Any WAFFLE HOUSE waitress? Working or not working there anymore. I have a question?

Question

Any waffle house waitress that are now working there or no longer working there. The abbrevation you have to learn..how long did it take for you to learn it...I am nervous about being a waitress even though it's waffle house. I've never done it before. The suggestive selling part hmmm.. I don't know if I'll be good at that. People are telling me I can make over a 100 a day. i am hoping I can. Any advice...abbrevation, etc?

Answer 1

We all kind of work the abbreviations they way we can remember.......Ask a server that has worked there a while to give you some pointers as every location foes things different.  Example, we have a manager who performs hostess and bus duties;  we also have a bus boy on staff for peak times.....some waffle houses do not.   Some managers do not help.  Many servers will assist you, some will not.....look for a friendly server who likes the job, that is who you should pair up with, this is also the server who pulls equal amount of work completed...(side work).....

Suggestive selling is easy.....Just suggest an item to add on, etc......

I also bring people things as needed and do not always charge. The other day a little boy came in with his grandparents and only wanted toast...I did not charge....I was very nice to them, talked a bit, (they were on vacation)  and they left a great tip.....be nice, friendly, polite and you will make good money.....especially week-ends.....

Answer 2

I've never waitressed but wanted to tell you that when a waitress throws in something for free I tip better.  I used to go to one diner and the waitress we always got never charged us for sodas so we'd always give her the 20% tip along with an extra $2 for the free sodas.  Sodas were around $1.75 but we saved money anyway.

We went to steak n shake once and the waitress gave my daughter a small portion of noodles and a shaker of parmesan cheese.  This pleased her and since it wasn't on our bill, we gave her the extra $2.

At the time she was only 2 years old and the portion was plenty to fill her.

Answer 3

I worked at Waffle House when I was a teenager - I have a really bad memory so if I was able to do it anyone can.  I was also a little quiet and shy and you have to shout the orders to the cook but after a while you will get the hang of it.  They give you a lot of training there so you will be just fine!  I made a ton of money.... the tables move so quickly that a few bucks here and there really add up at the end of your shift.  Good Luck!

Answer 4

seriously- 3-4 weeks to fully learn the system. Dont get all freaked out. Once you learn it, you will always have a job to fall back on. At one point in time, I could make $160-200 a night on third shift. Of course, I was doing about $1200 in sales as the only waitress. I had built my customer base over the course of 3 years, and money was really good. I moved to a more rural part of Georgia and never really made that kind of money again. I did make about $80-100 on a first shift and $100-120 on a third. Just stick with it, and you will get the hang of it. You can always tell yourcustomers that you are new and ask them to have patience with you. Most people will understand and tip very well as long as you try. Good luck.

Answer 5

I didn't work at a waffle house but I have worked at many different restaurants. First of all you got to have a positive attitude. Thinking that you will not be good at something before you try it is already thinking negativily. Try saying instead " I Am A Upselling Queen!" until you get your crown. For learning abbreviations and menus I would suggest notecards. Just practice until you are comfortable with the info. Upselling is easy if you know your menu. I think probably an example for a waffle house would be something like a gentleman ordering a stack of waffles. After he orders ask him if he would like a side of delcious sausage links to go with his waffles...BAM just raised the check by something like $4. Theoreically that upsale increased that gentlemans check which in turn should increase you tip! 15% of that extra $4 is 60 cents. Do that 10 times in a day and you just made an extra $6 from asking if they wanted sausage. It gets easier the more you do it and if they say no oh well. Waitressing is hard work but it's cash everyday. The more you work the more you make. A waffle house is more of a volume kind of restaraunt meaning you will have to serve many people to make good money. Writing your orders down neatly helps. Consolidation is the how you keep your self from going crazy. You kinda have to look at the big picture (your section) and kept mental tabs at what you are doing/getting for your customers. Do not give free things to customers! Sure maybe a couple of customers will tip you a little better but you can lose your job. I have seen many people fired over giving away free sodas. There are many books that you can get that are extremely helpful in becoming an excellent server. Excellent server = more moolah ;)

If you stick with waitressing for at least 6 months it will make all other jobs extremely easy in comparison.

Answer 6

The abbreviations really aren't that hard!! You'll get the hang of it.  You will probably make up your own that way you can remember it!! Waitressing is hard work especially Waffle House even though it is so small.  There is no bussers or dishwashers the waitress does it all!!! You can make good money it all up to your attitude. Good Luck.