ProStart Level 2 Chapter 2: Menu Management – Planning, Design & Cost Control in
Foodservice
A la carte menu - correct answer ✔✔This menu prices each item separately, and nothing comes
with anything else; for example, a meal such as steak, potatoes, and a vegetable will have
separate prices for each item, and they need to be ordered individually.
Menu - correct answer ✔✔There is no stronger multipurpose tool for a restaurant than its
________.
place an order - correct answer ✔✔The menu is where sales are initially won or lost. If, for
example, guests like what is on the menu, and the prices seem fair, then they are likely to
______________.
California menu - correct answer ✔✔This menu lists all meals available at any time of day,
which accommodates a wider variety of guests who may differ in lifestyle and work schedules;
guests can choose whatever they want whenever they want it-for an example, breakfast at
dinner time. Dines that are open 24 hours a day might use a California menu.
Cyclical menu - correct answer ✔✔With this menu, chefs or managers change items after a
certain period of time(daily, weekly, monthly ,etc) depending on their objectives and the target
market; for example, an operation might serve four different menus that correspond to the sour
seasons.
Du jour menu - correct answer ✔✔this menu simply lists the menu items that are available on
an particular day ("du jour is a french term that means "of the day"), often presented as a "Daily
Specials" menu in the United states; it can be an insert in the standard menu, written on a
blackboard, or described verbally by the service staff.
, Fixed menu - correct answer ✔✔This menu offers the same items every day,with the advantage
that guests know what to expect every time they return; many chefs work with a fixed menu to
offer guests consistency, but then supplement the fixed menu with a du jour menu to offer
variety
Limited menu - correct answer ✔✔A menu that typically offers only a few items, which means
fewer ingredients, making it easier to keep track of costs, inventory, and pricing
limited time offer (LTO) menu - correct answer ✔✔Menu with items that are only offered for a
short period of time,allowing for the marketing of seasonal food or introduction of new menu
ideas and concepts; LTO's are most popular with quick service and casual-dining operations,
offering a low-risk way to test new ideas while increasing guest loyalty and keeping interest
Prix fixe menu - correct answer ✔✔Both casual and formal operations use this type of menu,
which offer guests multiple courses for a single set price, ensuring a higher check total by
bundling multiple courses together while also offering the guest a discount on that higher total;
for example, a choice of appetizer, full entree with sides,and a desert might be offered for one
price, and that price is often slightly lower that if each course or item were purchased
separately
Table d'hôte menu - correct answer ✔✔This type of menu, frequently seen at banquets, is
similar to a prix fixe menu in that it bundles various elements of the menu into one package; for
example, such a menu might present in advance-four meals, and each would include a number
of courses and possibly even beverages, all for one price.
placement - correct answer ✔✔Guests are influenced by the __________________ of items on
the menu. Marketers and chefs may choose to highlight the items they most want to sell by
placing those items at the top of the menu.
Profit - correct answer ✔✔Describes the amount of money remaining for an operation after
expenses, or costs are paid.
Foodservice
A la carte menu - correct answer ✔✔This menu prices each item separately, and nothing comes
with anything else; for example, a meal such as steak, potatoes, and a vegetable will have
separate prices for each item, and they need to be ordered individually.
Menu - correct answer ✔✔There is no stronger multipurpose tool for a restaurant than its
________.
place an order - correct answer ✔✔The menu is where sales are initially won or lost. If, for
example, guests like what is on the menu, and the prices seem fair, then they are likely to
______________.
California menu - correct answer ✔✔This menu lists all meals available at any time of day,
which accommodates a wider variety of guests who may differ in lifestyle and work schedules;
guests can choose whatever they want whenever they want it-for an example, breakfast at
dinner time. Dines that are open 24 hours a day might use a California menu.
Cyclical menu - correct answer ✔✔With this menu, chefs or managers change items after a
certain period of time(daily, weekly, monthly ,etc) depending on their objectives and the target
market; for example, an operation might serve four different menus that correspond to the sour
seasons.
Du jour menu - correct answer ✔✔this menu simply lists the menu items that are available on
an particular day ("du jour is a french term that means "of the day"), often presented as a "Daily
Specials" menu in the United states; it can be an insert in the standard menu, written on a
blackboard, or described verbally by the service staff.
, Fixed menu - correct answer ✔✔This menu offers the same items every day,with the advantage
that guests know what to expect every time they return; many chefs work with a fixed menu to
offer guests consistency, but then supplement the fixed menu with a du jour menu to offer
variety
Limited menu - correct answer ✔✔A menu that typically offers only a few items, which means
fewer ingredients, making it easier to keep track of costs, inventory, and pricing
limited time offer (LTO) menu - correct answer ✔✔Menu with items that are only offered for a
short period of time,allowing for the marketing of seasonal food or introduction of new menu
ideas and concepts; LTO's are most popular with quick service and casual-dining operations,
offering a low-risk way to test new ideas while increasing guest loyalty and keeping interest
Prix fixe menu - correct answer ✔✔Both casual and formal operations use this type of menu,
which offer guests multiple courses for a single set price, ensuring a higher check total by
bundling multiple courses together while also offering the guest a discount on that higher total;
for example, a choice of appetizer, full entree with sides,and a desert might be offered for one
price, and that price is often slightly lower that if each course or item were purchased
separately
Table d'hôte menu - correct answer ✔✔This type of menu, frequently seen at banquets, is
similar to a prix fixe menu in that it bundles various elements of the menu into one package; for
example, such a menu might present in advance-four meals, and each would include a number
of courses and possibly even beverages, all for one price.
placement - correct answer ✔✔Guests are influenced by the __________________ of items on
the menu. Marketers and chefs may choose to highlight the items they most want to sell by
placing those items at the top of the menu.
Profit - correct answer ✔✔Describes the amount of money remaining for an operation after
expenses, or costs are paid.
