When (and when not) to approach tables
As a server, your main responsibility is keeping your guests happy. This includes responding to their requests but also anticipating their needs and making...
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As a server, your main responsibility is keeping your guests happy. This includes responding to their requests but also anticipating their needs and making yourself available.
At the same time, you don’t want to be intrusive, which is why it’s important to know how to read your guests to figure out when it’s the right time to approach a table.
Having worked at some of Sydney’s most acclaimed eateries, Brooke Adey knows the ins and outs of impeccable service. In this online lesson, she shares her tips for reading your guests.
What you'll learn in the When (and when not) to approach tables lesson
- Table service etiquette for approaching guests after they’ve been seated
- Finding the best moments for approaching customers
- How to tell if it’s the wrong time to approach a table
Instructor

Brooke Adey is a highly experienced professional in the hospitality and beverage industry, currently working as the State Sales Manager for Saint Wine in South Australia. With over 15 years of industry experience, Brooke has held pivotal roles such...
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