Catering (correct answers)
What are catering establishments? correct answers They serve food and drink for
example: restaurants, school canteens, hotels and wine bars.
What are the differences between commercial and non-commercial catering? correct
answers Commercial catering is where catering establishments sell food or drink to
make a profit whereas non-commercial is where the catering establishment doesn't
need to make a profit e.g. prison canteen or hospital cafeteria.
What are the differences between residential and non-residential catering? correct
answers Residential catering establishments provide accommodation as well as serving
food and drink e.g. B&B whereas non-residential catering establishments do not provide
accommodation for customers e.g. restaurant, cafe.
What is contract catering? correct answers - Contract caterers provide food and drink at
places where it's not usually provided.
-They are often hired for private events, such as weddings and birthday parties. The
food provided depends on the event e.g. fish and chips for bingo night at the village hall.
What are the advantages of contract catering? correct answers - The caterers organise
the menu and food
- The caterers serve and feed guests
-The caterers clear up everything up afterwards
This means the customer can enjoy the event and not worry about the food.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a cafeteria service? correct answers A
cafeteria service is where customers are served ready made food at a counter.
advantages:
- Don't need many staff, or skilled staff
- Can serve a lot of customers quickly
disadvantages:
-Food has to be kept hot
-Customers have to queue
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a fast food service? correct answers In
a fast food service, food is being cooked all the time. Customers order at a counter and
are given their food straight away.
Advantages:
-don't need skilled staff
-can serve a lot of customers quickly
-easy for customers to get when they are out and about
Disadvantages:
- Need expensive specialist equipment such as fryers
-Expensive rent for high-street outlets
-Limited menu options
, What are the advantages and disadvantages of a self-service? correct answers In a
self-service, customers serve food for themselves.
Advantages:
-Don't need a lot of staff
-Customers don't have to queue for food
-Customers can take as much as they want
Disadvantages:
-Hard to know how much food to provide for the customers, can be expensive if
customer takes a lot.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a take-away service? correct answers A
take away service is when customers order food, wait for it to be cooked and eat their
food elsewhere. Some take-aways deliver food.
Advantages:
-Don't need space to seat customers
-Don't need staff to serve customers
Disadvantages:
-Need very expensive specialist equipment, such as pizza ovens
-Many need to employ more staff to deliver food
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a waited service? correct answers
Waited service (or table service) is when waiters and waitresses take customers orders
and deliver their food e.g. in restaurants.
Advantages:
-can serve lots of people quickly
-Provides a personal service
-Customers have a wide choice of food
Disadvantages
- Expensive to employ waiting staff
-Specialist equipment needed for serving, such as trolleys
What are the advantages and disadvantages of plate service? correct answers Plate
service is when the presentation of a meal is done by the chef. The plates are then
bought out to the customers by a waiter
Advantages:
-easy to control portion size
-presentation of each dish will be similar
Disadvantages:
-presenting the food uses up the chef's time
What are the advantages/disadvantages of the Gueridon service? correct answers In
gueridon service the chef finishes the cooking or carving at the customers table. This
entertains the customers as they can see the chef show of their skills. For example a
chef may flambe a dish, such as crepes Suzette.
Advantages:
What are catering establishments? correct answers They serve food and drink for
example: restaurants, school canteens, hotels and wine bars.
What are the differences between commercial and non-commercial catering? correct
answers Commercial catering is where catering establishments sell food or drink to
make a profit whereas non-commercial is where the catering establishment doesn't
need to make a profit e.g. prison canteen or hospital cafeteria.
What are the differences between residential and non-residential catering? correct
answers Residential catering establishments provide accommodation as well as serving
food and drink e.g. B&B whereas non-residential catering establishments do not provide
accommodation for customers e.g. restaurant, cafe.
What is contract catering? correct answers - Contract caterers provide food and drink at
places where it's not usually provided.
-They are often hired for private events, such as weddings and birthday parties. The
food provided depends on the event e.g. fish and chips for bingo night at the village hall.
What are the advantages of contract catering? correct answers - The caterers organise
the menu and food
- The caterers serve and feed guests
-The caterers clear up everything up afterwards
This means the customer can enjoy the event and not worry about the food.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a cafeteria service? correct answers A
cafeteria service is where customers are served ready made food at a counter.
advantages:
- Don't need many staff, or skilled staff
- Can serve a lot of customers quickly
disadvantages:
-Food has to be kept hot
-Customers have to queue
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a fast food service? correct answers In
a fast food service, food is being cooked all the time. Customers order at a counter and
are given their food straight away.
Advantages:
-don't need skilled staff
-can serve a lot of customers quickly
-easy for customers to get when they are out and about
Disadvantages:
- Need expensive specialist equipment such as fryers
-Expensive rent for high-street outlets
-Limited menu options
, What are the advantages and disadvantages of a self-service? correct answers In a
self-service, customers serve food for themselves.
Advantages:
-Don't need a lot of staff
-Customers don't have to queue for food
-Customers can take as much as they want
Disadvantages:
-Hard to know how much food to provide for the customers, can be expensive if
customer takes a lot.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a take-away service? correct answers A
take away service is when customers order food, wait for it to be cooked and eat their
food elsewhere. Some take-aways deliver food.
Advantages:
-Don't need space to seat customers
-Don't need staff to serve customers
Disadvantages:
-Need very expensive specialist equipment, such as pizza ovens
-Many need to employ more staff to deliver food
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a waited service? correct answers
Waited service (or table service) is when waiters and waitresses take customers orders
and deliver their food e.g. in restaurants.
Advantages:
-can serve lots of people quickly
-Provides a personal service
-Customers have a wide choice of food
Disadvantages
- Expensive to employ waiting staff
-Specialist equipment needed for serving, such as trolleys
What are the advantages and disadvantages of plate service? correct answers Plate
service is when the presentation of a meal is done by the chef. The plates are then
bought out to the customers by a waiter
Advantages:
-easy to control portion size
-presentation of each dish will be similar
Disadvantages:
-presenting the food uses up the chef's time
What are the advantages/disadvantages of the Gueridon service? correct answers In
gueridon service the chef finishes the cooking or carving at the customers table. This
entertains the customers as they can see the chef show of their skills. For example a
chef may flambe a dish, such as crepes Suzette.
Advantages:
