Restaurants

Reservation book The list of a restaurant's reservations for each service, by time, party size and table. Traditional...

Pre-shift A short staff meeting before service where managers cover the night's reservations, large parties, s...

À la carte Ordering each dish separately from the menu, each at its own price, as opposed to a set menu. Most e...

Tasting menu A chef-chosen sequence of many small courses served to the whole table at a set price. Tasting menus...

Prix fixe A set menu of several courses sold at one fixed price per person, often with a choice within each co...

86'd Kitchen slang for an item that has run out or been pulled for the rest of the service. When the kitc...

Comp Short for complimentary: an item or charge a business gives a party at no cost, such as a dessert af...

Expo Short for expediter: the person or station at the kitchen pass who checks each plate against the ord...

Bar seating Seats at the bar or a counter, usually given first come, first served instead of from the reservatio...

Two-top and four-top Restaurant shorthand for a table by the number of seats it holds: a two-top seats two, a four-top se...

Back of house The parts of a restaurant guests do not see and the staff who work there: kitchen, prep, dish and st...

Front of house The guest-facing part of a restaurant and the staff who work there: host stand, dining room, bar, se...