Design a restaurant project

L1: Explore and researchYou have been asked by the local town planner to suggest and present an idea for a new restaurant in your

local area, Letchworth. They want something new and fresh and don’t want a repeat of “same old” restaurant

ideas.

Your first job is to find out what restaurants are already available to the customers.

Use Google maps to locate the main restaurants in the town.

Copy and paste the map onto the next blank page and annotate at least 3 of the restaurants exploring:

● The type of food it offers

● The price range

● The theme or the formality

● The star rating

Give your opinion on who you think would use that type of restaurant and why

(I have included an example of what your work should look like on the next slide)

Example (remember you need to annotate 3!) Meze is a Turkish

restaurant, family run

since 2003. It is mid

price range and has a

4.5 out of 5 rating on trip

advisor. It is very

popular with parties of

people because a lot of

the dishes are sharing

plates and little dips and

bits. Dishes include

breads, dips and olives

for starters, meat and

vegetarian options for

mains and a limited but

tasty range of desserts.

They have an open

kitchen so the customer

can see the preparation

of their meals. This adds

to the experience of the

restaurant.

L2: Planning and promotion

After your initial research you have decided that you have the answer to the gap in the Letchworth

restaurant scene.

What is missing from the town is …………………………………………………………

Having identified your gap in the market you have researched other restaurants nationally in the same

theme and have chosen to give your restaurant the name

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Jim Taylor at the local newspaper, The Leader, wants to help you advertise your new business venture

and has asked you to create a paragraph promoting your business along with a set of images to help

people envisage what the restaurant will look like when completed. He specifically requests you talk

about: the theme and style, the intended clients, the price and formality and the reasons behind why

you think it will fill the gap in the market in Letchworth town centre.

Article for The Leader/ promotional images

L3 Feel the flow For this lesson you are thinking

about the interiors of your

restaurant and how it would be laid

out. It is important for you to think

about what is essential and what is

a desired element of your space.

(Please watched the video for

further information about work flow)

Using the knowledge you have

gained from the video and thinking

about the theme and size of your

space, draw out your ideal

restaurant floor plan on the next

page. Think about your spacing, the

logistics and the journey of your

customers and work force.

Add detail of what is where.

My restaurant layout

L4 Hiring and firingThere are so many jobs that need to be done in a restaurant environment and everyone will have their specific

roles to play.

Watch the video on job roles and look at the uploaded textbook page.

Use the links below to provide you with information

https://www.thebalancesmb.com/common-restaurant-jobs-2888859

https://www.payscale.com/research/UK/Industry=Restaurant/Salary

On the next page you are being asked to write the job adverts for 4

roles in your restaurant. 2 front of house and 2 back of house

The job adverts should be detailed, information and exciting to

attract applicants and need to include the following information:

● General expectations of the role

● Typical working hours or shift patterns

● Suggested average wage

● Information about uniforms

● List of previous qualifications and/or experience required

Look at www.totaljobs.com to help you add the needed detail

L5 Making the menu You have promoted the restaurant locally and you have lots of interest from possible customers. All

very exciting!! But what dishes are you planning and how are you serving those to your customers?

Using the attached document about service styles consider which would be best for your restaurant and why?

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On the next slide write a menu for your customers. Remember that not every bodies needs are the same

therefore ensure a varied and true to theme menu. Make sure you have something on the menu suitable for the

following individuals.

A vegetarian A vegan A dessert for a diabetic

A dessert for a lactose intolerant Something for a coeliac

Extension task - make one of the dishes on your menu - take a photo and display your work proudly

L6 Health and hygiene

As you come closer to opening night it is important that all your health regulations are up to date and being

followed. You have 5 new members of kitchen staff and 2 college apprentices who will need supervision and

training.

List below 5 personal hygiene rules and 5 kitchen safety rules that the staff need to follow in your kitchen

1 1

2 2

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4 4

5 5

Environmental Health Officer

You are opening tomorrow for your promotional night however you can’t serve anything to the public if you

haven’t got a hygiene certificate and rating.

You have been awarded 5 stars - well done. But what does this mean? How did you achieve that?

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Environmental health officer As a business owner you will be seeing the environmental health officer

lots across your establishments journey. They have lots of powers when

things are going right and wrong.

Explain what the environmental health officers job roles are to support,

work with and protect business owners and customers

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