be a good waitress?
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Once you get to know the menu and computer you feel more at ease 
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Damnblackbetty
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I feel so overwhelmed. Tomorrow I lead someone on a shift and I am scared. Tonight was horrible, I took stacker 2s and a redbull and got sick but had to run food.. I can do a tray of 3 plates, but anything over that freaks me out and i want to quit. I just need to know is it always so hard in the beginning?
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Everything is hard in the beginning, but you learn, you grow, you adapt. Nothing happens overnight and it takes time. You'll make mistakes. Accept it. Learn from it. Move on. One day or night all the pieces will fall into place and it'll be like breathing: simple, easy, natural, even reflexive.
You'll be ok.
You'll be ok.
Oh I am sooo geting a kick out of this tread!
Waiting tables is very dificult work I don't care what the average person says.
Let's face it we all have bad days (kids fighting at home, hung over, fight with boyfriend, husband what-ever) sometimes we get caught up in our own thoughts and forget stuff ~ some tricks I've learned to make the customer accept this more easly (or at least make me look like I know what I'm doing on any given day)
Forget a drink? Say something to the customer BEFORE they do. If it is a soda say "I'll be right back with your drink sir/ma'am we are changeing the box right now" bar drink? "The bar tender is working on your drink right now and was wondering if you would like a lemon/lime to go with it" (assuming that you forgot to ask) the trick here is not to let them know that you forgot, but that you where thinking of them and trying to make sure that everyone is happy.
Food? If a customer ask how something is made I usaly make a joke of it "oh gosh I have no idea what they do back their! They won't let me in sence they found out I cought my own kitchen on fire at home" this usaly gets a laugh. But I am always sure to know what is IN the iteam. And always have a medium priced favorite NEVER the most expencive item on the menu this makes you look gready.
And as far as most cusomers go I'll take the guy in jeans and a T-shirt over the guy in the suit and tie anytime. Reason? They guy in the suit and tie probly goes out to eat a lot and will be less impressed with me even if I bend over backwords and do cartwheels for him. The on in the jeans propbly doesn't go out very often and will be impressed if I remember what he wanted to drink for a refill = better tiper.
Just my .02
Waiting tables is very dificult work I don't care what the average person says.
Let's face it we all have bad days (kids fighting at home, hung over, fight with boyfriend, husband what-ever) sometimes we get caught up in our own thoughts and forget stuff ~ some tricks I've learned to make the customer accept this more easly (or at least make me look like I know what I'm doing on any given day)
Forget a drink? Say something to the customer BEFORE they do. If it is a soda say "I'll be right back with your drink sir/ma'am we are changeing the box right now" bar drink? "The bar tender is working on your drink right now and was wondering if you would like a lemon/lime to go with it" (assuming that you forgot to ask) the trick here is not to let them know that you forgot, but that you where thinking of them and trying to make sure that everyone is happy.
Food? If a customer ask how something is made I usaly make a joke of it "oh gosh I have no idea what they do back their! They won't let me in sence they found out I cought my own kitchen on fire at home" this usaly gets a laugh. But I am always sure to know what is IN the iteam. And always have a medium priced favorite NEVER the most expencive item on the menu this makes you look gready.
And as far as most cusomers go I'll take the guy in jeans and a T-shirt over the guy in the suit and tie anytime. Reason? They guy in the suit and tie probly goes out to eat a lot and will be less impressed with me even if I bend over backwords and do cartwheels for him. The on in the jeans propbly doesn't go out very often and will be impressed if I remember what he wanted to drink for a refill = better tiper.
Just my .02
Damnblackbetty
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Last night, I lead a shift of two tables, didn't do much and was nervous as hell because the person would introduce me as the new girl and the tables would give me a hard time. Then she let me take one table alone and I think I did pretty well. But of course I should when I'm only taking care of one table. Haha. It happen to be the woman's birthday and we came out and sang.. and I was expecting a good tip.. but I got 8 on 62.. thats around 15% but I was still excited I got my first tip. Tonight is my first night completely alone. So I'm excited to see how it goes. Thanks for all the tips and I'll keep you guys updated.
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[QUOTE='lil rose]Oh I am sooo geting a kick out of this tread!
Waiting tables is very dificult work I don't care what the average person says.
Let's face it we all have bad days (kids fighting at home, hung over, fight with boyfriend, husband what-ever) sometimes we get caught up in our own thoughts and forget stuff ~ some tricks I've learned to make the customer accept this more easly (or at least make me look like I know what I'm doing on any given day)
Forget a drink? Say something to the customer BEFORE they do. If it is a soda say "I'll be right back with your drink sir/ma'am we are changeing the box right now" bar drink? "The bar tender is working on your drink right now and was wondering if you would like a lemon/lime to go with it" (assuming that you forgot to ask) the trick here is not to let them know that you forgot, but that you where thinking of them and trying to make sure that everyone is happy.
Food? If a customer ask how something is made I usaly make a joke of it "oh gosh I have no idea what they do back their! They won't let me in sence they found out I cought my own kitchen on fire at home" this usaly gets a laugh. But I am always sure to know what is IN the iteam. And always have a medium priced favorite NEVER the most expencive item on the menu this makes you look gready.
And as far as most cusomers go I'll take the guy in jeans and a T-shirt over the guy in the suit and tie anytime. Reason? They guy in the suit and tie probly goes out to eat a lot and will be less impressed with me even if I bend over backwords and do cartwheels for him. The on in the jeans propbly doesn't go out very often and will be impressed if I remember what he wanted to drink for a refill = better tiper.
Just my .02[/QUOTE]
I get sick of white collar folks whose attitude is 'it's only a waitress job', or she (or he) is a 'waitress/waiter', said in a condescending voice as if it's such a low life job. I had a friend who was an exec and was laid off and got a server job, HA, all the sudden her attitude took a 180. When I worked in A.C. back in 1985, I never made less than 125 during Sunday lunches and weekend nights it was not unusual to pull in two hundred bucks, not bad for a few hours work, remember that was 1985.
To be successful as a food server you need skills in customer service, sales, promotion,time management,organization, culinary arts,computers,accounting,acting and sometimes mediation. Not to mention keeping up the appearance of perpetual jubilation
Waiting tables is very dificult work I don't care what the average person says.
Let's face it we all have bad days (kids fighting at home, hung over, fight with boyfriend, husband what-ever) sometimes we get caught up in our own thoughts and forget stuff ~ some tricks I've learned to make the customer accept this more easly (or at least make me look like I know what I'm doing on any given day)
Forget a drink? Say something to the customer BEFORE they do. If it is a soda say "I'll be right back with your drink sir/ma'am we are changeing the box right now" bar drink? "The bar tender is working on your drink right now and was wondering if you would like a lemon/lime to go with it" (assuming that you forgot to ask) the trick here is not to let them know that you forgot, but that you where thinking of them and trying to make sure that everyone is happy.
Food? If a customer ask how something is made I usaly make a joke of it "oh gosh I have no idea what they do back their! They won't let me in sence they found out I cought my own kitchen on fire at home" this usaly gets a laugh. But I am always sure to know what is IN the iteam. And always have a medium priced favorite NEVER the most expencive item on the menu this makes you look gready.
And as far as most cusomers go I'll take the guy in jeans and a T-shirt over the guy in the suit and tie anytime. Reason? They guy in the suit and tie probly goes out to eat a lot and will be less impressed with me even if I bend over backwords and do cartwheels for him. The on in the jeans propbly doesn't go out very often and will be impressed if I remember what he wanted to drink for a refill = better tiper.
Just my .02[/QUOTE]
I get sick of white collar folks whose attitude is 'it's only a waitress job', or she (or he) is a 'waitress/waiter', said in a condescending voice as if it's such a low life job. I had a friend who was an exec and was laid off and got a server job, HA, all the sudden her attitude took a 180. When I worked in A.C. back in 1985, I never made less than 125 during Sunday lunches and weekend nights it was not unusual to pull in two hundred bucks, not bad for a few hours work, remember that was 1985.
To be successful as a food server you need skills in customer service, sales, promotion,time management,organization, culinary arts,computers,accounting,acting and sometimes mediation. Not to mention keeping up the appearance of perpetual jubilation
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