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							Menus




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Types of menus
    The type of menu is based on a number
    of factors:

•   Time of day
•   Type of client
•   Price range
•   Occasion
•   Style of food


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What is a menu?
 A menu is a bill of fare offering a variety
 of food items for eating




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Menus
  There are a number of basic types of
  menus

• À la carte

• Tablé d’hôte

• Cyclical




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À la carte
• Individually priced
  items of which the
  customer decides
  what he/she is going
  to eat




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Table d’hôte
• A set menu
• Choice of dishes
• Set number of courses
• For a fixed price per
  person
  Occasions:
• Lunch menu
• Dinner menu
• Banquet menu



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 Cyclical menu



• A menu which repeats itself over a period of
  time
• Used primarily for nutritional value and
  dietary requirements
  e.g. hospitals catering, school meals and
  industrial canteens
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Example of a Cyclic menu




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Other menu type




• A small à la carte menu which can
  change frequently and each dish is
  individually priced
• Usually associated with fine dining


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Other types and styles of menus
•   Bistro menu
•   Fine dining menu
•   Banqueting menu
•   Breakfast menu
•   Early bird menu
•   Bar menu
•   Snack menu

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Bistro menu
• An à la carte style
  menu served
  within a certain
  style of
  establishment and
  style of food
• Generally
  inexpensive with
  speed and style of
  service being more
  informal
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Banqueting
menus
• Set menus
• For large
  numbers
• Table d’hôte in
  style
• Limited choice
  of dishes at
  each course


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Breakfast
menus
 • à la carte or
   table d’hôte
   style depending
   on the
   establishment

 • Buffet-style is
   very popular

 • In England and
   Ireland there is
   still a tradition of
   a fully cooked
   breakfast


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Early-bird menu
• Primarily
  promotional
  menus
• Served at off-peak
  times e.g. pre-
  theatre meals,
  between 5-7pm




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Bar menu
• Limited à la carte style
  menus
• Served in pubs and
  bars at peak times
• Generally consists of
  local favourites
• Served at reasonable
  prices
• Uses many
  convenience foods



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Snack menus
• Found in many
  small cafes
• A variety of snacks
  which
• Served throughout
  the day
• Includes
  sandwiches,
  drinks etc.

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