Title Page

  • Full audit

  • Restaurant Name, manager name, chef name

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

Staff and office files

Start up forms - note staff names of those not completed

  • Staff registration forms

  • Copy of passport and national insurance number

  • Consent form to keep photocopy of passport

  • P46 or p45

  • Stable Master contract signed and kept on file

  • Staff discount card issued

  • Uniform receipt

Policies - in place and signed where appropriate

  • Booking policy

  • House rules

  • Resolving problems

  • Social media policy

  • Smoking policy

  • Food policy

  • Uniform policy

  • Staff rules

  • Staff allergens

Print and display

  • Lifting poster

  • Personal belongings

  • Fullers equipment IT support poster

  • The Stable equipment poster

  • A3 health and safety poster

  • Employees liability

  • Emergency fire escape plan

  • Premises license displayed at entrance

Fire Safety

  • Fire escape routes clearly identified and free from obstruction, final exit doors not locked

  • Six month team fire evacuation drill completed

  • Evidence of weekly / monthly fire safety equipment testing and appropriate records maintained

  • Managers fire risk assessment completed & any issues addressed

  • No fire doors wedged permanently open

Training

Training and development

  • COSHH training in place for all personnel

  • Evidence of managers training for food safety, health and safety and first aid ( elearning )

  • Evidence of adequate food handlers training for food safety and health and safety (elearning )

Documentation and record keeping

  • Accoura being used for all incidents, management team all know how to access and input incidents

  • Appropriate safety inspections certificates available (electric,gas, pressure system etc)

  • Key holders log up to date and signed

  • EHO visit documentation and score available

  • Personal license on site and available

  • Music license up to date and available

  • Authorisation to sell alcohol form completed and signed

Housekeeping

Health and safety

  • Effective H&S management with specific risk assessment completed and reviewed both FOH and BOH

  • Safe practice for storage & disposal of broken glass, broken glass /crockery containers available

  • Electrical equipment in good condition, PAT tested if over a year old

  • Electrical items on racking stored without compromising safety

  • Wet floor signs available

  • Smoking policy adhered to and appropriate external smoking area (which is also managed )

  • First aid box correctly stocked (blue plasters etc) and in appropriate places

  • General overall housekeeping to a satisfactory standard (slips,trips and falls )

  • All dangerous equipment unplugged and equipment safely stored

  • Pest control company in place and regular checks carried out

  • Disability access managed effectively in the restaurant and all assisting equipment in working order

Premises and housekeeping

  • General and overall appearance of the external restaurant (lights working, stairs safe etc )

  • General and overall appearance of the internal restaurant

  • Customer toilets clean and hygienically maintained (including vents and pipe work ) toilet roll and soap full

  • Are the restaurant chairs and high chairs clean and safe

  • Internal waste storage areas clean, well maintained and with correct recycling separation

  • External waste areas clean, bins closed and not overflowing, with correct recycling separation

  • Back of house corridors and staff areas clean, not cluttered and organised

  • Office is clean and well organised, equipment cleaned and well maintained

  • Staff area clean, no dirty uniform around and no build up of shoes

  • Effective cleaning checklist implemented and monitored by management both FOH and BOH - spot check trail

  • Cleaning equipment and chemicals stored correctly and well maintained ( data sheets available, notices displayed etc)

Quality and safety assesment

Purchasing and delivery

  • All food purchased only form approved, reputable suppliers

  • Temperature recorded of delivery frozen and chilled products

  • Chilled and frozen products stored appropriately with 30 minutes

Food service areas

  • Foods are correctly covered, dated and within shelf life

  • High risk foods understood, stored and handled safely

  • Food is cooled and / or defrosted using correct method and in a food safe, designated area

  • Food stored correctly (not left out unnecessarily )

  • All foods stored protected from contamination ( external packaging removed, cracked containers etc )

  • Foods protected form cross contamination ( raw, cooked food etc )

  • Service items ( untensils , cutlery etc ) in good condition

  • Service fridges and storage units for food items in safe and hygienic condition (incl. seals)

  • Evidence of appropriate temperature monitoring - daily fridge / freezer, hot food , cooling temps - check trail

  • Safe food handling practices, including frequent hand washing of food handlers

  • Hand wash basin equipped with hot and cold water, antibacterial soap, paper towel etc

  • Food preparation sinks kept in good and clean condition

  • Fitness to work policy understood and adhered to by all employees

  • Adherence to company uniform policy (jewellery policy, clean uniform , hat in kitchen, smoking policy etc )

  • Contact surfaces (food surfaces, floors ,walls and ceilings) within kitchen area clean and well maintained .

  • No evidence of pests,door and windows shut to prevent access

Chilled and frozen storage

  • Food are correctly covered, dated and within shelf life

  • Organised stock rotated and safe storage (external packaging removed, defrosting in designated area )

  • Clear separation and knowledge of high risk products stored hers

  • Storage unit (s) set to correct temperature eg 2-3 degrees C for fridges and -18 degrees for freezers

  • Evidence of appropriate temperature monitoring (daily temperature checks, food probed ) - check trail

  • Cleanliness of interior floor, walls and racking

Dry store and pot wash area

  • Dry store - products here are stored safely ( high risk separation, all items off the floor )

  • Dry store - clear effective stock rotation in place within storage areas

  • All contact surfaces (floors, walls, ceilings, racking etc within area well maintained

  • Pot wash - waste storage and removal appropriate and clean for food preparation area

  • Pot wash - clean colour coded mops and buckets in use for respective cleaning areas, separate for toilets

Equipment in use

  • Probe thermometer in use, accurate, good working order, clean and wet probe wipes available

  • Glass washer and dish washer in good condition (no leakages, lime scale or debris build up)

  • Dough machine no build up, in. Good condition

  • Additional kitchen equipment clean, in good condition and being safely used

  • Coffee machine and grinder food safe and good condition. (Spray arm , leakages, flow times etc )

  • Ice machine food safe and good condition (no mound, lime scale, scoop , seals etc)

  • Chopping boards in use are in hygienic condition

  • Chef knives in use are hygienic and safe to use

Food quality

Dough management

  • Quality of dough allocated for service

  • Freshness of dough- recorded correctly when it was made (day dot on bag)

  • Condition and cleanliness of dough trays (cracks, dried dough etc ) and pans

  • Weight of dough ball (135g)

  • Is starter dough alive, bubbling? Smelling ? How is Jerry?

Prepared items

  • Sufficient levels of preparation available (no over prepping)

  • Quality of prepared items In line with Stable recipe book

  • Salad items of a high quality (no limp, brown or sluggish leaves )

  • Vegetable items wash appropriately

  • Quality of availability of all prepared and served dessert items

  • Stable Food Bible available

Food checked

  • Menu item 1 checked

  • Appropriate temperature

  • Dish presentation

  • Dish flavour

  • Menu item 2 checked

  • Appropriate temperature

  • Dish presentation

  • Dish flavour

  • Overall food comments

Cellar

Stock

  • Appropriate amount of stock held

  • All stock in date

  • Stock rotation clear

  • Sensible storage, kegs neatly stacked, bibs not broken, nothing on the floor.

Cellar safety and cleaning

  • Cleanliness of shelving and cellar floor

  • Gloves,apron and safety goggles available

  • All cellar cleaning equipment available (coupler cleaner)

  • Line cleaning record sheet completed and signed

  • All equipment in good condition - no evidence of leaks

  • Gas canisters stored correctly - chained or laid flat

  • Are there any cellar issues (fobbing, pressure, high wastage) If so, call cellar services

Maintenace issues and advisors comments

Maintenance

  • List all MINOR required

  • List all MAJOR

Safety Alerts - breaches of any relevant legal duty - breach of company policy - any imminent risk to health

  • Signed by auditor

  • Signed by senior chef

  • Signed by duty manager

Follow up points (SMART) and areas of concerns with completion date

  • Agreed goals and targets (SMART) including any major concerns

  • Completion date for all tasks

  • Site

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