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Restaurant employee performance review template
Free to use and edit. These are starting drafts, not legal advice: have an employment attorney review any policy before you rely on it.
The template
[Restaurant name]
Employee Performance Review
Employee name:
Position:
Hire date:
Review period:
Reviewed by:
Date:
Ratings
1 = needs improvement · 2 = meets the standard · 3 = sets the standard
| Area | Rating (1–3) | Example or comment |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance and punctuality | ||
| Knowledge of menu, recipes or station | ||
| Speed and accuracy during service | ||
| Guest service (front of house) / plate quality (kitchen) | ||
| Food safety, allergen and cleaning standards | ||
| Teamwork and communication | ||
| Cash, comp and void procedures (if applicable) | ||
| Side work, opening and closing duties |
Questions for the employee
What is going well?:
What gets in the way of doing your job?:
What do you want to learn or move into next?:
One goal for the next period
Goal:
How we will know it is met:
Check-in date:
Pay or role change (if any)
Change:
Effective date:
Approved by:
Employee:Date:
Manager:Date:
Starting draft from Back of House Ops (backhousehr.com). Edit it to fit your restaurant. It is not legal advice.
Massachusetts rules
The rules that apply to this document
Can a current or former employee see their personnel file?
Yes. Within five business days of a written request, the employer must let the employee review their personnel record, and provide a copy on request, up to twice a year. You must also tell an employee within 10 days when you add negative information, such as a write-up, to their file.
Full answer and official sourceWhat does the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act mean for a restaurant?
You cannot pay someone less than employees of a different gender who do comparable work, meaning work of substantially similar skill, effort and responsibility under similar conditions, whatever the job titles say. You also cannot ask applicants about their pay history or stop staff from discussing their pay.
Full answer and official sourceWhen can a Massachusetts restaurant pay the $6.75 tipped service rate?
Only when all of these are true: you told the employee about the rule in writing, they customarily receive more than $20 a month in tips, they keep all their tips or receive them through a lawful tip pool, and the $6.75 plus their tips reaches at least $15.00 an hour. If any condition fails, you pay the full $15.00.
Full answer and official source
Rules checked against official sources on . General information, not legal or tax advice.
Where restaurants go wrong
- Promising a raise in the meeting and never sending the rate change to payroll. Write the effective date on the form and send it the same day.
- Rating everyone a 2 on everything. If the form says nothing, the next manager learns nothing from it.
- Raising a problem for the first time in a review. Anything serious should already have been said, and written down, when it happened.
Your restaurant remains the employer of record and approves payroll and employment decisions. BOHO is not a PEO, a staffing agency, or legal counsel. This template is a starting draft for you to edit. It does not decide how the rules apply to your restaurant, so have counsel review any policy or separation before you rely on it.
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Your restaurant remains the employer of record and approves payroll and employment decisions. BOHO is not a PEO, a staffing agency, or legal counsel.