• Check with customers to ensure that they are enjoying their meals and take action to correct any problems.
• Collect payments from customers.
• Write customers food orders on order slips, memorize orders, or enter orders into computers for transmittal to kitchen staff.
• Check customer’s identification to ensure that they meet minimum age requirements for consumption of alcoholic beverages.
• Present menus to customers and answer questions about menu items, making recommendations upon request.
• Clean tables or counters after customers have finished dining.
• Roll silverware, set up food stations or set up dining areas to prepare for the next shift or for large parties.
• Explain how various menu items are prepared, describing ingredients and cooking methods.
• Prepare tables for meals, including setting up items such as linens, silverware, and glassware.
• Remove dishes and glasses from tables or counters; take them to kitchen for cleaning.
• Bring wine selections to tables with appropriate glasses, and pour the wines for customers.
• Escort customers to their tables.
• Describe and recommend wines to customers.
• Fill salt, pepper, sugar, cream, condiment, and napkin containers.
• Provide guests with information about local areas, including giving directions