I've never been able to figure this out. Does each waiter/ waitress have a specific section? or like, every third table? (in the case that there are three waiters) I always wondered if there was a pattern that I wasn't able to perceive. Or maybe by rows?
2007-01-03 15:26:28 · 7 answers · asked by ♥perishedmemories♥ 4 in Dining Out ➔ Other - Dining Out
The place is broken down into sections.
The host will rotate seating to ensure fairness and proper service.
Therefore if you don't like where you have been seated and ask for a "certain other" seat your server may become swamped and you may get lower quality service.
There is a method to the madness if the general public would just allow it to happen.
2007-01-03 15:43:29 · answer #1 · answered by BigTip$ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes what everyone is saying is true.. but in alot of fine dining restaurants the servers share the entire restaurant as a section so one of there tables may be 3 rooms away or straight across the restaurant from you. This is to make the service seem more personal, makes it hard on the servers to be running around the restaurant and having all 6 of their tables in different rooms (vs. in most restaurants their section will be in a group of tables near each other) either way the hostess will go in a rotation so that every server gets around the same amount of tables in one night and doesnt get weeded(to busy to be able to serve you). That is why you may see some tables empty and you are still waiting to be sat. I know it may seem wierd to you that their is a empty table and you are not in it, but if you were seated in that table then you would not be getting very good service b/c the server may have just been sat 5 other people and we want you to get the best of service possible.
2007-01-04 21:26:45 · answer #2 · answered by sarah j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I waited tables the restaurant was divided into sections and the waiters selected the section they wanted. First come first serve. The person who came on at 4 had a better selection than the one who comes at 4:15 and so on.
2007-01-03 23:32:52 · answer #3 · answered by E 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes each server has their own section. Usually a host is also working and is responsible for seating the customers. The host will simply start with the first server and seat a table in every section until its the first persons turn again.
2007-01-03 23:33:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I worked in a small restaurant where the tables were divided by section on weekends and on weekdays the servers would take turns.
2007-01-03 23:36:16 · answer #5 · answered by Shane87 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we divide the areas of the resturant. Less servers, more tables. More servers, fewer tables
2007-01-03 23:30:11 · answer #6 · answered by foxyfall 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes each server has their own section.
2007-01-06 20:25:05 · answer #7 · answered by jerry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋