Service at Its Best: Waiter-Waitress Training - Softcover

"Service At Its Best not only constitutes a concise and practical book about dining room techniques, it presents a clean standard for genuine hospitality and also conveys a refreshing, new message on the heightened significance of dining room professionals." - Bernard Martinage, C.H.E., Founder/President, The Federation of Dining Room Professionals

For undergraduate Hospitality/Travel/Tourism courses that focus on waiter/waitress training and service of food. Ideal as a competency-based training guide or simply as a reference manual for specific service questions, this all-inclusive book explains the key aspects and responsibilities of today's food servers. It contains broad and in-depth coverage on everything a good waiter or waitress will need to know to be successful in this very competitive and dynamic profession-from restaurant industry statistics to how tips are calculated, the importance of poise and posture, the use of place settings, menu knowledge, the presentation of wine, recognizing the nonverbal cues and prompts of guests, understanding guest paging systems and touch-screen terminals, handling complaints, and much more. Self-contained chapters flow in a logical sequence and establish a step-by-step procedure for understanding and learning appropriate server skills.