Waiting staff (BrE), waiters / waitresses, or servers (AmE) are those who work at a restaurant, a diner, or a bar and sometimes in private homes, attending to customers by supplying them with food and drink as requested. Waiting staff follow rules and guidelines determined by the manager. Waiting staff carry out many different tasks, such as taking orders, food-running, polishing dishes and silverware, helping bus tables, entertaining patrons, restocking working stations with needed supplies, and handing out the bill.
Miami Beach waitress , coordonated by Maitre D’Hotel Florin Paczai, in 1973
A waitress in a hotel, North Korea
A Swedish waitress, 2012
A restaurant is a business that prepares and serves food and drinks to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on the premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services. Restaurants vary greatly in appearance and offerings, including a wide variety of cuisines and service models ranging from inexpensive fast-food restaurants and cafeterias to mid-priced family restaurants, to high-priced luxury establishments.
The dining room of the restaurant Via Sophia in Washington, D.C., United States
Remains of a thermopolium in Pompeii
Service counter of a thermopolium in Pompeii
The kitchen of Pétrus, in Central London