WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY VARIOUS OUTLETS OF FOOD AND BEVERAGE DEPARTMRNT IN A LARGE HOTEL OR MOTEL

Outlets of food and beverage department in hotel

Restaurant
A restaurant is defined as ‘an eating house where refreshments and meals may be obtained on payment”. It is a modern term in English. It was gradually adopted in to the English language after 1765 A.D. when Boulanger, a French man in Paris, served soup that he called Restaurant which in English meant restorative.
Restaurant is a public place where meals and rinks can be bought and consumed simultaneously. Restaurant in a hotel can be found in different cuisine and service style. It’s layout should account for the feature of its room, external vistas, internal displays and entertainment, method of food service, seat arrangements and type of furniture. The designs of tables and chairs must be considered in terms of its total effect.
The restaurant dining with attached kitchen is fully equipped with cutlery, crockery, glassware, hollowware, linen and other essential appointments. Many restaurants in commercial sector are independently established, either in tourist areas of city or in the country side. It encourages the customers to have various meals and drinks as per their choice. Some of these restaurants have been specialized in serving a specific type of cuisine. Their growth is dared to changeable concept of modern and fashionable generation. These include Nepali, Indian, and Chinese. Italian, Continental, etc. restaurants for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Likewise, some restaurants are named after products and varieties. Such as steak House, Pizza House, Hot Bread, Mo. Mo Magic, etc. they may even offer take away food service such as, a delicatessen, snack, kiosk, mobile catering, fast food counters, etc.


Types of restaurant in large hotel

Specially restaurant
This restaurant in a large hotel is stylish and specialized in specific cuisine e.g. Nepali, Chinese, Indian or Continental offering a variety of choices in food and beverage. Such restaurants are referred to as fine dining restaurant as well. It may be located in any part of the hotel with-in quieter and spacious surroundings. It is a formal restaurant offering personalized service. Both a la carte and table d’ hotel menus are served here. The decor is geared-up to suit the cuisine it serves. The selling price of the food is comparatively high due to higher overhead cost.
Specially restaurants normally operate during the luncheon and dinner time with the entertainment of music, bands, gazal or folk dance. These restaurants not only provide excellent food and beverage service. But also offer high standard equipment, food décor and other amenities for the customers satisfaction.

Coffee shop
The unites states of America is regarded as the birthplace of coffee shop where the concept of fast food for fast life became very eminent. Coffee shop is usually located at the lobby level of hotel within the open view of guests. It provides mixed cuisines which are fast to prepare. It is open for twenty four hours. It has informal atmosphere. Most coffee shops offer piped music and modern décor.
Coffee shops usually offer pre-plated food promptly from the kitchen. Both a la carte and table d’ hotel menus in simple cosine are available in different times of day or night. The dishes in the menu are determined by the food and beverage director/manager in consultation with executive chef after carefully studying the market, location, staff and policy.

Grill room
This is a restaurant that specializes in various grilled or broiled cut/whole meat such as meat, poultry, fish and shellfish in a large quantity, grilling is done over and open heat on a metal griller(char grill) or over/under an electric heaters or infrared broiler. Food is prepared and cooked in full open view of customers, which appeals to the eyes, palate and dining experience of the consumers. At the same time, the sizzle and aroma of grilled meat adds to the pleasure of eating. Such restaurants were previously found only in luxury hotels in Nepal for foreign tourists.

Discotheque
Discotheque is a modern dance restaurant. It uses hi-tech sound and light systems to provide music and charm atmosphere with dance floor. Such restaurants are popular among the youths. Only drinks (can and tetra pack) and snacks are available to the customers.
It can be a part of hotel or can be an individual entity. In hotels, the discotheque is usually located in the basement to seclude it from other areas because of its high-pitch sound. It is always attached with bar. There is a certain age bar for the customers and one has to pay a certain entrance fee to get there.