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A waiter or waitress CV should show the kind of restaurant, how many covers and tables you look after, and the moments that matter to a manager: knowing the menu and allergens, upselling politely, handling payments and putting a complaint right. If this is your first restaurant job, customer service from a shop or call centre counts.

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Luca Romano
Waiter
Nottingham · 07700 900168 · luca.romano@example.com

Profile

Waiter with three years in a busy Italian restaurant and a hotel restaurant, serving up to 120 covers on a Saturday. Knows the menu and allergens by heart, recommends dishes and drinks without pushing and keeps a section of tables moving at a calm pace. Looking for a waiter or head waiter role in a quality restaurant.

Experience

Waiter Trattoria Lucca, Nottingham · June 2024–present

Look after a section of six to eight tables on busy services of up to 120 covers.

Take orders on a handheld till, explain the menu and check allergens with the kitchen for every order that needs it.

Recommend wines and desserts; average spend per head in that section is above the house average.

Take card and cash payments, split bills and cash up at the end of the shift.

Deal with complaints at the table and fetch the manager when a guest needs more.

Restaurant Server Castlegate Hotel, Nottingham · 2023–2024

Served breakfast and dinner in the hotel restaurant and at weddings of up to 150 guests.

Education and training

Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene for Catering 2024

Allergen awareness 2025

GCSEs including English and Maths 2022

Skills

Menu and allergen knowledge

Wine and drinks service

Handheld till and card payments

Calm complaint handling

English and Italian (fluent)

Fictional example for a waiter. Every person and employer in it is invented. Replace every detail with your own.

What restaurants look for, and where this CV shows it

The job asks you toWhere this CV shows it
Greet customers, give out menus and take food and drink ordersA section of six to eight tables, orders on a handheld till
Answer questions about the menu and give advice on ingredientsExplaining the menu and checking allergens with the kitchen
Serve food and drinks, handle bill payments and clean tablesUp to 120 covers, card and cash payments, split bills and cashing up
Deal with any complaints and make sure customers are happyComplaints dealt with at the table, with the manager called in when a guest needs more

The left column follows the National Careers Service job profile for a waiter. If the advert you are answering describes a duty in other words, use its words for work you have actually done.

Inside this example
  • Profile: 57 words here
  • Experience: 123 words here
  • Education and training: 21 words here
  • Skills: 25 words here

How to write yours

01

Give covers and tables

“A section of six to eight tables, up to 120 covers” tells a restaurant manager your pace in one line.

02

Show menu and allergen knowledge

Checking allergens properly matters to every restaurant. A bullet on how you do it reassures a manager more than “great customer service”.

03

Mention selling, politely

Recommending wines and desserts lifts the bill. Say you do it, and keep any figure to one you could explain.

04

Put your availability on

Evenings, weekends and bank holidays decide restaurant rotas. Add one line saying when you can work.

Checks and qualifications to mention

  • No experience? You can apply for waiter jobs without experience, as you'll get training on the job; customer service experience can give you an advantage (National Careers Service).
  • Food hygiene. Not always needed to apply, but give the level and year if you have it.
  • Pay and hours. Advertised pay is often a full-time figure; actual pay depends on the hours you work (National Careers Service). Ask how many hours a week the job offers.

One page is plenty. The Creative header suits restaurants and hotels; use Classic or Plain for hotel chains that take applications through an online portal.

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