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Restaurant Opening Checklist for Dinner Service

by Estefania Condado, from the Community

This restaurant opening checklist helps teams prepare for dinner service at Moon Palace Jamaica. It covers shift briefing, staff presentation, music and POS checks, mise en place, station setup, and cleanliness standards. Verify maintenance, lighting, air conditioning, glassware, and equipment readiness. Monitor service sequence during operation, keep stations clean, and complete sign-off with recommendations for F&B management.

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Kitchen Opening Checklist for Moon Palace Jamaica

Use this kitchen opening checklist to prepare your hotel or restaurant kitchen for service. It covers utilities startup, unlocking and checking refrigeration, powering and preheating cooking equipment, lining and distributing bins and towels, verifying cleanliness and order, and confirming proper food storage and labeling. Managers can assign steps, capture notes and recommendations, and record staff sign off to ensure a consistent, safe start to every shift.

by Estefania Condado, from the Community

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Melwhisks Restaurant Opening Checklist

This restaurant opening checklist helps managers and teams prepare the venue before service. It covers front of house and bar setup, including table and chair placement, lighting and electrical checks, wobble and damage checks, and cleanliness of glassware, crockery, and cutlery. It prompts verification of POS, refrigeration, ice, beverages, mise en place, and cocktail garnishes. Staff briefing, station assignments, and confirmation of grooming and service kits are included, along with noting non available items and app updates for delivery platforms. Use this template to standardize pre opening routines and ensure consistent readiness.

by anandh veeraragavan, from the Community

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Handover from Lunch to Dinner Checklist

This restaurant handover checklist helps teams transition smoothly from lunch to dinner service. Confirm table resets and wardrobe organization, restock fridges with drinks, walk the floor for cleanliness, and check wine walls and fridges. Ensure waiter stations are equipped with pens, notebooks, POS rolls, and payment devices. Verify mise en place, including cutlery, glasses, and folded napkins. Switch music and lighting for dinner and capture notes from the previous shift for continuity.

by Raj Melwani, from the Community

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by anandh veeraragavan, from the Community

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Restaurant Opening Checklist for Dinner Service

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