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Restaurant Staffing Calculator

Work out how many waiting staff and cooks you need from expected covers and service type, with staffing ratios by type of restaurant.

Service details

Current ratio: 1 server per 12 covers

📊 Benchmark ratios

Fast Casual:1:20
Casual Dining:1:12
Fine Dining:1:6
Buffet:1:25

Staff you need

Total staff per service

11

For 80 covers (Casual Dining)

Front of house

7

servers

Kitchen

4

cooks

Recommendations

✓With 7 servers, you need a floor manager or maître d'
✓With 4 cooks, consider a head chef or sous chef

📋 Bear in mind

  • • These ratios are a guide to keeping service running smoothly
  • • Adjust them to the complexity of your menu and type of cooking
  • • Weekends may need around 20% more staff
  • • Build breaks and rotations into your rota

Want these numbers worked out for you?

With Zindra, these calculations happen automatically using your restaurant’s real data. Nothing to type in by hand.