| For Dinner and Fine Dinning
Lunch |
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| Value of Food |
Service |
| Portioning 20 |
Seated promptly 10 |
| Food cost 30 |
Speed of cocktail service upon seating 5 |
| Preparation time 30 |
Menu knowledge 20 |
| Creativity (using cheaper ingredients well) 15 |
Wine and beverage knowledge 20 |
| General impression 5 |
Ability to respond to the mood of the table 10 |
| |
Attention to detail 5 |
| Quality of Food |
Friendliness 5 |
| Freshness 10 |
Timely delivery of food 5 |
| Doneness 10 |
General experience 20 |
| Serving temperatures 10 |
|
| Presentation 10 |
Ambiance |
| Texture / Colour 10 |
Comfortable seating 5 |
| Intensity of flavour 10 |
Lighting 10 |
| Local ingredients 10 |
Washrooms 10 |
| Innovation / creativity 15 |
Colour scheme 5 |
| General impression 15 |
Restaurant design (use of space)15 |
| |
Table settings 5 |
| Wine and Beverage List |
Staff attire 5 |
| Pairing to menu 20 |
Art 5 |
| Varied price range 20 |
Music 10 |
| Selection balance 10 |
Exterior appearance 5 |
| BC / Island selection 10 |
Cleanliness 20 |
| "Something for everyone" 10 |
General experience 5 |
| Vintages 5 |
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| Spirits list 5 |
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| Beer list 5 |
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| Cocktail list 5 |
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| Organisation of list 10 |
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| For Lunch and
Breakfast |
|
as above with exception to service category
and possible omission of wine and beverage category |
| Service |
|
| Seated promptly 10 |
|
| Menu, wine, beverage knowledge 20 |
|
| Speed of service 30 |
|
| Ability to respond to the mood of the table 10 |
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| Attention to detail 5 |
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| Friendliness 5 |
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| General experience 20 |
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For Takeaway (or limited seating) |
|
as above with exception to service
category and possible omission of wine and beverage category |
| Service |
|
| Speed of Service 70 |
|
| Courteousness 10 |
|
| Friendliness 10 |
|
| Menu knowledge 10 |
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For Delivery |
|
as above with omissions of the wine and
beverage and the ambiance categories |
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Pre-review
A pre-review is a shorter less detailed
version of a full review. Pre-reviews are used for new
restaurants. Readers are interested in new restaurants, so I
like to visit them, but it's not fair to pass judgment on a new
business for at least a couple of months. In a pre-review I try
to focus on the business' potential, but prepare early stage
visitors for some of the growing pains new restaurants
encounter. The pre-review will be updated with a more detailed
visit down the road, when I feel their out of their 'new' phase.
No numerical score is given in a
pre-review. |
