-in restaurants, smorgasbord restaurants, and sandwich/soup restaurants.

1. TYPES
OF TABLE
SERVICE
Mrs. Arlyn P. Bonifacio
TLE Teacher

2. TABLE SERVICE
IS A STYLE OF FOOD SERVICE WHERE
THE DINER SITS AT THE TABLE AND I
SERVED BY A WAITER/WAITRESS. THIS IS
THE OLDEST FORM OF SERVICE WHICH IS
PREFERRED BY THOSE BUSY PEOPLE
WHO WISH TO RELAX AND EAT MEALS
LEISURELY.

3. TYPES OF TABLE
SERVICE
1. FILIPINO SERVICE – This is used by
many Filipinos. It is a table service
without a waiter/waitress. All courses
are served on the table with serving
spoon for each course. Diners remain
seated throughout the meal and are
expected to serve themselves.

4. 1. FILIPINO
SERVICE

5. TRAY SERVICE
It is a style of service that does not make
use of the usual dining table but instead
dishes and table appointments are
arranged in trays, which are brought to
the diner. This is the style used in serving
patients in hospitals or sending meals for
room service.

6. 2. TRAY SERVICE

7. BLUE PLATE
SERVICE
THIS TYPE OF TABLE SERVICE IS USED
WHEN THE GROUP IS SMALL, THE TABLE
IS SMALL, AND THE AREA FOR DINING IS
SMALL. THE PLATES ARE PREPARED WITH
A WHOLE MAIN COURSE SUCH AS MEAT,
VEGETABLES, AND OTHER FOOD WHICH
ARE PLACED IN A PLATE DIVIDED BY
RIDGES.

8. 3. BLUE PLATE
SERVICE

9. FAMILY
OR COMPROMISE
SERVICE
THIS TYPE IS BEST USED WHEN THE DINERS
ARE NOT MORE THAN EIGHT. THIS IS
SOMEWHAT A COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE
RUSSIAN AND ENGLISH STYLES, THAT IS,
SOME FOODS ARE SERVED ON INDIVIDUAL
DISHES DIRECTLY FROM THE KITCHEN AND
SOME FOODS ARE SERVED ON THE TABLE.

10. 4. FAMILY
OR COMPROMISE
SERVICE

11. FAMILY
OR COMPROMISE
SERVICE
AMERICAN
STYLE
THIS IS LESS EXPENSIVE AND SPEEDY. ONE
WAITER CAN SERVE MANY GUEST. THE FOODS
ARE PREPARED AND ARRANGED ON TRAYS
AND CARRIED BY THE WAITER TO THE DINING
ROOM ON A LARGE TRAY WHICH IS PLACED ON
A STAND. THE PLATES OF FOOD ARE SERVED
FROM THE GUEST’S RIGHT WITH THE WAITER’S
RIGHT HAND.

12. 5.
FAMILY
OR COMPROMISE
SERVICE
5. AMERICAN
STYLE

13. FAMILY
OR COMPROMISE
SERVICE
RUSSIAN SERVICE
OR FORMAL
THIS IS USED IN LUXURY RESTAURANTS AND
HOTELS. THE FOODS ARE PREPARED AND
ARRANGED IN THE KITCHEN BY THE CHEF, THEN
BROUGHT BY THE WAITER TO THE DINING
ROOM. FOOD SERVICE IS DONE BY THE GUEST
STARTING AT THE HEAD OF THE TABLE GOING
IN A COUNTERCLOCKWISE DIRECTION AROUND
THE TABLE.

14. FAMILY
OR COMPROMISE
SERVICE
6. RUSSIAN SERVICE
OR FORMAL

15. FAMILY
OR COMPROMISE
SERVICE
FRENCH
SERVICE
THIS EMPLOYS TWO WAITRESSES OR WAITERS
FOR EACH STATION. THE CHEF DE RANG OR CHIEF
OF RANK IS THE PRINCIPAL WAITER. HE TAKES THE
ORDERS, SERVES ALL DRINKS, AND FINISHES THE
PREPARATION OF THE FOOD AT THE TABLE. HE
ASSISTED BY THE COMMIS DE RANG OR THE
WAITER/WAITRESS WHO TAKES THE ORDERS TO
THE KITCHEN. THIS STYLE IS USED IN LUXURY
DINING ROOMS.

16. FAMILY
OR COMPROMISE
SERVICE
7. FRENCH
SERVICE

17. FAMILY
OR COMPROMISE
SERVICE
ENGLISH
SERVICE
THIS IS SIMILAR TO FAMILY STYLE. ALL
FOODS ARE SERVED ON THE TABLE BY
THE HOST OR HOSTESS. A WAITER
PLACES THE PLATES FOR THE GUESTS
AND PASSES THE ACCOMPANIMENTS
FOR THE COURSE.

18. FAMILY
OR COMPROMISE
SERVICE
8. ENGLISH
SERVICE

19. FAMILY
OR COMPROMISE
SERVICE
9. SELF -SERVICE
THIS STYLE IS OFFERED IN CAFETERIA
AND FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS
OFFERING BUFFET, SMORGASBOARD
SERVICE, VENDO MACHINES, AND
DRIVE-IN RESTAURANTS. THE TWO
WIDELY USED FORMS ARE:

20. FAMILY
OR COMPROMISE
SERVICE
a. Cafeteria
Service
This styles caters to a large numbers of
customers at a reasonable price. The
customers choose from the foods on
display at the counter, place the food on
the tray, and carry them to the dining
table. Usually, the foods are prepared in
advance and are ready to be served.

21. FAMILY
OR COMPROMISE
SERVICE
Cafeteria
Service

22. b. Buffet
Service
This is the most used style of table
service. It is the most practical
service for guest meals if the
numbers of guest exceeds six.

23. b. Buffet
Service

24. 10. Counter
Service
It is the most economical food service. It
appeals to the people in hurry because of
speedy service, convenience, lower price, and
the absence of tips. You can usually see your
order is cooked and prepared. He common
forms of counter service are:

25. 10. Counter
Service

26. a. Snack bar
This is offered in large industrial food services
to meet the needs of employees who bring
their own food for lunch but want
supplementary dessert and beverages.

27. a. Snack bar

28. b. Take-out
counter
Many food service establishments have
found it possible to increase the volume of
food to be offered to diners by offering take-
out meals which include proper packaging of
food.

29. b. Take out
counter

30. RANTSTYPES OF
RESTAURANTS
RESTAURANTS ARE CLASSIFIED BASED
ON THE STYLE OF FOOD SERVICE USED
AND FOOD SPECIALTIES OFFERED.

31. He salad may be the diner’s entire
meal
1. SALAD BAR
This is a table or bar with salad
ingredients where diners make their own
salad. The salad may be the diner’s
entire meal or may be an
accompaniment to one of regular
luncheon.

32. He salad may be the diner’s entire
meal1. SALAD BAR

33. He salad may be the diner’s entire
meal
2. Drive-in
Restaurant
This is a restaurant that serves
patrons who are in their
automobiles.

34. He salad may be the diner’s entire
meal
2. Drive-in
Restaurant

35. He salad may be the diner’s entire
meal
3. Smorgasbord
restaurant or
Eat-all-you-can
This operates in a buffet style of food
service. There is no limit to the
number of times a customer may
replenish his plate.

36. He salad may be the diner’s entire
meal
3. Smorgasbord
restaurant or
Eat-all-you-can

37. He salad may be the diner’s entire
meal
4. Salad/Sandwich
& Soup restaurant
This features salads, sandwiches, and
soups and caters to clerical and
professional workers in office
buildings in the cities.

38. He salad may be the diner’s entire
meal
4. Salad/Sandwich
& Soup restaurant

39. He salad may be the diner’s entire
meal5. Steam table
This is provided with a steam table, a
counter equipment which is known for
being a hot-food container, equipped
with thermostatic device that can be set
at required temperatures for various
types of food.

40. He salad may be the diner’s entire
meal5. Steam table

41. He salad may be the diner’s entire
meal
Waiting
on the Table

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