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Server Duties: 4 Restaurant Server Side Work Tasks and Best Practices for Managing Them

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People who don't work in the restaurant industry think that all there is to being a server is taking orders, bringing out food, and sorting out the bill. However, those with experience on the front-of-house (FOH) side of restaurants know there's more to server duties than meets the eye.

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Technology Can Help Restaurants During ‘The Great Resignation’

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With a critically shrunken talent pool, restaurants are racing to fill positions in every part of the business — front of house, back of house, and corporate teams. At full-service restaurants, servers are responsible for crucial tasks. Enter digital tableside ordering.

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20 Restaurant Skills You'll Quickly Learn on the Job (Updated)

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What those technologies are completely depends on the role, but here are a few of the more popular examples: Servers and front-of-house roles tend to familiarize themselves with point-of-sale (POS) technology, scheduling software , online ordering integrations, and perhaps even reservation software. Mental Math.

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The Guide to Equitable Restaurant Tip Payout Methods & Systems

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Servers, sometimes other FOH staff. Incentivizes servers. Takes away a considerable portion of server's share requiring higher hourly wages. Servers, other FOH staff. A fair and formal way to divide tips amongst servers and other staff. All servers or cashiers, other FOH staff. Tip Out Methods and Systems.

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Three Ways to Bring Your ‘A’ Game to Accessibility 

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Servers can limit their menu-wrangling with guests, while optimizing contact time to engage, answer questions, upsell or recommend wine choices. Such solutions liberate menus not only from PDFs and the constraints of web sites, but also from branded downloadable apps, many of which are falling victim to “app fatigue” among users.

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How Restaurants Can Remain Competitive in 2021

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diners prefer to view menus, order, and pay for their meal using their phones rather than interacting with servers during the pandemic. Recommended Reading: Ultimate Restaurant Website Design Guide for Beginners To keep yourself accountable, Walchef implores owners and managers to download the apps on their phones and devices.

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Rotating Schedules and Shifts: The Ultimate Guide + Examples

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Outside of time off requests and shift swaps, things stay the same, meaning the server who has been working the same Friday night dinner shift for a decade will continue to do so. A rotating schedule means that all servers have the chance to work tip-heavy Friday nights or that employees take turns getting weekends off.