If you have just built your restaurant and have no idea how to serve food to customers then this is the post for you! If you are struggling to build your restaurant still then read this post for guidance
So you need three people:
1. Someone to cook something
2. Someone to wait tables- 10 hours (click on the booth infront of the kitchen)
3. Someone to have meal- 1 hour (click on table)
The pictures below show each step: 
GLITCH: currently only one sim can sit at a 4 seat table at a time
When a meal is made and someone is sitting at the table the waiter will serve the food and they will eat the meal for 10 minutes 
Cleaning the dishes
To tidy up you need to click on the sink in the kitchen and select keep cleaning dishes- 10 hours, this sim will then collect and wash up all dishes. Once all dishes have been cleared away they will stop the action. 
What else can you do at the restaurant?
You can order a drink from the rooftop bar, to do this you need a sim to tend the bar for 20 minutes and then a sim can order a cocktail, this will cost you 2500. Cocktails will inspire your sim (fulfil their needs)
By the piano downstairs and upstairs near the sofa you can close dance for 10 minutes with another sim and the piano can be played at the same time! 
You can also build a romantic relationship up fast by clicking on the stools, one sim selects the option scope room and the other sim selects the other stool to hit on.
Pictures of sims enjoying the restaurant
Thanks for reading!
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Hey,
I finished the Sous Judgemental quest, and nothing shows up. i only have the weekly tasks and social tasks. what to do?
If you have finished all the other quests and just finished the sous judgemental quest then you have finished all the quests for now 🙂
Really?? But what abour the weather thing?
And thanks!!
Have you not unlocked the weather machine yet? How many quests have you done so far?
Hello! I know this doesn’t have to do with the post, but how do you delete a sim with the new update? Sorry if it’s already been answered! Thanks! 🙂
That’s okay! Click on the sim you want to delete and you should see a red circle with a cross through it near their name I think
Thanks!
No problem 🙂
I was just wondering if the piano is available to purchase for homes? And the restaurant furniture? Or are they just specific to the restaurant?
Thanks – your blog is so detailed and helpful, thank you!
the piano isn’t avaliable for homes but the red L couch (in foyer and upstairs), the coffee table (upstairs) the designer sofas (in the piano area) and the fire (upstairs) are all avaliable 🙂
No problem 🙂 glad it helps!
Can you buy the bar stools?
no, I don’t think so
Hello can you help me with my quest? I only opened the first part and the dinning but the other parts doesnt have the blue think to be clicked and be clean up and i dont know what to do any help? thank you
This post may help: https://thegirlwhogames.wordpress.com/2014/08/16/the-sims-freeplay-building-the-restaurant/
Hi! Thanks for your awesome blog. My upstairs restaurant is finally fixed and I’m trying the scope room/hit on function on the stools. However, only the ‘scope room’ is the only option. (what I tried: I have someone ‘scoping’ and when I have another sim select a stool it only says ‘scope room’. I tried different sexes but can’t seem to figure it out the ‘hit on’ function). What am I doing wrong?
You’re welcome 🙂
Have you tried having your second sim click on the sim who is scoping?
Yes. When the second sim clicks on the scoper, only time remaining appears.
You need to click on the other stool, next to the one who is scoping
Thanks for posting this, it helped me a lot! No other post on the web explained this!
you’re welcome 🙂
What exactly is the point of the restaurant other than being able to get romantic relationships faster? Do you earn any money or experience from it?
it has all the items in it you might need for the cooking hobby, you don’t earn money from it but you obviously get xps by completing any action there.
Why my sim cannot tend the bar? I click on it and nothing appears.
Are you clicking in the right place? Click right in the middle of the bar table or are you using the wrong aged sim? Or have you not finished building the restaurant yet?
i’m also having trouble tending the bar, the restaurant is completely finished and i’m clicking the middle of the bar with my adult aged sim =/
Strange
I don’t know why it isn’t working, sorry!
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How do I get my chef to wear the costume?
you need to have built the costume and swim store there you will find the outfit for your sim to wear
I may have some pictures of sims enjoying the restaurant. Where do I send it to?
My information is on the contact me page
Hi, maybe you can help me. I served the dish to Grouch but the glowing “x” did not appear. What shall I do now?
Go to a different house and see if it’s there
A little tip I’ve discovered is that the “close dancing” that sims can do anywhere in the restaurant will build romantic relationships really quickly. So if you get bored of clicking “be romantic” dozens of times, this an effective way to do it.
Whats the purpose of getting the restaurant to be 5 stars?
so it looks nice? If you don’t want to, you can just leave it but it won’t really be usable
Can you get money from the restaurant??
No you can’t
Hello thanks for all your help. I’ve been just browsing a little but not enough yet to see all the info. Would like to know why my Restaurant capacity is limited to 10 sims, can this be changed? Also I don’t know if I missed the deadline for the chef uniforms, since they started renovation I haven’t seen anything more on the quest. Is there a way to find the uniforms? Do I just build the costume store?
All places are limited to 10 sims
Yes you have to build the costume and swim store to access your chef outfit if you completed the quest in time
First time commenting though I’ve enjoying taking advantage of your wonderful site for a while. Really makes the playing experience more enjoyable. Anyway…..I was wondering if to get the 5stars I need to build all my restaurant and that’s it or is there something else? I’ve built the restaurant & bar but not outside. Is that the final part? Again thanks for this. I have you linked next to my sims icons 🙂
Yes once you finish building the restaurant it will have 5 stars
You’re welcome!
I have the first floor built but for some reason the booth where you become a waiter is missing…… help please…
the booth in front of the kitchen? Thats a strange glitch! You might want to contact EA
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Hi….don’t mean to be rude…but just adding two cents..
My restaurant up to four stars now…
Besides playing piano, dancing real close, bartendering work etc…there’s nothing else/much.
I don’t have neighbours, neither do I use party boat, so no one new visits. Who I have are already married, felt for the teens growing up…restaurant is really a waste.
Sorry, don’t mean to be rude, just disappointed.
If I’m missing some instructions, can u let me know? Otherwise, restaurant is really pointless!!! Imho
You aren’t being rude, that’s your opinion.
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Do all the people at the same table order the same thing? eg: Ana and Greta(BFFs) out for dinner, Ana wants quiche, Greta wants pizza. Can they have their separate meals while at the one table?
Please answer.
A Tween Fan
I believe they have to have the same meal, I have tried cooking two different meals but the waiter serves everyone at the table the first meal I made. I think only when that meal runs out they move onto the next meal if there is one ready
Thanks very much. ❤ your blog. Can’t wait for the Nanny Knows Best quest guide. I’m 30-something-percent and need help!
😁😁😁😁😁😁🙊
Here you go: https://thegirlwhogames.wordpress.com/2015/08/01/the-sims-freeplay-nanny-knows-best-quest/
I LOVE your blog so much! It has helped me a lot, and if it weren’t for you I wouldn’t be where I am. Keep up the good work!
Thanks! I’m glad it helps
Hi! Love your website, helps curb the ‘been playing a game for hours and can’t get any farther’ frustrations!!!
With the chef, waiter, and piano player, are those offered as jobs or just whomever you choose to accomplish the tasks?
Same with hobbies, although I know cooking is a hobby, is piano playing/music.
Also with the costumes, I see you said the chef outfit is found from the swim store, is that the same with the waiter?
Sorry for the long post!!
Thanks for the help!!
Thanks!
The chef is someone with the cooking hobby, the others are just whoever you choose- they don’t effect jobs or hobbies
No, there is no waiter outfit, I just chose something that looked a bit like a waiter would wear!
You’re welcome
Hi, how do I find out how many stars my restaurant is? I want to cook the lobster, but it says you need 5 stars or more. (I have not yet finished the upstairs bit)
The first picture in this post shows you were the stars are located: https://thegirlwhogames.wordpress.com/2014/08/16/the-sims-freeplay-building-the-restaurant/ (on a sign beside and above the entrance)
Thank you so much you have really helped me
You’re welcome!
Sorry to bother but do you know how to save sims freeplay
Yes, this post explains how to save to the cloud: https://thegirlwhogames.wordpress.com/2014/09/24/the-sims-freeplay-the-cloud/
Thanks really helpful for the resturant
you’re welcome!
I HAVE A QUESTION – Does the waiter/waitress just standthere for 10 hours no matter what?
You can’t have them go ahead and finish .. . their “shift??” and start cleaning?? LOL
Yes they do unless you cancel the action
I love this site! It’s so helpful and very thorough! I haven’t tried it yet, but what is this special new meal you can cook? Just completed my five star restaurant 🙂
Glad it helps! The new meal is Lobster Thermidor- 5 hours- costs 3LPs
I didnt finish the Sous Judgemental quest on time and didnt unlock the chef outfit but I so want it. I was wondering if they will offer it in the in-app purchase later? I couldnt finish a couple of earlier hobbies/quests on time as well and didnt unlock the owl and the Spanish villa but a few weeks later i found these sold in the in-app purchase.
Its impossible to say, most of the time you won’t be able to unlock the prizes unless you finish the quest in time but sometimes they add a few to the online store to purchase so you might be able to get the outfit one day, just keep on checking
hi i love your blog and is so helpfull! i’ve just noticed something that might be helpfull, when a sim orders a cocktail and drinks it becomes inspired it costs 2500 s but still is an easy and fast way if you dont have the time to fill your sims needs
Do I click all three steps at the same time to serve the food
yes
Does the bbq grill in the restaurant make plates like the cooking on the stove does. I really don’t understand why one person cooking takes up two stoves,ridiculous. I wish I could get like 4 sims in there to just cover the counter space in plates…one can wish…
The bbq grill works like a normal bbq so the person who uses it makes food that they can eat, so once they have made the food they will go and sit at the table and eat it, no other plates are available for other sims
Do you need anyone to wait the tables before you can serve anything
Yes
I wanna be able to have 9 sims eating with 1 working. Ifni cook something, have them wait the table, and have someone wait for meal, will it still work?
It should do, you could always try it and see.
I know you get this about 1.000.000
times each day but your blogs help a lot
Its always nice to hear! I’m glad it helps 🙂
So helpful! Thx a lot “^-^”
I’m glad it helped!
The restaurant costa a lot of money.. Beside the money you get by tapping the building on the map, can you earn some “extra cash”? I mean, if yours sims are working there, will get paid or something?
No, your sims don’t get paid for working there.
What is the special inspiring dish?
Complete the restaurant to unlock Lobster Thermidor- 5 hours- costs 3LPs
Hi!:) it has nothing to do with the quest but I was just wondering if the tricks hobby for horses is also a hobby for sims
Yes, the post is here: https://thegirlwhogames.wordpress.com/2014/08/29/the-sims-freeplay-hobbies-horse-tricks/
None of my sims can sit at a booth, is this a glitch or did I do something wrong?
Are you clicking on the table?
Hey , may I know how to hire a waiter?
Thank you !
Send a sim to the restaurant and click on the booth in front of the kitchen (as shown in the picture labelled 2) and select the option wait on tables.
Are my sims the only Sims who can eat at the restaurant? What about the extras from the police station and movie studio??
Only your sims will be in your restaurant, the sims at the police station and movie studio are only found in those places as they are sims that need to be helped to complete the professions.
Hey! Love your website A little late cause it is 2017! Will people in the party boat be able to see my sims working? If people visit and I am viewing the restaurant will I be able to serve them?
Thanks ❤
No, they will see your sims but they won’t see them completing actions and you won’t be able to serve them at the restaurant, you cannot see when someone visits your town.
What is the maximum amount of sims in the restaurant?
You can have up to 10 sims in any place at one time.
How do you see the star rating?
In the first picture in this post: https://thegirlwhogames.blog/2014/08/16/the-sims-freeplay-building-the-restaurant/ you can see the star rating on the outside of the restaurant by the door and above.
I tried getting multiple sims to sit at the table in the restaurant but it won’t let me, help please?
How strange, you may want to let firemonkeys know about this issue so they can fix it, if you don’t know how to contact them this post may help: https://thegirlwhogames.blog/2016/05/29/the-sims-freeplay-contacting-ea-firemonkeys/
My sims refuse to sit with each other other than in booths. I’ve tried sims that are married, and it just doesnt let me. Any idea why?
How strange, you may want to let firemonkeys know about this issue so they can fix it, if you don’t know how to contact them this post may help: https://thegirlwhogames.blog/2016/05/29/the-sims-freeplay-contacting-ea-firemonkeys/
I’m finding that it is not letting me sit more than one person at a table to be served by my waiter (unless they are having a romantic meal in the booths) am I missing something?
How strange, you may want to let firemonkeys know about this issue so they can fix it, if you don’t know how to contact them this post may help: https://thegirlwhogames.blog/2016/05/29/the-sims-freeplay-contacting-ea-firemonkeys/