maître d's
Dining room managers
Maître d's is the plural of maître d', the informal clipping of maître d'hôtel—the head waiter or dining room manager at a restaurant.
The maître d' greets guests, manages reservations, and assigns tables: The maître d's at upscale restaurants can make or break your evening.
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- hostOne receiving guests
- reservation systemSoftware managing advance bookings
- menuList of available dishes
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
right this way · general manager · bowtie · customer service · formality · dress code · professionalism · tuxedo · front of house · guest · table for two · elegance · greeting · first impressions · seating arrangement · corner booth · VIP · waiting list
maître d'sbusboys
Restaurant table-clearing staff
dishwashers · servers · waiters · waitresses · barbacks
maître d'shead chefs
Lead kitchen authorities
kitchen staff · line cooks · prep cooks · dishwashers · sous chefs
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