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Run a Restaurant! Staff priority tier list

Run a Restaurant! Staff priority rankings from S through D. This is an editorial board from published topics, not a live meta snapshot.

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How this board is judged

S means hire this when that job is the bottleneck. The manager and fishermen are lower because they are expensive or irrelevant in the first sessions, not because they are weak later. Training still stops on levels 3, 5, 7, and 10.

S tier

Staff priorityCookCooking is the longest manual step in an opening service. A first cook is the hire that lets you seat and wash while plates still come out.

Player decision Buy the cook when you are still making every dish. If you already bought a waiter and the stove is idle only because you are the cook, this is still the next hire.

Staff priorityWaiterWaiters turn seats into orders and carry food. They are the first hire only when seating or delivery is the thing that is stuck.

Player decision Hire immediately if guests stand at the door or plates sit on the pass. Otherwise hire the cook first.

A tier

Staff priorityCleanerCleaners matter when dirty plates, not empty orders, are blocking the next guest.

Player decision Add one after the cook and waiter keep up. Wash dishes yourself during the first cash grind.

Staff priorityFarmerFarmers protect recipe value. Without harvests, gourmet plates fall back to rice.

Player decision Hire when plots exist and you are done clicking them yourself. Level 5 is the value buy.

Staff priorityRancherRanchers supply milk and eggs. One trained rancher covers a small pen. Three level-10 ranchers are a different, later plan.

Player decision Level a single rancher to 5 when animal recipes are on. Chase level 10 on that one rancher before you duplicate the role.

B tier

Staff priorityManagerStrong automation, locked behind level 55 and 2.5M cash. It is not an opening hire.

Player decision Buy it after five skills are all earning XP and the floor already runs. Spending this sum early delays the level that unlocks it.

C tier

Staff priorityFishermanA specialist for the dock and, after a 20M expansion, sunken crates. Not part of the dinner rush.

Player decision Ignore until the restaurant funds the second fishing area. Level 4 is the first breakpoint that matters.

FAQ

Run a Restaurant! ranking questions

What do you actually do in Run a Restaurant!?

Cook recipes, serve customers, build and decorate, farm crops, raise animals, and hire staff. The restaurant can keep earning while you are offline if that staff can finish the loop.

Who should a new player hire first?

Hire a cook if you are still cooking every plate, or a waiter if guests and finished plates are the delay. Add a cleaner when dirty dishes block tables. The manager waits until level 55.

Why is the kitchen suddenly selling rice?

Rice is the fallback when a fancier recipe is missing an ingredient. Keep a backup such as pumpkin soup enabled, and refill honey, milk, and pumpkin before you rely on pie.

Do promo codes give Robux?

No. The codes that were published give furniture, a Captain's Wheel and a Fancy Painting. Anything asking for your Roblox password is not a code redemption.

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