How to Be a Good Waiter : Tips for Waiting Tables

[angelinazru82]

it was not soup ,it's a salad

[grizzly108]

How to be a good waiter: HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR

[riedstep]

I carry up to 5 plates/bowls at zios. There is absolutely nothing that makes that against health code.

[onlyhappyinthesun20]

Carrying 3 plates at once not on a tray like she did is against health code.

Also, at most restaurants you ring all food in at once and the kitchen makes sure it all comes out at once.

This really doesn't show you how to be a good server.

The best thing to do is be in a good mood, be available when your table needs you, and when something goes wrong let them know so they are not confused.

Also, always get a manager when something is wrong, even when the guest says that the manager is not needed

[pashahouston]

serve from left side clean from right .

[tbvirus21]

theres a lot of filipinos that think they r gods gift to the service industtry.if u wrk w them u know wat i mean.gossip heads backstabbers.where i wrk one of them was screwing the gm.special treatment

[MrMafibeats]

might as well go to HOOTERS

[GeOhDe001]

First of all. When you deliver food you say.....Here you are, does everything look perfect? yes? Awesome. Is there anything else I can get you? No? Great. Well if there is anything else you need just let me know, enjoy folks. You need to make your guests feel welcome and like you truely care about their experience. These tips are Ok at best for some big boob bimbo waiting high tops in some sports pub. But for us servers that make GOOD money. I don't suggest watching these videos.

[1naqoyqatsi1]

@GeOhDe001 why do you have to be such an arrogant fool thinking your mt bigshot because you wait tables big wow what a douche

[liangQ1]

omg  she is hot

[antipritni]

There is something extremely disturbing this girl speaking. But she is polite, thou.

[volcomlola76]

She should be working @ dennys...this is horrible!

[sfauteux]

ouch.... this is no service

[EngleSackJus]

Tip 4: "Here's a 100 dollar bill, now meet me in the Bathroom after 10 well done"

[imPathogenic]

Thumbs up if you KNOW this is one of the psycho chicks that cannot handle more than 3 tables. Or being double-sat

[jessedelaware]

bitch u suck.i dont tip 4 fakeness

[prw139]

i noticed a lot of haters in this.. Give her a break!

[rudy8755]

look at this....rule # 1 dont talk over peoples food.

[sanderass]

I did not watch this for the tips... sry

[BeBritishBProud]

Why is your hair pulsating between 0:37 to 0:47? Surely that puts the guests off their food..

[dalsrdotcom]

@BeBritishBProud BAHAHHAHAHAHAH, but its an optical illusion, its just the fan and lighting

[dokemow13]

This girl sucks! You don't serve food like that, nor would you announce what you're serving. You should know goes where when you bring it to the table. And you don't tell them 'if there's anything else you need, let me know'. You ASK them right then if there's anything else they need. Quality checks?? HELLO???? Bimbo waitress. I could pull a better serving video out of my ass!!

[Handheldkiki]

you started from the middle? Do you even know what you are doing???

[infantryzmac]

wow this chick is really annoying

[BlueHen123]

What this video really teaches you:

Tip 1: Be under 30 and female

Tip 2: Wear the tightest shirt possible with your pushup bra underneath

Tip 3: Flaunt it if you've got it!

[MackkMama]

@BlueHen123

She actually had some very good advice. I'm sorry you were to distracted by her physique to notice it.

[livewell23]

Not bad.

This wouldn't work for Fine Dining, tho.

[ner193]

available to deliber,crystals for your restaurant COOL!

[Red7Hair]

hahahaahahahaha this video is a freaking joke!!!

[zaboomafoo25]

the secret to be a good waiter is not how good you are , it is how well the restaurant owner make it convenient for you to do your job, if you have all the supplies you need within reach and organized , youll do great.. But if the management is trying to cut cost and shorten supplies in a totally disorganized restaurant. youll be running around like a chicken with his head cut off, and youll suck. No matter how good you are

[MrJrealraw]

PillowDood is an obvious disgruntled associate but he brings a good point. She' is a noob and kudos to jophus82 but i have learned it is better to get out of this profession as a lackey, be an owner.!!!!! or a nail technician=)..

[PillowDood]

This broad is clearly a noob server and these tips are bullshit. Lol shes instructing with a one table station and still sucks.

Try that fake shit when you just got quadruple-sat all big tops (5 or more)on a busy night and lets see how much pro tips this hooker deals out, doesnt mean I wouldnt get an 8 ball of coke and bang the shit outta her though.

[BoobaKuba09]

What do you mean she sucks? She seemed to know what she was doing. Was she to slow or something?

[rinamaryclare]

passing food over the table ! noooo !

[jophus82]

I'd just like to point out that this waitress makes average tips. You can tell because she wasn't personable at all. She made it very clear that her job is just to bring your food. This is not how you make money in this field. You need to treat the people like you know them and actually care about them. If you are a good server, you actually do care about them.

[bronakoski]

so if one person's food is not ready you leave everyone else's in the kitchen getting cold or old under heat lamps-- that makes no sense to me.

[jophus82]

At a good restaurant it is someone's sole job to make sure the order comes up at once.

[peterfas]

Waiters or potential waiters really need to see insidedish(dot)com before working anywhere.

[artmike1]

daymm i would do her lmao..ahaha

[caperal94015]

Waiting tables are not really about food, it is about interaction . Treat them like royalties, then they will become your friends and loyal customers. They will come back and ask for you ! ! ! TIPS.....

[tenebrum6corporation]

never serve the food with left hand NEVER

[piratekos]

Actually, you serve from the left and pick up from the right, so you actually do need to use your left hand if you know what you're doing.

[joant1221]

Oops, generally restaurants have the policy of running food when it comes up. Ya know, teamwork.

I hate the new age of everything on screen and no paper tickets. Back in the day, there were paper tickets with the trays or food or whatever.

It's nice to be able to see special instructions or know that there are any when the food goes out.

[MrAndres19]

at my job we use paper tickets. it is probably easier than a machine.

[peterfas]

Every waiter needs to see this insidedish(dot)com

[SeanIkon]

she is really cute

[sibinala]

I'd hit it! hahahah

[andrescaraudio]

me too

[JnthnFRbn29]

go serve for the dragon inside my pants

[Igr2947369]

yeah

[LostSisterz]

OKAY I work at dennys hunny! First off NEVER hand someone a soup or anything that may be hot to their hands. SECOND sometimes you are slammed with 4 new downs (tables) and you dont have time to wait for that stinkin 3rd plate. NEXT its not barbie model time its get to the table time for the impaitent people. Some of us GOOD servers SMILE to and do more then flash our you know whats around!

[JoelD311]

Mmmmm Leslie, youre hot, although the female fohawk thing stopped being trendy like a year ago. Sorry. I'd still give you lots of bastard children.

[nateums]

agreed

[SeanIkon]

this hairstyle is popular for female servers based on the fact it is not likely loose hairs will fall onto the food

[holifyredf]

alot of people i know serve food with more than two items in their hands and i think it just looks realllly bad. Ive worked at some restaurants that wont even let you do that. thank god.

[international2009]

different restaurants have different methods and rules, that's why this job fukin sucks

[entropicnova]

This is pretty weak. So weak in fact that I myself is considering making some 'How To' serving vides since there is a lack of good ones.

[senorglory]

Leslie:

Might I suggest the topic of your next video vignette: "How to Show Me Your Rack."

senor

[Rafaeliux30]

W.T.F!!!!? lmao

[ginntonic74]

You actually handed someone a soup bowl. That is a nono. What if they spill it while you are handing it to them. Then it is your ass. You always put the soup down never hand it to them.

[JoelD311]

Who gives a shit!

[cigneska]

@ginntonic74 sometimes my arms arent that large and people sometimes think that I am not gonna be able to put it down so they grab it you get it? I mean in her case it was not even a booth.

[MckyMseNTarotCrds]

@ginntonic74 She handed the guest a salad, not soup. If it's fine dining, it's never ideal to hand any dish to the person. But in a more relaxed, pub environment, handing food is no big deal. And it was a salad, not soup. How did nine people like this comment without noticing that?

[foodserver53]

@MckyMseNTarotCrds "But in a more relaxed, pub environment, handing food is no big deal..." I agree with this. One of my favorite canards is the "always serve to the left and pull from the right". Unless pretention is the restaurant's thing, this is nonsense. You serve to and pull from the customer in whatever way is least disruptive of what is going on at the table. If we're in a "date" situation for example, I'm not going to break eye contact between the 2 to serve or pull "correctly"

[MackkMama]

@ginntonic74

it was a salad... I doubt it would spilled.

[johnnydean0897]

@ginntonic74 still no soup inside, still on a plate. i guess she's ok.

[theatredorkable]

@ginntonic74 amen!

[jfm1200]

I live right next to mickey quinns. my favorite bar. :)

[taj74va]

This is good for the avg. 16 year-old.

[gamblor505]

wow

[gvsugirl84]

Use a tray

Enjoy?

[carbiduis]

trays are tacky

[Lestat11331]

Trays are tacky?

Maybe to you because all you can afford is McDonalds

[carbiduis]

wait, trays are tacky to me because im used to mcdonalds ? riiiiiiiiiiiiiight

do they use trays at 5 star restaurants?

figure it out CHIEF!

[Lestat11331]

I'm a Sommelier and YES they use trays.

Did I insult you with McDonalds? I apologize.

I meant Burger King

[carbiduis]

mcdonalds and burger king? please tell me more about my life...i know so little

[Lestat11331]

St Paul or Apple Valley?

[carbiduis]

AV bitch

40 yrs old?

tell me more, poodis

[FASDAGG]

dude i work at a 5 star restarant. you never use trays. you use food runners and seat spots so they can hand off the food. trays get dirty and and stands wear out. small trays are good for drink service and bussing tables but run them through the dish washer after being used for busing.

[carbiduis]

i guess if you use trays than that just means you're on a dennys or perkins level congratu-fucking-lations

[Laihcim7]

I definatly would never hand the plate to the customer.

[carbiduis]

what happens if they grab it? cause they do that sometimes

[ChristianArturo]

Geez!!! dont u have trays?! How can you tell some one how to serve food when you have a platter so practically under your arm pit. thats the only thing you did wrong.

[dsg0321]

I HATE WAITING TABLES!!! I think that everyone should wait tables for at least 6 months just so they know what hell is like. This girl is hot as hell though.

[deathxe5]

@dsg0321 ya waiting tables is pure hell. Be a bartender.

[cigneska]

@dsg0321 ur dumb.

[Singul4r1ty]

No 'bon appetite', how rude ;)

[Juanitotrucupey]

lol yeah at least an 'enjoy your meal' would be nice

[andristic]

i always give a "ya'll enjoy". welcome to 'merica

[carbiduis]

whats funny is i work at a restaurant named Enjoy! and no one ever says "enjoy your food" cause that is tacky/cheesey as fuck.....problem is we dont even know what to say

[Lestat11331]

If you knew you might be able to go on to a better style of restaurant.

Let me guess...

Valley of the Moon and Sterling V.C. are glass pours at your place.

Santa Margherita (the most OVERRATED wine EVER) is on your wine list

I'd almost be happy with your wine list. Wait a second, no I wouldn't.

Go ahead and continue to not use trays. Maybe one day you'll eventually make it to a quality establishment.

[carbiduis]

first of all i work at a nice (non chain) restaurant and we carry a lot of wine, but also realize we are in minnesota. o yea and if you want something other than wine for dinner (most people do) we have a huge diverse menu...

by the way are you homosexual? or possibly a hardcore liberal? Are you so crazy that would would drive your prius after a glass of wine?