Grand Gourmet Beginner Guide: Your First Week

The Opening Service

The opening service teaches the loop: guests arrive, orders go to the kitchen, dishes come out, and the day ends with results. Do not rush it. Watch where guests sit, which dishes sell first, and where the kitchen slows down. Those three observations are your whole first week strategy.

Play the opening service twice if you can: once to learn the buttons, once to watch the room. The second run is where you notice the table that always fills first and the dish that always runs out.

Your First Dishes

Cook what the crew suggests before you chase anything rare. Suggested dishes match the guests you are about to meet, and a full meal set built from them earns more than a single fancy plate. The best dishes and meal sets guide ranks the early menu once you have the basics down.

Add one new recipe per day, not five. A kitchen that knows ten dishes well serves better than a kitchen that half knows thirty.

Your First Design Changes

Change one thing in the room per day: a table moved, a corner themed, a decoration added where guests gather. Big redesigns early waste the items you will want later, when you know which characters visit. The restaurant design guide shows how to plan a room around regulars instead of guessing.

Regulars to Watch

A guest who visits twice is a regular in training. Serve what they like, note their preference, and watch for their character event. Regulars are the fastest way to grow, because a returning guest is steadier income than a full room of strangers. The characters and regulars guide explains how to turn visits into relationships.

Mistakes to Skip

Three mistakes cost new players the most: redesigning the whole room on day one, chasing rare recipes before the basic menu works, and ignoring the end of day results. Read the results every night. They tell you which dish to keep, which table to move, and which guest to win over next.