The document discusses different types of menus used in hotels, including breakfast menus, brunch menus, luncheon menus, afternoon/high tea menus, dinner menus, super menus, and room service menus. Breakfast is typically served between 7-10am and can include continental, English, American or Indian options. Brunch combines breakfast and lunch and is served between 10am-12pm. Lunch and dinner menus include quickly prepared hot and cold dishes. Afternoon/high tea menus from 3-6pm include items like bread, sandwiches, pastries and tea. Super menus serve lighter dishes than dinner in the evenings. Room service menus contain dishes available any time and have higher prices than restaurant menus.
The document discusses different types of menus used in hotels, including breakfast menus, brunch menus, luncheon menus, afternoon/high tea menus, dinner menus, super menus, and room service menus. Breakfast is typically served between 7-10am and can include continental, English, American or Indian options. Brunch combines breakfast and lunch and is served between 10am-12pm. Lunch and dinner menus include quickly prepared hot and cold dishes. Afternoon/high tea menus from 3-6pm include items like bread, sandwiches, pastries and tea. Super menus serve lighter dishes than dinner in the evenings. Room service menus contain dishes available any time and have higher prices than restaurant menus.
The document discusses different types of menus used in hotels, including breakfast menus, brunch menus, luncheon menus, afternoon/high tea menus, dinner menus, super menus, and room service menus. Breakfast is typically served between 7-10am and can include continental, English, American or Indian options. Brunch combines breakfast and lunch and is served between 10am-12pm. Lunch and dinner menus include quickly prepared hot and cold dishes. Afternoon/high tea menus from 3-6pm include items like bread, sandwiches, pastries and tea. Super menus serve lighter dishes than dinner in the evenings. Room service menus contain dishes available any time and have higher prices than restaurant menus.
The document discusses different types of menus used in hotels, including breakfast menus, brunch menus, luncheon menus, afternoon/high tea menus, dinner menus, super menus, and room service menus. Breakfast is typically served between 7-10am and can include continental, English, American or Indian options. Brunch combines breakfast and lunch and is served between 10am-12pm. Lunch and dinner menus include quickly prepared hot and cold dishes. Afternoon/high tea menus from 3-6pm include items like bread, sandwiches, pastries and tea. Super menus serve lighter dishes than dinner in the evenings. Room service menus contain dishes available any time and have higher prices than restaurant menus.
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DIFFERENT TYPES OF MENU (A LA CARTE, TABLE D’ HOTE)
WHAT IS MENU? A Menu is a list of dishes in hotels that are available for sale in a food service outlet or that can be served at a meal. In French, “Menu” means in minute detail, and in English, it is also termed as ‘Bill of Fare‘.
There are various types of menus are available in the hotel industry, it depends upon all managerial and operational activities of the food and beverage operations.
Every sector of the food and beverage industry, whether operating for
commercial or welfare purposes, large or small uses a menu.
These are different menu types in the hotel industry:
1. BREAKFAST MENU Breakfast is the first type of meal of the day on the hotel menu list, It is served between 7-10 a.m. And it offers all kinds of dishes that are suitable for breakfast in a hotel.
Continental breakfast, English breakfast, American breakfast, and
Indian breakfast menus are the commonly found menus. It may be in the form of table d’hôte and à la carte.
2. BRUNCH MENU Brunch refers to heavy mid-morning snacks that combine breakfast and lunch consumed late in the morning between 10 a.m to 12 p.m.
Sandwiches, Burgers, Hot dogs, Pastries, Salads, Vegetable patties, Fried
fish, Cold and Hot beverages are offered on this menu. 3. LUNCHEON MENU This lunch menu in the hotel includes dishes that are offered during lunch hours. So restaurants offer dishes that can be quickly prepared and served.
Sandwiches, Burgers, Hot dogs, Pastries, Salads, Vegetable patties, Fried
fish, Cold and Hot beverages are offered on this menu.
This lunch menu in the hotel includes dishes that are offered during lunch hours. So restaurants offer dishes that can be quickly prepared and served.
Indian restaurants serve “Thalis” of different kinds and executive lunches to
speed up service and to meet the demands of consumers.
4. AFTERNOON AND HIGH TEA MENU
It is served between 3 p.m to 6 p.m. The menu includes bread, toasts, sandwiches, scones, pastries, grills, fish, salads, kachori, samosa, cutlets, ice creams, and so on, with coffee or tea.
5. DINNER MENU The dinner menu in the hotel includes dishes that are offered during dinner hours between 7 to 11 p.m.
During dinner, guests like to spend more time with their loved ones and entertain their business associates. They expect a relaxed and enjoyable dining experience after a long day of work.
6. SUPER MENU Super menu is a light evening meal type in the hotel industry, mostly taken before dinner during evening social events. It is also served late at night. The menu for super varies according to the time of the night.
The super menu is usually an à la carte containing hot and cold dishes that are lighter and less elaborative than those served at dinner. 7. ROOM SERVICE MENU (DOOR KNOB MENU) This kind of menu contains a list of dishes available for service in guest rooms around the clock. Prices quoted for dishes in the room service menu card are always higher than prices quoted for the same dishes served in other restaurants of the hotel.
Important Details for Room Service:
1. name 2. room number 3 order. 4. time of delivery 5. number of person 6. special request 7. Mode of payment
