Fine-dining fleet
No-show risk, VIP & allergy alerts, course margin, cover pacing and uncollected deposits — watched.
Fine-dining fleet
No-show risk on deposit-less tables, the VIP & allergy watch, tasting-course margin, cover pacing across the pass and uncollected deposits — each call shows its facts.
Reddy corporate — party of 10 at 8:00 PM with no deposit held
A large table on a full book with nothing to hold it is the dearest no-show in fine dining. Ask for a ₹10,000 card hold (₹1,000/cover) to confirm the Private booking.
Mr. Mehra (VIP) — Shellfish allergy on file, booked tonight
On tonight's book — flag the ticket so no shellfish crosses the pass, brief the section, and have the chef greet the table. A VIP allergy is a safety line, not a nicety.
Iyer group — party of 6 at 8:00 PM with no deposit held
A large table on a full book with nothing to hold it is the dearest no-show in fine dining. Ask for a ₹6,000 card hold (₹1,000/cover) to confirm the Main room booking.
Kerala prawn moilee runs a 45% food cost — the thinnest course on the menu
Costs ₹540 against a ₹1,200 course. A tighter portion, a cheaper luxe garnish, or a small menu-price lift restores the tasting-menu margin without touching the guest experience.
24 covers bunched into the 8:00 PM seating — the pass will back up
3 tables all sat at 8:00 PM push the kitchen past the ~16 covers a single seating can plate to time. Stagger two of them by 30–45 min to hold the tasting-menu pacing.
Malabar lamb, appam runs a 40% food cost — the thinnest course on the menu
Costs ₹560 against a ₹1,400 course. A tighter portion, a cheaper luxe garnish, or a small menu-price lift restores the tasting-menu margin without touching the guest experience.
2 large tables holding no deposit — ₹16,000 unsecured tonight
At ₹1,000/cover, these bookings should carry ₹16,000 in card holds. Collecting it turns a no-show from a dead loss into a covered one — the single cheapest fix on a fine-dining book.