i have 1 year of experience as a server and i would like to get better tips and be able to impress my boss at the same time.
2007-02-06 15:49:53 · 10 answers · asked by careezy9 2 in Dining Out ➔ Other - Dining Out
as a server of 13 plus years i can only tell you this: 1) be yourself...your customers can tell if you're being fake. you'll have more fun and it'll feel natural for you. 2) even if you're slammed, pause a moment and give your guests a smile and eye contact. ask them how they're doing and listen to them. if you run up to the table acting in a hurry they will sense it and only stress you out more..relax! 3) this should have been #1 but..treat your fellow workers (escpecially the kitchen guys) as good as you treat the guests. they are just as important to your success and hey..they're in the same boat as you and probably have a crappier job than you! 4) always remeber that this isn't brain surgery. do your best but remember that niether you or your guest will probably remember this particular night 1 week later. 5) repeat orders back to your guests..it'll help solve any misunderstandings and they'll feel that they're being listened to. 6) pay equal attention to both people when serving a couple..don't make the other jealous! 7) prioritize! just because you've been sat many tables at once doesn't mean that they all have to be served at the same time! some want slower service and some won't even notice..learn to distinguish who's in a hurry or wants more attention and who could care less if you check back with them..a key to good service and saving yourself much grief!
2007-02-06 16:40:14 · answer #1 · answered by jehorko29 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Learn to memorize better.
If you are able to look a table of four to six people in the eye without writing anything down and remember thier orders by thier faces and eyes, you will get 20 - 50 % tips most of the time if you work in a half way upscale restaurant.
2007-02-06 17:22:41 · answer #2 · answered by acesfourpal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all you got to love what youre doing,enjoy what you do and I think you got to have a good personallity to become a good server, it's hard being one, I know coz I am a server to. Just enjoy and be possitve when you get to work.
2007-02-06 17:11:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Once you learn to read people, you will get better. I hate having a waitress that is so fake or rude. be friendly and helpful, even to the people that aren't very nice...it makes you the better person.
2007-02-06 16:27:46 · answer #4 · answered by moobiemuffin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't worry about your boss.worry about your customers. be jolly on the spot with their needs,be nice when they are jerks ( someone might have kicked their cat just before you waited on them )
look sharp, be sharp.be pleasant not overly flirty.don't be plastic be real.your customers. will start to look for you when they come,your tips will go up & your boss will know your an asset may God bless
2007-02-09 21:41:09 · answer #5 · answered by jimmy l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
be nicer to the woman,she`ll up the tip, a man might if he`s by himself. he won`t up tip if with wife, maybe someone he`s trying to impress.do not judge on looks,introduce yourself,always ask if every is o. k.
2007-02-06 22:38:32 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will happen. Maybe there is someone in your restaurant that you respect. Ask them. Have them give you ideas. I don't know what kind of concept you work in. But, pay attention to the details and consolidate your steps!
2007-02-06 17:33:42 · answer #7 · answered by Melody 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok get this, the best tip i ever got, ITS JUST FOOD!, dont rush, have fun guests would much rather wait on the food a few more min than for it to be wrong or feel like they are rushed, its jsut food!
2007-02-06 17:08:09 · answer #8 · answered by Jessica B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
experience is the only way
2007-02-06 16:01:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Listen attentively.
Repeat people's orders.
Get it right.
2007-02-07 04:53:12 · answer #10 · answered by Sparky5115 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋