Opening Checklist

Turn on lights around venue, including under bar, som bar fridges and sign

Complete toilet check – ensure vases are filled and clean. Sign off on sheet

Turn on hot water urn

Fly Spray the restaurant (especially bar area)

Check bookings for any early tables/bookings that need set

Write AM Run sheet – ensure enough staff for expected shift with weather & bookings

Set up Shift envelopes for Tips & Petty Cash

Ensure all Tablets are on and Charged- Uber, DoorDash, OpenTable

Set up the floor – tables wiped and set. Ensure chairs neatly arranged, S&Ps on all tables

Check that all floor mats are properly placed and aligned

Windex front doors, 71/81 doors and mirrors (T21, 82, 700)

Set up outside furniture, make sure to level all tables by adjusting feet if needed – Chairs unstacked LAST

Check Black tiles clean BEFORE putting up posters/menus

Display Menus out – Antipasti/lunch menus in eye level. Cheaper options more visable

Awning out – adjust according to weather – use reference sheet as guide

Adjust restaurant Temp – use reference sheet as guide

Spray base of menu displays with sanitiser (to stop dogs peeing)

Put A-frame Board out (Mon-Fri only)

Open outside wait station and check stocked and clean – close if

Spot sweep restaurant and outside wherever necessary

Ensure music volume is suitable for time of service

Ensure lunch menu/panini menus are at host station (lunch Mon-Fri, Panini Sat/Sun)

Caps off water bottles and wait stations stocked and ready

Runner pass mats down, area stocked (ramekins, cloths etc)

Check with Kitchen and Bar if everything is in stock for service