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Taking Restaurant Orders

Lesson 3 of 13 in Hotel Food & Beverage Service · 25 minutes

Practice taking a complete restaurant order from start to finish. Learn to present daily specials, answer menu questions, and handle modifications and dietary requests.

What you'll learn

  • Take a complete restaurant order from start to finish
  • Present daily specials and answer menu questions
  • Handle modifications and dietary requests

From the transcript

Elena: Good evening! Welcome to Reign Restaurant. My name is Elena, and I'll be your server tonight.

Mr. Kim: Good evening, Elena.

Elena: Can I start you off with something to drink?

Mrs. Kim: I'll have a glass of white wine, please.

Mr. Kim: And I'll have a craft beer. What do you have on tap?

Elena: We have Steam Whistle Pilsner, Muskoka Cream Ale, and Mill Street Organic. All local Ontario breweries.

Mr. Kim: The Muskoka, please.

Elena: Great choices. Before I tell you our specials — does anyone at your table have any food allergies?

Mrs. Kim: I'm allergic to shellfish.

Elena: Thank you for letting me know. I'll make sure the kitchen is aware. Tonight's specials are a pan-seared duck breast with…