What do hosts and hostesses do?
Think about the last time you ate dinner at a sit-down restaurant. Remember the person who greeted you at the door, chatted with you about the weather and then took you to your table? That person was probably a host or hostess. As a host or hostess you’ll be responsible for many things. You’ll need to cheerfully greet guests, take them to their table and provide them with silverware and a menu. You’ll need to be able to monitor the table rotation and make sure that each member of the wait staff gets a fair amount of tables without giving them too many all at once. At the same time, you’ll need to know which servers you can count on to take extra tables when you get slammed with customers. You’ll also need to keep track of which tables are cleaned and available for new guests, and you may even be required to answer the phone, take reservations and in some cases take-out orders. While the hazards of being a host or hostess aren’t quite as extreme as those faced by servers, they are simil
