Knowing how to seat guests professionally starts at the door. The host is the first person guests meet. In this guide you’ll learn a simple host script for every situation: reservations, walk-ins, waiting and special requests. Tap 🔊 to hear each one. Want to practise this with video? See the English for Waiters course →
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Introduction It’s Saturday night at 8:45 PM. Your six-top has finished their desserts, and you place the check presenter on the table. “We’d like to split this six ways,” one guest says. Another adds, “Actually, I’m paying for my wife too, so make that five separate checks.” A third voice: “And can we split the
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Learning how to handle food complaints calmly is a big part of being a good server. A steak is overcooked. A soup is too salty. It happens in every restaurant. In this guide you’ll learn a simple service recovery script, from noticing the problem to the final bill. Tap 🔊 to hear each phrase. Want
Deep Dive #3 The Problem Every Server Faces You know upselling increases your tips. Your manager reminds you daily: “Suggest appetizers! Push desserts! Recommend wine!” But when you try, it feels awkward. You sound like a pushy salesperson. Customers give you uncomfortable looks. They say “No thanks” before you finish your sentence. Or worse –
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Six people. Four different dietary restrictions. Seven modifications to standard menu items. Everyone talking at once. This is the nightmare scenario that makes even experienced servers feel stressed. You’re trying to remember who ordered what, who’s gluten-free, who wants no onions, and who asked for dressing on the side. One mistake and you’ll have to
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Knowing how to greet an angry customer at your restaurant can save the whole evening. The guest walks in fast, arms crossed, already upset. This guide gives you a real script for the first minutes, using a common problem: a booking mix-up. Tap 🔊 to hear each line. Want to practise this with video? See
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Learning how to handle customer complaints in English is easier than you think. You don’t need perfect English. You need a few phrases and one simple method. By the end of this guide, you’ll have a 3-step method and word-for-word scripts for cold food, wrong orders and slow service. Tap 🔊 to hear each one.
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These 20 upselling phrases waiters can use help you sell more without sounding pushy. More drinks and desserts mean a bigger bill, and often a bigger tip. The secret is not what you sell. It’s how you say it. By the end of this post, you’ll have 20 easy phrases for drinks, starters, desserts and
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These 20 food adjectives help you describe any dish like a professional waiter. When a guest asks “How’s the salmon?”, “It’s good” tells them nothing. By the end of this post, you’ll have 20 words, each one in a sentence you can say tonight. Tap 🔊 to hear each one. Want to practise this with
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These 10 common mistakes waiters make in English are small, but guests notice them. The good news: each one is easy to fix. For every mistake, you get the right phrase to say instead. Tap 🔊 to hear each one. Want to practise this with video? See the English for Waiters course → Why these
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