A standard restaurant server focuses on food service, table maintenance, and guest satisfaction in a family or fine-dining setting.
Core Duties:
Greet guests, present menus, and explain daily specials.
Take precise food and beverage orders using a POS (Point of Sale) system or notepad.
Communicate special dietary requests or allergies clearly to kitchen staff.
Serve meals and drinks in a timely manner and check on guest satisfaction throughout the meal.
Transparent dirty plates, reset tables, and maintain a clean dining environment.
Deliver bills, process cash or card payments, and handle change.
A resto-bar server handles all standard restaurant duties while managing a heavier focus on alcoholic beverage service, quick-paced bar coordination, and age verification.
Core Duties:
Check customer IDs to verify legal drinking age before serving alcohol.
Take complex drink orders, coordinate with bartenders, and serve beers, wines, and cocktails.
Upsell high-margin alcoholic beverages, specialty craft drinks, and bar appetizers.
Manage high-energy, loud, and fast-paced environments while keeping aisles and tables safe and transparent.
Maintain rapid table turnover during peak night hours or social events.
Monitor patron behavior and communicate potential over-consumption issues safely to management.