25Waiter and Waitress Interview Questions & Answers
1.What previous jobs have you held?
2.Do you have any restaurant server experience?
3.Why do you want to work as a waiter/waitress?
4.Are you currently in school?
5.Why did you leave your last serving job?
7.Would you say you are a people person?
8.Are you used to serving meals in a heavy volume environment?
9.How long will it take you to memorize our menu?
10.Have you eaten at our restaurant before?
11.If a customer asks you to pick a meal, what will you suggest?
12.What techniques do you use to upsell?
13.If a customer gives you a 25 cent tip, what do you do?
14.What is your favorite item on our menu?
15.What was your worst experience with a customer at your last serving job?
16.Are you in this to make money or do you enjoy socializing?
17.We require you to come in an hour before busy time, and stay an hour after we close to clean, is that okay?
18.How often do you miss shifts?
19.Your car breaks down on the way to work, what would you do?
20.How is your personality towards customers during slow times? Do you consider yourself pretty friendly?
21.Tell me about yourself.
22.Have you ever had difficulty with a kitchen member? How did you work out the problem?
23.Have you ever skipped work at your previous employment?
24.If I called your previous restaurant, what would they say about you?
25.What are your go to wines, that you recommend when asked?