TEAM PLANNING // NOVEMBER 2026

Domrey November Planning

Two workstreams for the month: the DOMREY CLASSIC oldies night at Domrey Upstairs on Friday 20 November, and the review of a lunchtime operation expansion. Backroom November themes are held open for the team to fill in.

Prepared by Rainy Sokhonn
DOMREY CLASSIC
Fri 20 Nov · Upstairs
Lunch Expansion
Scaffold · For Review
Backroom Themes
Open · To Be Filled
EVENT // NOVEMBER HEADLINE

DOMREY CLASSIC — Oldies Night

19:00 — 22:00
Live Oldies Band
Two 45-minute sets. Seated, dinner-service pace. Oldie favourites with a soulful, bright tone.
22:00 — 02:00
DJ Remix — "The Switch"
Band hands off into a DJ flipping the same oldies into modern remixes. Staged as a moment, filmed for promo.

Date & Venue

friday // 20 nov 2026

Domrey Upstairs, 19:00–02:00. Free entry with spend — no cover charge.

  • Why the 20th: pre-Water-Festival energy, everyone still in town, full promo runway
  • Not 23–25 Nov: Water Festival is Mon–Wed with no Phnom Penh boat races; most of the city travels
  • Positioning: framed as the Water Festival warm-up

Dress Code & Mood

sharp // traditional khmer

Dress sharp and elegant, or traditional Khmer. Softly enforced at the door — the vibe is the product.

  • Staff dressed on-theme too — free, and it changes how every photo reads
  • One designed photo corner for social tagging
  • Early block seated, floor cleared at 22:00 for the switch

Food & Dessert

khmer // special presentation
  • Premium Nom Banh Chok — the hero item, elevated plating, tasting portion for early arrivals
  • Late dessert moment — a plated Khmer dessert served from 23:00 to keep kitchen revenue alive after the band
  • Steak + Nikka highball combo — early block only, capped quantity
  • Lamb rack + Nikka flight combo — limited to 10 covers, top of the upsell ladder

Nikka Whisky Collaboration

co-host // not sponsor

Framed as a co-host partnership: Nikka supplies product at good margin, pushes the event on their channels, and invites key accounts.

  • Welcome Nikka highball on entry — cheap pour, brand visible immediately
  • Nikka Highball 20% off, 19:00–21:00 only — the one visible collab offer (not brand-wide discount)
  • 3 limited edition cocktails at full price — these are the margin
  • Bottle promo as a combo (bottle + mixers + dessert platter), not 2-for-1
  • Nikka person present at the bar for photos and content
TARGET

150 RSVP

Free-to-RSVP name list, split into early seating and late arrival.

TARGET

90–110 Through Door

Includes walk-ins and Nikka's invited guests across the night.

PEAK

80 Simultaneous

Room feels full at 22:00–23:30. Cap the seated block at ~45.

Risks to manage: kitchen load on steak/lamb combos (cap and pre-portion), band reliability (deposit + backup playlist at 21:00), and table-clearing at 22:00 (brief staff in advance). TK downstairs acts as spillover capacity.
OPERATIONS // FOR REVIEW

Lunchtime Operation Expansion

SCAFFOLD — CONTENT TO BE ADDED

Reserved for the lunchtime expansion discussion. Sections to complete: operating hours and dayparts, kitchen load and prep capacity, staffing rota, target lunch covers and average check, lunch menu direction, and expected margin impact.

BACKROOM // THEMES TBD

Backroom November Themes

SCAFFOLD — THEMES TO BE ADDED

Reserved for the November Backroom programme. Rotating Friday/Saturday themes to be confirmed by the team.