hostess stand
Restaurant entry desk
A hostess stand is the small podium or lectern near a restaurant's entrance where staff greet arriving guests, check reservations, and manage seating.
It typically holds menus, a seating chart, and a reservation book or tablet: We waited at the hostess stand for ten minutes before anyone acknowledged us.
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- dinner reservationScheduled restaurant seating
- greetingExpression of welcome
- maître d'Chief dining room attendant
right this way · front of house · seating · table for two · waiting · lobby · entrance · menu · restaurant · velvet rope · clipboard · guest list · foyer · check-in · queue · next in line · dining room · waitlist
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- American diningdiners, free refills, doggy bag, tipping, hamburgers
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- restaurantkitchen, dining room, booth, counter, waiting area
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