Memorizing Your Restaurant’s Food Menu 

Hopefully it isn’t a menu the size of cheesecake factory’s!

Hopefully not the Cheesecake Factory menu.

@@Waiter101book hahaha , my menu has 12 sections , biggest ones 32 deserts , 27 breakfasts etc and I have 15 pages full NOT INCLUDING THE DESCRIPTIONS 😩

Jeez

@@Waiter101book right 😂😂 so far I’ve memorized lotssss so I think I’ll be just fine feeling a lot more confident already thank you so much for the video!

@@ChillOutHomeScout wow 😲 I thought my 4 pages was bad since I have a bad memory. Thanks so much :3

Good luck!

Welcome

Seriously… you kinda are. Most Japanese food is only named in Japanese, even if the descriptions are English.

You’re welcome good luck with the new menu

What’s in each column?

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You’re welcome. Good luck!

Man. I’m glad it helps. What kind of restaurant?

Good good. Did you settle into the job? Everything going well now?

So it went better at your new place?

You’re welcome. Good luck out there.

You’re welcome. I’m glad it’s helping you out.

You’re welcome. Glad to help.

I hear you. Internalizing a lot of new knowledge when you first start, takes a strategy. Let me know if this video helps for your situation. Personally, I would do the blind quiz technique. Write the food name on the left hand side of the paper. Then write the abbreviation on the far right side. Cover that last column of answers with a second piece of paper. Now, in the “second to last” column, try to recall all the abbreviations again. Peak under the cover sheet only after you struggle for a bit to remember the abbreviation. I don’t remember the name of the study, but several psychology experiments have proven that we memorize MORE from trying to recall something than we do by simply repeating it. It’s the struggle to pull it up to our consciousness that make a the connection stronger.

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I hadn’t thought about using it for a juice bar menu, but it’s a good idea. I’m sure there are a fair amount of ingredients to know, especially allergy items.

Waiter101 yea. Plus I really wanted to get a head start on learning the menu before my first day. They pretty much have everything you talked about such as sections, name of drink and the ingredients.

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Good luck. Let us know how it goes.

Np

You are welcome. Thanks for checking out my channel.

I hope so too. If throw straight memorization technique doesn’t work as well for you, try a more visual approach. Ask the trainer or manager to let you have one extra training shift on a busy night where all you do is tray food from the window. You can see a lot of it and practice recognizing it so it’s easier to visualize when you do your menu test.

Hey. I’m glad.

You’re welcome.

For sure, you’re welcome.

Good! And be sure to ask the kitchen questions NOW. Don’t wait until later, when they think you already know.

No problem. Hope it helps.

Thank. Good luck with your menu test.

For sure. No problem.

Good luck.

I have until tomorrow morning

I had two days.

Thank you.

You’re welcome.

Is it a big menu?

Lily L you’re welcome!

Did it get better for you? How are you doing now?

Welcome. Hope it helped.

No problem.

Nice. 😂🎶

Yeah. That’s a tuff one. Is that on the menu test?

Thanks. I hope it goes well.

You’re welcome.

Too busy?

@@Waiter101book yea but everything went well

To be honest, I typically don’t memorize prices. This may be more important at restaurants that have lower prices. At expensive restaurants, almost no customers ask you the price of anything. Is it required for your menu test? The guest usually asks you questions while they still have the menu. So you should be able to explain the ingredients and the preparation method, but the price is right in front of them on the menu.

Me too

Fine dining is nuts. I wish I worked at Denny’s.

Lol.

Dang bro. That’s pretty serious. Is it a chain or a local restaurant?

That ought to be fun. Hope you are at least bilingual already.

Where?

Ah. Broken link. I’ll see what I can do.

Email me at “help” “at” “waiter101(dot)com” and I’ll hook you up.

Good luck!

You’re welcome. And it’s not too late to use this method. Knowing the menu will make your job less stressful and help you make more money too. You will have that confidence at the table and be able to make perfect recommendations for each guest.

Nice.

Same

Welcome. Glad to help.

For sure! Good luck on it.

Absolutely. Good luck with it!

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You’re welcome.

Hey there. I haven’t personally worked at a spot like that, but I imagine they keep a cheat sheet where you can see it. Will it be your first day of training?

@@Waiter101book okay my first day of training went way better than i expected, and it turns out they have a quizlet to memorize the sandwiches :D my manager also told me it took her a couple of months so i don’t have to stress :)

That’s great. They must have hired you for a reason. It’s nice to feel welcomed and like a part of the team. The training almost always has the nuts and bolts of making the product. If it doesn’t talk about customer service, or if you want some tips, check out my other video on “hosting a party”.

Yikes

I don’t know if that’s true, but I appreciate the compliment.