Waiter CV template: a restaurant example to customize
Restaurant owners hire fast and judge fast: the type of venue you know, the covers you have handled, how you run a section, your service standards. Your CV must answer these questions before the interview — often obtained by handing it over in person.
Lucas Martin
Waiter — Brasserie & Traditional Dining
Profile
Work Experience
City-centre brasserie, 120 covers per service, tourist clientele.
- Ran an 8-table section autonomously, lunch and dinner services
- Trained 3 seasonal staff every summer
- English-speaking clientele: orders and advice in English
Hotel restaurant, 60 covers, plated service.
- Mise en place, breakfast service, then evening floor service
- Banquet service for events of up to 150 guests
Education
Skills
Floor service (8-10 table section) — expert
Order taking on handheld POS — expert
Payments and till closing — advanced
Wine advice and pairings — intermediate
HACCP food safety standards — advanced
Languages
French — native
English — C1
Italian — B1
Intérêts
Amateur wine tasting
Club football
Fictional example CV — every section is editable in the builder.
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What a restaurant owner scans on a waiter's CV
- ✓The venue type: brasserie, fine dining, hotel, fast casual
- ✓Volume: covers per service, team size
- ✓Service skills: order taking (handheld POS), tray service, payments
- ✓Languages — English is often required in tourist areas
- ✓Availability: split shifts, evenings, weekends, seasons
3 tips to make your waiter / waitress CV stand out
1. State the covers per service
“120-cover brasserie, 8-table section” tells your exact pace. It is THE benchmark a head waiter understands instantly.
2. Name the service level you practise
Tray service, plated service, banquet: these trade terms prove your training. A CV that speaks floor language goes to the top of the pile.
3. Show your availability upfront
“Available evenings, weekends and summer season” answers the recruiter's first question. In hospitality, flexibility is a hiring argument in itself.
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