The Square December 2011: Breakfast

Festive greetings my fellow readers

The festive month of Christmas brings me to one of the hotels outstanding restaurants “The Square”.

During the busy month I had worked what we call the “early” or “breakfast shift” which starts at 6:30 and ends at 15:00 in the afternoon. In the begin it was a little tough for me , main reason being is that I am not a morning person what so ever , so far me to get up at 5:30 and be at work at 6:30 was hectic. I managed to get through it though and my body is adjusting bit by bit.

For me my experience in The Square was really awesome. Working with the early morning breakfast team compared to working late was a lot different than I expected.
A breakfast shift is a more pressurizing one seeing that mosts of the guests that stay at the hotel have there breakfast included in there rate , therefore service is much busier because guests are not directly but rather indirectly paying for their meal.

At the Square we offer the guests a full buffet for breakfast: from a wide variety of pastries, cold meats, juices and so much more on offer. They also provide a La Carte menu for those guests who prefer not to eat from the buffet but to rather order straight off the menu. Guests also have the choose to either sit in the Square restaurant or to go and have breakfast on the outside patio (that patio being the one displayed in the picture above from Novembers experience).

Working the breakfast shift has been a great experience for me , got to learn about how the micros system worked according to breakfast an the different skills an attention to detail one needs. So thank you all to the breakfast team for allowing me to share in this experience , as we all know it will continue to grow me bigger an bigger in this industry.

X.O.X.O

Hotel Guy

Merry Christmas.... WOW 2010

Festive greetings my readers

First an foremost before i proceed with my festive greetings , i would like to convey my deepest apologies for being so quite over the past two months. The hotel has peaked into our season so we are superrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr busy but as soon as it starts cooling down , we will get back into the swing of things... Awesome stuff coming in 2011 so keep watching this space.

An Now:

Merry Christmas to you all , thank you so much for being with me and following my blog throughout this year. You all need to know you are all like my fans and without my fans i cant get much done and this blog would never be successful as it is becoming without you all taking the time to read it. For me my first year journey has been quite a ride , a ride with some smooth sailing an a ride that had there bumpy moments. But on the whole i have really enjoyed , i really have it has taught me so much about the industry and i cant wait for 2011 were i will be an official 2ND year student yayayyayay cant wait LOL :-))))

So once again thank you so much , you must all have yourselves a very merry Christmas and dont do anything i wouldn't do...

Lots of love an greeting

X.O.X.O

Hotel Guy

The Garden Lounge November 2010

Well hello my fellow readers

(sorry for the long wait)

This month I place myself in a stunning venue called the garden lounge.
It is a restaurant / lounge bar , were guests can come , relax and dine in a fabulous furnished lounge with exotic view of the gardens and the back of table mountain , which one can either view from the inside of the lounge or out on the ever most famous patio area. (very popular for sunrise breakfasts and basking in the warm sun lunches)

During my time in the garden lounge I was only meant to work in the bar area for the entire month , but to me it seemed an entire month in the bar would be a bit to much.
So I asked permission from the manager to be able to work as a barman/waiter and I was granted m wish.

Barmen

Being a barmen in a hotel is quite different from being a barmen in a standard restaurant or an event.
The bar is completely stocked , from all your different types of: beers right down to our whiskeys and liqueurs. Requiring one to know where everything is kept.
So when you make a beverage you know where everything is and what it contains.
The reason why being a barmen in a hotel can differ from many other establishments because a barmen needs to be able to pick up and service tables too , when it becomes super busy. So in other words one needs to be able to be a jack of all trades.

Waiter

Being a waiter for me was not only a great experience gainer but I actually really enjoyed it. For me to be able to interact with guests and other people is my passion therefore being a waiter I could fill that glass of passion to the brim.
The other aspect of being a waiter is that it’s a very pressurizing and mind skill/ memory testing job. Being a waiter requires a lot of patience, self-control and stability. I consider it to be one of the world’s most stressful jobs because you constantly have to be on your feet and run around like a headless chicken for guests. One also needs a really good memory especially when you serving a big table or loads of tables. Trying to remember exactly what each table wants and expects. But on the whole, the road to becoming a successful waiter is: confidence, self-discipline and being able to handle pressure.

For me my experience in the garden lounge was a fun and awesome one. Thank you to every one of the staff members who helped me out and taught me the ropes.
As I have said time and time before it takes real special people who go out of their way an give part of their time to hand over a small piece of their knowledge.

Love you all

X.O.X.O

Hotel Guy

Hotel of the month: The Da Vinci Hotel Sandton mandela Square

hello all my hotel of the month

Legacy's latest luxury hotel and all suites development is located adjacent to the prime location of Nelson Mandela Square. This is Legacy's fourth hotel on the cosmopolitan square in the heart of the Sandton business and leisure district. One could speak of the opulence of the rooms, the restaurant and lounge, pioneering fitness centre and health spa but we suggest you come and see for yourself. Guests can enjoy the convenience of luxurious shopping at the Legacy Corner Mall and Sandton City just an elevator trip away.

•166 en-suite rooms
•54 luxury suites
•33kms from OR Tambo International Airport
•Complimentary high speed internet access
•24 hour Room service
•Interleading rooms
•Wheelchair accessible facilities
•Fully equipped kitchens in luxury suites
•Full bouquet of DStv in luxury suites
•Endless edge pool with pool terrace
•Legacy fitness gymnasium
•Health spa
•Business Centre
•Conference Facilities
•Restaurant and Bar
•Direct access to Nelson Mandela Square, Sandton City and the Sandton Convention Centre as well as the Michelangelo Towers Mall and Legacy Corner Mall
•Valet and laundry service available
•Medical service on call
•Foreign exchange
•Legacy Corner Lifestyle and entertainment centre

All text within this posting was taken from the DA Vinci Hotel website and is copyrighted
check out the website by clicking on the link below

http://davinci.legacyhotels.co.za/

X.O.X.O

Hotel Guy