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This is how to carry plates for restaurant waiters.
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Take the time to learn to carry plates right. It’ll save you time in the long run, and you won’t ever need to be anxious about dropping plates at work.
So I first go over grabbing my third plate first. This has to do with when I drop the plates in the next video.
For now, just focus on holding one plate correctly. Thumb and pinky are spread wide and hook over the edges. Then my middle three fingers are spread out and my palm and three fingers hold the weight. If I pinch the edge of the plate, my wrist will be carrying all the weight. It’ll get heavy real quick. Restaurant plates are typically much heavier than what you got at home.
Then my second plate rests on my thumb, pinky and forearm. Without my little pinky sitting on top of the plate, the bottom of the second plate will rest on the top of the first. This is health code violation. But of greater concern (to me at least) is that it’s not a stable carry. The plate can slide off too easily. Dropping a big plate of food is kind of an ordeal. In the grand scheme of things, it does not matter. But it will then.
Another thing to pay attention to: I hold plates the way I do so my palm carries the weight. BUT another factor to consider is that when you pinch the edge of the plate, you thumb will be kinda sticking into people’s food. People notice.
Last point (this isn’t soooo important but take note) is that I want to remember my seat numbers for the food BEFORE I look at the table number. If I look at table number first, I always forget after committing the seat numbers to memory.
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For 7 months, I am a server at a senior assisted living home and things are pretty chill. I totally understand the stress of getting the orders up on the window and out to the tables on time. This video is so helpful! I am going to try to carry the 3 plates. Usually I would only put two plates on a tray with 2 drinks on my right hand and with the left hand I carry the 3rd plate. My worst fear is accidentally spilling 3 plates! haha.
Gert video sir❤
Step of service 10
(1) welcome the guest
(2) seat the guest
(3) present the menu
(4) serve the water
(5) Take the order
(6) Serve the order
(6) Take beverages Order
(7) Take food follow up
(8) Take dessert order
(9) Present the Bill
(10) See off to guest
Remember in your Prayers 🙏
very easy what does he do when now how about what i didnt xcheck okay oes why because u were born as a checker okay
what can we do if we gotta first serve to seat 3 ?
Ah yes youtube knows where i work
Done learning. Thank you so much sir
Yeah the plates are flaming hot btw
Put your thumb on the rim of the plate, your finger on the lip of the bottom of the plate, now you have 3 fingers free to hold the 2nd plate, the 3rd plate goes on the rim of the 2nd plate, and your forearm, your other hand holds the 4th. Same with when clearing a table
Thank you so much sir
that was the longest intro man
Moving from kitchen to expo- no experience running food and balancing plates 😅 thank you so much for the information here!
oh, wait this was a plate holding video? 🤩 lol
I owe this mann a lottt .
I was being interviewed with a really big and important company for lounge services, and the last question in the interview was to show them how I hold plates,I did perfectly as shown in this tutorial and the recruiter was impressed! And guess whattt!!!! I was accepted into this amazing company after 3 interviews, all because of this AMAZINGGG man ,Thank you sooo much !!!!
Don't most places make you use a tray?
I have very short and weak pinky. Do you have any other ways to hold those plates?
19 and going for server training at a local restaurant on Monday(1st job) so this was really helpful coz I’ll try getting comfortable with this at home first. Thank you.
If you work at a restaurant that keeps plates hot under expo that will not work
That's plate is easy, please try the dinner plate the heavy one
He’s cute 😊
Ok but when plate is square its not so easy
what if u got 4 plates
What if it's really hot
Yo that was the hardest intro I’ve ever seen 💪
I just had an interview at a restaurant and got hired on the spot for a server. I've only worked cafes. I am so excited and your videos rn are everything🫶
I am going tomorrow for working in a restaurant this is my first experience do you have any advice for me please
I work in Assisted senior living as a lead server Dinning room manager I find this extremely helpful by watching your channel my skills as server my residents has definitely stepped up thanks 😊
Am I the only one who can carry four plates and still deliver nice and clean?
Music.???
What if the plates are square
This is easy bro
I love this thank you man
Bro i can hold the tray very gokd but when i am puting the drinks on thr table mostly the coffeys my hands start to shake any tips ?
I tried to buy ur course man it is impossible to get the one monthly i think you only enable the yearly that is 50+$.
ngl im just high i don't even work at a food establishment
so you are only taking three of the four plates?
Oooo stinks!
Editing 🔥🔥🔥
I liked this guy !! Thanks, from Brazil !!