Restaurant Found Item Report Form

Streamline Your Restaurant's Lost and Found Process

Managing found items effectively is essential for any restaurant that wants to deliver exceptional customer service. When guests leave belongings behind, having a clear system to document and track these items ensures you can reunite customers with their valuables quickly and maintain your reputation for care and professionalism.

This Restaurant Found Item Report Form is designed specifically for hospitality teams who need a simple, organized way to log found items during service. Whether it's a phone left at table 12, reading glasses by the bar, or a wallet discovered during closing, this template helps your servers, bussers, and managers document every detail that matters.

Built for Front-of-House Operations

The form captures all the critical information your team needs: table number, server identification, shift timing, item description, and where the item is now stored. For high-value items like electronics, jewelry, or wallets, the form automatically alerts management so appropriate security measures can be taken immediately.

With Paperform's conditional logic, you can customize notifications based on item type—sending urgent alerts for valuables while routing routine items to your standard lost and found log. The form works beautifully on any device, so staff can submit reports from a phone in the middle of service or from a tablet at the host stand.

Connect Your Restaurant Workflow

Use Stepper to turn each found item report into an automated workflow: log the item in your Google Sheet or Airtable lost and found database, send an SMS to the manager on duty, create a task in your restaurant management system, or trigger a follow-up email to the customer if you have their contact information from the reservation.

For restaurants using POS systems or reservation platforms, Paperform integrates smoothly with HubSpot, Slack, Airtable, and thousands of other tools to keep your operations connected. This template is perfect for independent restaurants, restaurant groups, hotels, cafes, bars, and catering operations looking to professionalize their lost and found process without adding complexity to busy shifts.