Title Page
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H&C Mess Standard Checklist
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Location
GENERAL
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Review the past 7 days of customer comments; have comments been responded to? is the response addressing the comment raised?
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Is the iMenu operating, is the correct menu displayed?
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Is the Allergen Notice poster in a prominent location for customers?
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Has the allergen declaration card been completed? is it for the current meal period? are all required options listed? <br>Note - take a photo of the declaration card as evidence.
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Are the quarterly posters displayed in the mess? <br>Note - take a photo as evidence.
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Are the table talkers available on all dining tables. <br>Note - take a photo as evidence.
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Are salt/pepper shakers and napkins available on all tables?
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Are bulk condiments in used instead of portion controlled packs (PCP's)
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Staff are wearing the correct approved company uniform (long sleeve shirt, long pants, appropriate footwear, skull cap / hair net and apron)
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Overall, does the dining room look clean and presentable? (tables are clean, chairs in an orderly fashion, no marks on walls/doors)
HOT SERVERY | BAIN MARIE
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Are healthy plate labels in use? does the label correspond to the meal below? are the relevant allergens declared?
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Are the dishes in the hot servery displayed in an appetising manner (dishes don't have a 'skin' formed, messes have roasts carved to order, meals look appetising, meals are not swimming in excessive liquid, menu matches meals on offer)<br>Note - attach an image of the servery
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Small messes - Hot servery - breakfast | lunch | dinner - standards
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Large messes - Hot servery - breakfast | lunch | dinner - standards
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Hot servery example | hot food display
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Select a meal and request to sight either the end point or reheat temperature monitoring form; is the item on the form; does the temperature meet the acceptable temperature limit advised on the form
COLD SERVERY | COLD WELL
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Is the cold servery displayed as per the required standard for the current meal period. <br>Note - attach an image of the servery
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Small messes - Cold servery - breakfast | lunch | dinner - standards
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Cold servery example | salad station
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Cold servery example | sandwich fillers
Note - does not have to mirror image the example, but must look as presentable
BACK OF HOUSE
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Food handlers follow safe food handling practices (wearing disposable gloves, hair contained in hair net / skull cap, washing hands as required, not drinking/eating where food is prepared)
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Are staff wearing the correct PPE for the task (cut/mesh glove when handling sharps, oven mittens for the oven/hot items)
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Select an item in the coolroom, fridge or freezer, is there a product label advising of the contents
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Observe a section in the kitchen, are there risks of contamination (chemicals making contact with food, personal items in kitchen, food build-up on equipment, raw foods above ready-to-eat, glass and or condiments on bench where food is being prepared)
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General housekeeping; clean and tidy