Restaurant Opening & Closing Checklist
One question: what does your venue have? The tool puts the opening round and the closing round in order, keeps track that everything you switch on gets switched off again, and prints one sheet for the door — so you no longer have to be the one who locks up every night.
How it works
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Tick what you have
Dining room, kitchen, bar, terrace, takeaway, cellar, toilets, till. Every tick drops the matching jobs straight onto both rounds; a terrace alone is three lines.
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Check the two rounds
Untick whatever you don't do. Drop the closing half of something that still gets switched on and the tool says so immediately — that is exactly what stays burning overnight.
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Put names against them
Who does each job. Add your own lines at the bottom of any area and choose which round they belong to. Typing saves itself.
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Print the sheet
One A4 with both rounds side by side, tick boxes and a space to initial each job. Tape it to the door and you no longer have to be there.
Frequently asked questions
Is this checklist free?
Yes, completely free, no account and nothing to install. You fill it in and print straight from your browser.
Why isn't the closing round just the opening one backwards?
Because in real life it isn't. The delivery channels close first and the money last, while your open starts at the door and ends at the till. Each round therefore carries its own order, so the sheet reads the way you actually walk the building.
What does 'there and back' mean on a job?
Every job that sets something in motion has a counterpart that stops it again: patio heaters on and off, furniture out and in, the float into the till and into the safe at night. The tool keeps those two halves together and tells you the moment you drop one. That is the mistake that lands on your energy bill and in your till difference.
Can I add my own jobs?
Yes, at the bottom of every area. You choose whether your own line sits on the opening round, on the closing round, or on both.
Is my checklist saved?
Yes, on this device, in your own browser. Nothing is uploaded and there is no account. Untick an area and those lines leave the sheet — your names stay put and come straight back when you tick it again.
This is a house document, not a statement of law. Hygiene, fire and licensing duties differ per country and per licence — put those in your own procedures, not on this sheet.