noun
General Slang
covers
· noun · kitchen
The number of guests served in a shift or service.
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How many actual diners came through, not how many tables. A four-top is four covers. It's the single most important number in a restaurant — kitchens prep to it, owners judge nights by it, and managers will ask 'how many covers tonight?' before they ask anything else.
“We did 220 covers on Saturday, no wonder the walk-in is empty.”
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The physical place setting — plate, cutlery, napkin, glass — laid for one guest. Older sense, still used in fine dining and hotel F&B.
“Set the room for 60 covers, two forks each.”
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covers In A Sentence
We did 220 covers on Saturday, no wonder the walk-in is empty.
Set the room for 60 covers, two forks each.
Origin & Usage
From the cloche or 'cover' historically placed over a guest's plate; the count of covers = the count of diners.
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