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Restaurant Server Resume Example

Managers screen for section size, covers handled, POS fluency, and trustworthiness with money. This fictional example states all four in plain lines.

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Riley Nguyen (sample)

Restaurant Server

riley.nguyen@example.com | (555) 219-6647 | Denver, CO

Professional Summary

Restaurant server with 2 years in busy casual dining. Managed 6-table sections through weekend rushes, ran POS and payments accurately, and earned regular repeat guests by remembering orders and preferences.

Experience

Server — The Copper Fork, Denver, COMay 2023 – Present

Managed a 6-table section through 200-cover weekend services
Processed payments on Toast POS with zero cash-handling discrepancies
Memorized a 40-item menu including allergen details
Trained 4 new servers on opening and closing checklists

Host and Busser — Marlowe's Diner, Denver, COSep 2021 – Apr 2023

Greeted and seated guests, managing a waitlist during peak hours
Cleared and reset tables in under 3 minutes to keep turns moving
Supported servers with water, bread, and side-work during rushes

Education

High School Diploma — Denver East High School (2021)

Skills

Toast POS · Table service · Cash and card payments · Allergen awareness · Team communication · Upselling specials · Food handler card (CO)

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What employers screen for in a restaurant server

Section size and cover counts
POS system named
Cash-handling trust evidence
Menu/allergen knowledge stated measurably

Why these bullets work

'Zero cash-handling discrepancies' — the trust evidence managers screen hardest for.

'Memorized a 40-item menu including allergen details' — knowledge made measurable.

Annotated bullets from the example

'Processed payments on Toast POS with zero cash-handling discrepancies' — trust evidence, the thing managers quietly screen hardest for. 'Memorized a 40-item menu including allergen details' — knowledge stated measurably. 'Trained 4 new servers on opening and closing checklists' — reliability converted into responsibility.

Host and support roles count

Hosting, bussing, and food-running are the standard ladder into serving. Frame them with pace and teamwork evidence — waitlist management, table-turn times, rush support — as the example's second role does.

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