Customer Experience • Mystery Shopper

See your operation through the guest's eyes.

Icons Hospitality independently evaluates the real guest journey across restaurants, cafés and hotel F&B operations. We observe what actually happens, compare it with your standards and turn the findings into practical actions for management.

Independent • Structured • Actionable Measure the experience your guests actually receive.

Evidence-based evaluation of service, food, standards, cleanliness, ambience and the complete guest journey.

What We Do

A discreet, evidence-based guest-experience review.

A trained evaluator visits as a normal guest and assesses the operation without staff being briefed in advance. The programme is built around your concept, customer journey and service standards.

The result is not just a score. You receive evidence, priority gaps and practical recommendations that can be used for coaching, SOP improvement and management follow-up.

Guest journey observationService & hospitality review Food & beverage evaluationCleanliness & hygiene Brand & ambience standardsPayment & departure
Assessment

Mystery Shopper Score Sheet

Seven weighted assessment categories produce a clear overall score out of 100.

Assessment AreaWhat We AssessWeightScore 1–5Weighted Score
Arrival & First ImpressionEntrance, welcome, waiting time and reservation handling.10%
Service & HospitalityAttitude, attentiveness, product knowledge, communication and recovery.20%
Food & BeverageQuality, temperature, presentation, accuracy, taste and consistency.25%
Speed & Order AccuracyOrdering process, timing, sequence and order accuracy.10%
Cleanliness & HygieneDining area, tables, toilets and visible hygiene practices.15%
Ambience & Brand StandardsAtmosphere, lighting, presentation and concept consistency.10%
Payment & DepartureBilling accuracy, payment experience and final impression.10%
Overall Mystery Shopper Score100%— / 100
1Critical
2Below Standard
3Acceptable
4Strong
5Excellent
Assessment Form

Download Mystery Shopper Assessment PDF

Use the professional assessment form for structured guest-experience evaluation and scoring.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Questions owners and operators ask.

What is a Mystery Shopper assessment?

A trained evaluator visits your operation as a normal guest and measures the actual customer experience against agreed standards.

Will our team know when the visit happens?

No. The visit is discreet and conducted under normal trading conditions so management can see the experience customers actually receive.

What areas do you evaluate?

Arrival, service, staff behaviour, product knowledge, order accuracy, timing, food and beverage quality, presentation, cleanliness, ambience, payment and departure.

Can you assess restaurants, cafés and hotel F&B?

Yes. The programme can be adapted to restaurants, cafés, hotel restaurants, lounges and other customer-facing hospitality operations.

Do you only provide a score?

No. Findings include observations, evidence, priority gaps and practical recommendations so management can take action.

Can visits be repeated?

Yes. Repeat visits can measure consistency, verify corrective actions and track improvement over time.

How is the assessment customised?

Criteria are agreed around your concept, customer journey, service standards and business objectives before the assessment programme begins.

Request an Assessment

Find the gaps before your guests do.

Tell us about your restaurant, café or hotel F&B operation. We can scope a Mystery Shopper programme around your standards, guest journey and commercial priorities.

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