Restaurant Operations
DinePilot · dinepilot.in
| ☐ | Area | Task | Standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☐ | Kitchen | Fridge and freezer temperatures logged | Fridge below 5°C, freezer below −18°C |
| ☐ | Kitchen | Gas connection and burners checked | No smell, all burners light |
| ☐ | Kitchen | Prep list read and started | Prep done before first cover |
| ☐ | Kitchen | Yesterday's leftovers checked and dated | Anything undated goes out |
| ☐ | Kitchen | Chimney and exhaust running | |
| ☐ | Floor | Tables wiped, levelled and set | No wobble, cutlery matched |
| ☐ | Floor | Floors and washrooms cleaned | Soap, tissue and water stocked |
| ☐ | Floor | AC and fans on, lights checked | No dead bulbs in the dining area |
| ☐ | Floor | Table QR codes and menus present and legible | Every table, not a spot check |
| ☐ | Bar | Stock levels checked against par | Restock before service |
| ☐ | Bar | Ice machine flushed and filled | |
| ☐ | Front desk | Cash float counted and recorded | Two people, one signature |
| ☐ | Front desk | Card machine tested with a ₹1 transaction | Reversed immediately |
| ☐ | Front desk | Internet and billing system checked | One test order end to end |
| ☐ | Front desk | Today's unavailable items marked | Before the first guest orders |
| ☐ | Team | Pre-shift briefing | Specials, sold-out items, large bookings |
The closing shift's job is to make the opening shift's job easy.
| ☐ | Area | Task | Standard |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☐ | Kitchen | All food stored, covered, labelled and dated | Nothing undated in any fridge |
| ☐ | Kitchen | Gas off at the mains | Checked by name, not assumed |
| ☐ | Kitchen | Surfaces, burners and fryers cleaned | |
| ☐ | Kitchen | Bins emptied and washed | Never left overnight |
| ☐ | Kitchen | Tomorrow's prep list written | Based on today's sales |
| ☐ | Kitchen | Fridge and freezer temperatures logged again | Catches a unit failing overnight |
| ☐ | Floor | Tables cleared, wiped, reset for tomorrow | |
| ☐ | Floor | Floors swept and mopped, washrooms cleaned | |
| ☐ | Floor | Lost property collected and logged | |
| ☐ | Bar | Stock counted, wastage recorded | Recorded nightly, not weekly |
| ☐ | Bar | Bottles sealed, taps cleaned | |
| ☐ | Front desk | Day's sales report taken and filed | |
| ☐ | Front desk | Cash counted against the day's sales | Any gap noted the same night |
| ☐ | Front desk | Tomorrow's bookings passed to the kitchen | |
| ☐ | Front desk | All open tables closed in the system | Nothing carries into tomorrow |
| ☐ | Building | Equipment off, AC off, lights off | |
| ☐ | Building | Doors and shutters locked, alarm set | One named person |