T.L.E.

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Observing Meal Service and Etiquette by Group 1

Name: ____________________________________ Date: September 20, 2018

I. IDENTIFICATION.
Identify the type of service indicated by each number. Write BuS for Buffet Style, BaS for Banquet
Style, FTS for French Table Service, BP for American or Blue Plate/Plate Service, RuS for Russian
Service or Sliver Service, FaS for Family Service, GuS for Gueridon Service, and FiS for Filipino
Service.

_______________ 1. The vegetables or side dishes are placed in separate containers.

_______________ 2. Food may be served à la carte or table d’hôte.
_______________ 3. Dignified and elaborate style of service.
_______________ 4. The waiter prepares all or part of a dish at a gueridon beside the customers’
table.
_______________ 5. This is a pre-set type of service.
_______________ 6. This is regarded as an excellent cuisine and service is paced slowly.
_______________ 7. Guests reach for the food and serve themselves.
_______________ 8. This is the simplest form of table service.

II. TRUE OR FALSE.

Write Hi if the statement is right. Otherwise, write Good Bye.
_______________ 9. Make it a habit to directly say “no” or “cannot be” when turning down a
request.
_______________ 10. A foodservice attendant must behave with gentleness.
_______________ 11. Speak audibly with clarity and not too fast nor too slow.
_______________ 12. It is advisable to wear a unifrom which is clean and propperly pressed.
_______________ 13. In Silver Service, food is all set up on a counter or table.
_______________ 14. The styles of meal service may be formal or informal and may be suited to the
kind of waiters that will serve.
_______________ 15. In Filipino Service, food is usually eaten with rice.

III. ESSAY.
16-20. Having discussed the Meal Service Etiquettes, what do you think is its importance in the food
service industry? Explain clearly without exceeding 3 sentences. Failing to do such will require
deduction of 2 points, but still content matters.

21-25. What style of meal service do you prefer the most? Why do you think so? Explain clearly
without exceeding 3 sentences. Failing to do such will require deduction of 2 points, but still
content matters.

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