service styles

7. – Food is plated in the kitchen and served directly to guests.
8. – A cart used in French service for preparing and presenting food table-side.
10. – The method used to serve guests, often defining a restaurant’s identity.
11. – The most formal service style; food is served from platters by servers table-side.
12. – A quick-service style where guests order and receive food from their car.
13. – A warming unit in the guéridon used to keep food hot during French service.

1. – A fast and casual dining setup where guests order at a counter or food bar.
2. – Combines elements of quick service and full service with higher-quality food.
3. – An elegant style where food is cooked and finished table-side using a guéridon and réchaud.
4. – A self-service style where guests serve themselves from a variety of dishes.
5. – Also called family-style dining; food is served from platters on the table and passed around.
6. – Guests move along a serving line and choose their food before paying at the end.
9. – Guests order food to be picked up and eaten elsewhere.