Restaurant Breakfast Opening Checklist

This restaurant breakfast opening checklist helps front-of-house teams prepare for a smooth morning shift. Tasks include picking up keys and float, turning on lights and music, checking the coffee and espresso machines, confirming fridges are stocked with milk, juices, and fruit, ensuring cups and beans are ready, setting mise en place and pantry crates, and verifying buffet setup to brand standards. Staff walk the dining area to confirm table settings, floor and furniture cleanliness, stabilize any wobbly tables or chairs, and test air-conditioning or heating. Bathroom cleanliness is checked, cash float is counted with paperwork completed, and final readiness is confirmed before service.