Since May, I have begun to work in a popular Japanese restaurant at Half Moon Bay called Gouemon. My manager and most of the staff there are Japanese, so I felt that this was a very good opportunity for me. Apart from being able to practise my Japanese listening and communication skills, I can also learn much more about their eating and drinking culture and understand by practical experience.
After I started working there, I realized that my manager has a very strict policy on the freshness of food. Apart from ensuring the best quality food, presentation of the food is also very important. I guess that deliciousness and decoration are the main characteristics of Japanese food. I was told by my manager that we had to stop whatever we were working on, when a meal was put on to the bar stand ready to be served, and take it to the customer, unless we were serving other customers at that time. This was to ensure the taste of the food as well as respect to the customers.
After these few months of work experience, I learned many names of Japanese courses, and also some simple recipes, and this has increased my interest in Japanese food. Apart from that, I also learnt a variety of ways of serving customers, such as serving Asian customers with hot tea once they take their seats, and asking other customers of other cultures whether they prefer wine or juice instead of serving hot tea. Also, I discovered that the staff in the restaurant tend to observe the different habits and needs of every customer, and keep these in mind, so that they can do some prior preparation before those customers arrive again. I have always been very fond of such courtesy to customers from Japanese people.
I have always been very happy to be able to work at this restaurant. It is interesting to listen to the conversations between my manager and other Japanese staff about Japanese matters, and I hope some day I will be able to speak Japanese fluently among them! I think it would be very amusing to speak to my manager in the Osaka accent which I have recently learned.
GOUEMON
PH 09 534 2959
Shop 2, Half Moon Bay Marina, Aratai Rd, Bucklands Beach.
Open Tuesday to Sunday 12:00pm-2:00pm & 6:00pm to 10:00pm
After I started working there, I realized that my manager has a very strict policy on the freshness of food. Apart from ensuring the best quality food, presentation of the food is also very important. I guess that deliciousness and decoration are the main characteristics of Japanese food. I was told by my manager that we had to stop whatever we were working on, when a meal was put on to the bar stand ready to be served, and take it to the customer, unless we were serving other customers at that time. This was to ensure the taste of the food as well as respect to the customers.
After these few months of work experience, I learned many names of Japanese courses, and also some simple recipes, and this has increased my interest in Japanese food. Apart from that, I also learnt a variety of ways of serving customers, such as serving Asian customers with hot tea once they take their seats, and asking other customers of other cultures whether they prefer wine or juice instead of serving hot tea. Also, I discovered that the staff in the restaurant tend to observe the different habits and needs of every customer, and keep these in mind, so that they can do some prior preparation before those customers arrive again. I have always been very fond of such courtesy to customers from Japanese people.
I have always been very happy to be able to work at this restaurant. It is interesting to listen to the conversations between my manager and other Japanese staff about Japanese matters, and I hope some day I will be able to speak Japanese fluently among them! I think it would be very amusing to speak to my manager in the Osaka accent which I have recently learned.
GOUEMON
PH 09 534 2959
Shop 2, Half Moon Bay Marina, Aratai Rd, Bucklands Beach.
Open Tuesday to Sunday 12:00pm-2:00pm & 6:00pm to 10:00pm
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