So it's week two at F&B and this is the week I need to learn as much as possible before my working weekend. Every day during this week we only do routine jobs, the cleaning of the restaurant, mise-on-place and doing the dishes. Basically cleaning as you go and making sure that everything is done before the start of a busy weekend.
Friday 4\11\11
I worked late shift so I only went in at 13:00. We set up for welcoming and served pancakes, wine and juice to the arriving guests until 20:30 because of the storm. We had to pack away all the tables and chairs and get all the important equipment out of the rain. I also had to take pancakes to the caravan park because the chef ran out. And the fun part of all this? Getting sopping wet and taking back the quad bikes to the adventure centre in the rain.
Saturday 5/11/11
This morning we started early to take out drink orders and to set up for the breakfast group. We attended to their needs and took their drink orders. We also gave them a cold breakfast with coffee and tea and then we took their egg orders for the hot breakfast. We received a nice tip each and we had to clear up the table and chairs as well as pack away the table and table cloth used. We then set up for the vleis vreters event that night. We had to set up the tables and chairs, the table cloths and the mise-on-place for the function. When the guests arrived we helped them find their seats and we took their drink orders. We each had two tables and cleared the dishes when finished eating and drinking. At the end of the night we had to pack up the tables again and put away the chairs.
Sunday 6/11/11
We set up for Sunday lunch first thing this morning. I also helped in the cocktail bar and the bistro to prepare drinks for the waiters to take out to the guests. When the lunch started we helped the guests find their seats and we took their drink orders. After the lunch we had to clear up and pack away the tables and chairs in the hoender hok and in the hall. We then did the mise-on-place for the next day and went to the 15:00 meeting with the rest of the staff and MOD. At this meeting we discuss the problems that occurred during the weekend and the situations that could not be fixed or that made the job difficult.
All and all it was a very busy weekend and my body is definitely feeling the hard work but it was definitely fun and I loved the experience. I also now know how the system works on the computer and how to ring up bills. And the fun part about it all? The tips were great!
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