serving order
Course by course
Serving order is the sequence in which food or drinks are brought to guests, or the rotation determining who serves next in racquet sports.
In restaurants, serving order typically follows protocol—guests before hosts, women before men, or simply clockwise around the table.
In tennis or volleyball, serving order determines which player or team serves after each point or rotation: The umpire reminded them of the serving order.
- queueOrdered waiting line
- take a numberEnter a waiting sequence
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- waiterOne who serves tables
- front of houseGuest-facing venue operations
restaurant · ticket · number · priority · lineup · turn · wait your turn · counter · deli · waiting · next · call · tray · kitchen · course · appetizer · entree · dessert