Waiters and Waitresses

<ul><li>Take orders from patrons for food or beverages.</li><li>Check with customers to ensure that they are enjoying their meals and take action to correct any problems.</li><li>Check patrons' identification to ensure that they meet minimum age requirements for consumption of alcoholic beverages.</li><li>Collect payments from customers.</li><li>Write patrons' food orders on order slips, memorize orders, or enter orders into computers for transmittal to kitchen staff.</li><li>Prepare checks that itemize and total meal costs and sales taxes.</li><li>Present menus to patrons and answer questions about menu items, making recommendations upon request.</li><li>Remove dishes and glasses from tables or counters and take them to kitchen for cleaning.</li><li>Serve food or beverages to patrons, and prepare or serve specialty dishes at tables as required.</li><li>Clean tables or counters after patrons have finished dining.</li><li>Prepare tables for meals, including setting up items such as linens, silverware, and glassware.</li><li>Assist host or hostess by answering phones to take reservations or to-go orders, and by greeting, seating, and thanking guests.</li><li>Explain how various menu items are prepared, describing ingredients and cooking methods.</li><li>Perform cleaning duties, such as sweeping and mopping floors, vacuuming carpet, tidying up server station, taking out trash, or checking and cleaning bathroom.</li><li>Escort customers to their tables.</li><li>Inform customers of daily specials.</li><li>Roll silverware, set up food stations, or set up dining areas to prepare for the next shift or for large parties.</li><li>Prepare hot, cold, and mixed drinks for patrons, and chill bottles of wine.</li><li>Stock service areas with supplies such as coffee, food, tableware, and linens.</li><li>Bring wine selections to tables with appropriate glasses, and pour the wines for customers.</li><li>Perform food preparation duties such as preparing salads, appetizers, and cold dishes, portioning desserts, and brewing coffee.</li><li>Fill salt, pepper, sugar, cream, condiment, and napkin containers.</li><li>Describe and recommend wines to customers.</li><li>Provide guests with information about local areas, including giving directions.</li></ul>