The Manager's TableAcademy
THE MANAGER'S TABLE ACADEMY

Restaurant management training.

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The Manager's TableCOURSE STRUCTURE

Learn. Apply. Demonstrate.

Each module combines required instruction, restaurant decisions, scored assessment, and workplace application.

1Review the required lesson
2Complete scenario practice
3Pass the assessment
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ASSIGNED COURSESSAVED PROGRESSCOMPLETION RECORDSMANAGER REPORTING
FREE COURSE

Foundations of Hospitality

Seven lessons on guest awareness, communication, teamwork, ownership, inclusion, and service recovery.

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01

Guest awareness

Identify relevant cues and acknowledge guests promptly.

02

Clear communication

Set expectations, confirm details, and complete handoffs.

03

Ownership

Take the next action and confirm the result.

04

Service recovery

Respond to problems without losing accuracy, authority, or trust.

ADVANCED TRAINING

Twelve restaurant manager modules.

The curriculum progresses from shift leadership to operating controls, team management, financial performance, and GM planning.

01LEAD THE SHIFT

Leadership Identity & Manager Credibility

Move from task expert to trusted leader by defining standards, earning authority, and leading former peers.

02LEAD THE SHIFT

Communication, Pre-Shifts & Team Dynamics

Direct clearly under pressure, read the room, run useful pre-shifts, and prevent communication breakdowns.

03LEAD THE SHIFT

Guest Experience & Advanced Service Recovery

Diagnose guest-impact failures, de-escalate professionally, choose an appropriate remedy, and rebuild loyalty.

04LEAD THE SHIFT

Shift Command & Operational Execution

Plan and lead high-volume service using floor awareness, pacing, bottleneck control, handoffs, and disciplined closes.

05RUN THE BUSINESS

Standards, SOPs & Quality Control

Turn expectations into repeatable systems, inspect execution, find root causes, and improve performance without losing hospitality.

06RUN THE BUSINESS

Labor Planning, Scheduling & Productivity

Forecast demand, build a legal and effective schedule, deploy labor in real time, and manage productivity without burning out the team.

07RUN THE BUSINESS

Food Cost, Inventory, Waste & Controls

Protect margin through purchasing, receiving, storage, inventory, recipe discipline, waste analysis, and loss prevention.

08RUN THE BUSINESS

Restaurant Financials & Profitability

Read a P&L, manage prime cost, interpret operating metrics, forecast results, and turn financial variance into an action plan.

09BUILD THE ORGANIZATION

Hiring, Onboarding & Retention

Build a dependable talent pipeline, interview for evidence, create a 30-60-90 day onboarding plan, and reduce preventable turnover.

10BUILD THE ORGANIZATION

Coaching, Accountability & Performance

Set expectations, coach in the moment, deliver defensible feedback, document accurately, and handle conflict or discipline fairly.

11BUILD THE ORGANIZATION

Safety, Compliance & Crisis Leadership

Lead food safety, workplace safety, responsible service, incident response, documentation, and calm decision-making when risk is high.

12GM CAPSTONE

Strategic GM Leadership & 90-Day Business Plan

Integrate people, operations, guest, revenue, reputation, and financial data into a defendable improvement plan for a real restaurant.

Standard module formatInstruction, scenario decisions, operating tools, a scored assessment, and workplace application.
FOUNDATIONS REQUIREMENTS

Course requirements and records.

Foundations includes seven lessons, practice decisions, a final assessment, and a course-completion record.

7LESSONS

Instruction covering the core hospitality standards used throughout the Academy.

27DECISIONS

Lesson practice and final scenarios with response-specific feedback.

80%PASSING SCORE

A minimum score of 12 out of 15 is required on the final assessment.

1COURSE RECORD

Completion is recorded in the learner dashboard. Four eligible course completions are required for certification.

PRICING

Choose individual modules or a bundle.

Foundations is free. Advanced modules are $49 each. Four-, eight-, and twelve-module options are selected by the learner before checkout.

FOUNDATIONS

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Seven lessons, assessment, toolkit, and completion record.

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INDIVIDUAL MODULE

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$49per learner

Select one advanced restaurant manager module.

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CUSTOM BUNDLE

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$329save $63

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FULL CURRICULUM

All 12

$449save $139

Includes all twelve advanced modules.

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Course accessUse the learner's email when selecting modules, completing checkout, and creating the Academy account.Team training
Purchase terms12-month access · 7-day refund window before course use · One pre-start learner transfer · Certification after four eligible coursesReview policies →
COURSE FORMAT

Instruction, practice, and assessment.

01

Review the lesson

Read or listen to the required material and decision model.

02

Complete the practice

Choose responses to restaurant scenarios and review the feedback.

03

Pass the assessment

Meet the course score requirement and record the workplace application.