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Chapter Fourteen: Service and Customer Relations

Chapter Fourteen: Service and Customer Relations. Effective Servers Effective Greeters Seven Commandments of Customer Service Handling Customer Complaints. Foodservice. Varies with the type of establishment: Quick-service Dinner house. Greeters.

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Chapter Fourteen: Service and Customer Relations

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  1. Chapter Fourteen: Service and Customer Relations • Effective Servers • Effective Greeters • Seven Commandments of Customer Service • Handling Customer Complaints

  2. Foodservice Varies with the type of establishment: • Quick-service • Dinner house

  3. Greeters • The first and last person a guest encounters • Characteristics: well-groomed / friendly / knowledgeable • Knowing where to allocate guests/ seating positions • Use of magic phrases

  4. Server • Pleasant • Taking orders: suggest/ knowledgeable • Attentive • Hard-Sell vs. Soft-Sell • Skillful • Formality vs. informality • Introduce oneself

  5. Training • Efficiency • Cohesive • Better relationship • Stay on the floor longer

  6. Foodservice Teams • Most common is the server/busser team. • Some restaurants operate with servers working two to a team. • Some systems work as the entire crew makes up the team. • The teams systems major advantage: Hot food is served hot.

  7. Hard Sell Versus Soft Sell “Will you have dessert?”- “Would anyone like to have dessert?” • The hard sell: this may result in the customer feeling pressured. • The soft sell: Low key complete service. • The kind of clientele may determine the best approach.

  8. Seven Commandments of Customer Service • Tell the truth • Bend the rules • Listen actively • Put pen to paper • Master the moments of truth • Be a fantastic fixer • Say “Thank You” a lot

  9. Formality or Informality? • This depends on the kind of experience that you are trying to deliver • Some restaurants thrive on informality • Others may be more formal (ex. Servers only speak when spoken to)

  10. General Principals • Complaints should be accepted at face value until proven to be with/out substance • Value the customers view point • Never try to explain when things go wrong

  11. General Principals • The atmosphere should be friendly • Teamwork is always appropriate • Extras are always appreciated

  12. Setting Tables • Pleasing and inviting • Cutlery: spotless / easy to handle • Linen: clean / ironed / color • Everything is symmetrical

  13. Look Out For: • Difficult customers • Teenage confrontations

  14. Effective Approach in a Difficult Situation • Be diplomatic • Remain calm • Listen/get the facts • Empathize • Control your voice • Take care of the problem immediately

  15. Service Personnel as a Family • Many managers do whatever they can to create a family feeling among foodservice personnel • Encourage employees to eat and drink on the premises • Reduced meal prices • Sponsored employee parties

  16. Tact: Always • Are you alone? vs. Would you like a table or a booth? • Be courteous, respectful, and friendly to guests.

  17. The End

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