front of house
Speech parts
1. front of house - Noun
2. front of house - Adjective
Meaning
front of house (uncountable)
The part of a restaurant, theatre, business, etc. presented to the public.
front-of-house (not comparable)
Of or relating to the front of house or public face of a business.
Alternative names
front-of-house
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Examples
For Robin Ray and her daughter, front-of-house manager Scout Ray, the success of their Square-based online takeout business represents hard-fought mastery over previously unfamiliar technology.
I was front-of-house a lot which really isn’t my bag – think Soup Nazi from Seinfeld – and I burnt out.’
After a succession of jobs in kitchens in Belfast eateries, Conor made the switch to front-of-house when he arrived in America.
As someone who worked front of house for a number of caterers I can attest to having "waitmeres".
The restaurant’s hospitality has long been equally distinguished as its food, due to Stitt’s secret weapon: his gracious wife (and front-of-house maven) Pardis Stitt.
No matter, the lady doing front of house was most affable, and we received a cheery wave from the kitchen brigade.