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Taking Guests Orders In this lesson, we'll be looking at how to take guests' orders.
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This is quite an important step.
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If you get the guest's order wrong, you'll ruin their dining experience.
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We'll be looking at timing when taking orders, taking orders step by step, and tips for taking orders.
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Let's start with timing when taking orders.
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If your establishment adheres to LQA standards, the food order should be taken within 10 minutes of the guest being seated.
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Make sure you know the standard at your establishment.
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But also be aware of other signs that the guest is ready to order.
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For example, if you can see they are in a rush, they have closed their menus, or they are trying to catch your eye.
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Children can become unhappy and irritated when they are hungry.
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So, it's great service to ask the adult guests whether they would like you to take the children's orders earlier
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so that they can eat first.
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Remember that happy children are happy parents.
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Similarly, elderly guests may also want to order slightly earlier in the evening than some of your other guests.
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Sometimes elderly guests don't stay up quite as late as younger guests and so may want to eat sooner.
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Now let's look at taking orders step by step.
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Let's take a step by step look at how to take the guest's order.
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Step 1.
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Fetch your prepared docket book and a working pencil or pen.
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Step 2.
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Approach the table and stand somewhere where you're out of the way of other servers.
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Don't stand too close or too far from the table.
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Remember that body language should be positive, bending forward slightly, to show guests that you are attentive and talking specifically to them.
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step three walk around to each guest and take their order individually
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so that you can make your service personalized
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and hear each guest properly remember to write down the guests
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order at their position numbers on the docket remember to ask about cooking temperatures
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and preferences for example
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if the guest orders a steak ask how they would like it done also recommend side dishes such as vegetables
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or sauce, where appropriate.
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Finally, let's look at tips for taking guests' orders.
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Let's start with shorthand.
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Work with your colleagues and the kitchen to find shorthand for the dishes on the menu.
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For example, F .C for fish curry or B .S for broccoli soup.
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The docket must always be neat and easy to read.
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Shorthand will help you keep it neat.
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Let's finish with off -menu requests.
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If a guest would like to order something that is not on the menu, try to accommodate them as best as possible.
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Find out from the kitchen what is possible.
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If the kitchen can't accommodate the guest, suggest alternatives or a similar item.
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So to recap, In this lesson, we looked at timing when taking orders, taking orders step by step and tips for taking orders.
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Good luck following these tips and steps when taking guest orders.
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Let's take a look at how to stagger the orders at your establishment.
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We'll be looking at understanding staggering, speeding up service and slowing down service.
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Let's start with understanding staggering.
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Sometimes, servers can get very busy, with lots of guests arriving at the same time.
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You might also have a fast -paced server style, or have guests who are in a hurry.
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You can then help the kitchen by staggering your table's orders.
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In other words, timing the order process to help the kitchen.
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You learnt in the lesson on the orientation that you usually deliver the menu to the guest after you have seated them.
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From there, there is a standard flow that you have seen.
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Do your orientation and inform the guest you'll be back in a few minutes to make a recommendation and take drinks orders.
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Return and make a recommendation tailored to your guests.
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Give the guests a few minutes to consider the recommendations.
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and return and take their order.
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There are a number of ways in which you can combine these steps to speed up or slow down service.
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Let's look at speeding up service.
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If you have guests who need to be somewhere at a certain time, or your style of service is fast -paced, there are a number of ways in which you can speed up service.
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You can shorten the time between delivering the menu and delivering your recommendations.
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Make your recommendation when delivering the menu.
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Or you can combine the recommendations and ordering process.
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You might recommend the Lionfish and a guest will immediately say, I'll have that.
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This is why you always have your docket book with you.
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This might be the case for guests who have a meeting after lunch, or have a show to get to after dinner.
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Now, let's look at slowing down service.
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Just as you can combine the steps in the ordering process to speed up service, you can also draw the process out by leaving more time between the steps,
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seating the guest, then delivering the menu a few minutes later, and then going back after that to recommend dishes,
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giving them a while to think about it before taking orders.
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Some examples of tables where you could apply this approach is with couples on a romantic dinner, or guests on holiday.
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So in this lesson, we looked at the following points
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Understanding staggering Speeding up service And slowing down service Good luck adjusting your service for your establishment and
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这段视频共有 71 个句子、921 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 6:44。 说话人语速平稳,每分钟约 137 个词,很适合跟读。 83% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词,其余的词建议在练习前先学一下。
视频中的重点词汇
视频中 15 个值得学习的单词,附发音和释义:
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| menu 名词 | /ˈmɛn.juː/ | 菜單 /菜单 |
| recommendation 名词 | /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/ | 建議 /建议, 勸告 /劝告 |
| lesson 名词 | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | 課業 /课业, -課 /-课 |
| establishment 名词 | /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/ | 建立, 設立 /设立 |
| server 名词 | /ˈsɝvɚ/ | 服務器 /服务器, 伺服器 |
| dish 名词 | /dɪʃ/ | 碟子, 盤子 /盘子 |
| combine 动词 | /kəmˈbaɪn/ | 結合 /结合, 組合 /组合 |
| pace 名词 | /peɪs/ | 步伐, 步幅 |
| elderly 形容词 | /ˈɛldɚli/ | 老 |
| accommodate 动词 | /əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/ | 容纳 |
| rush 动词 | /ɹʌʃ/ | 急速去, 急速做 |
| hungry 形容词 | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | 飢餓 /饥饿, 餓 /饿 |
| romantic 形容词 | /ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/ | 浪漫 |
| arrive 动词 | /əˈɹaɪv/ | 到達 /到达, 到 |
| ruin 名词 | /ˈɹuː.ɪn/ | 遺址 /遗址, 廢墟 /废墟 |
视频中出现的短语动词
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| speed up 动词 | /spiːdˈʌp/ | 加速, 加快 |
| slow down 动词 | 減速 /减速, 放慢 | |
| go back 动词 | 回去, 返回 | |
| stay up 动词 | 熬夜 | |
| write down 动词 | 寫下來 /写下来, 寫下 /写下 |
视频中的语法
说话人最常用的结构,并附上视频中的原话:
| 结构 | 视频中的用法 |
|---|---|
| 条件句 if + 从句,will/would + 动词 — 条件及其结果 | If a guest would like |
| 现在完成时 have/has + 过去分词 — 过去发生但与现在仍有关联的事 | have closed · have seated · have seen |
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 10 次缩略和弱读形式,例如 we'll, don't, you'll。请按听到的简短形式来说。
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/, establishment /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/, dish /dɪʃ/, orientation /ˌɔː.ɹi.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/, rush /ɹʌʃ/
- 长单词——注意重音位置: recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/, establishment /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ.mənt/, orientation /ˌɔː.ɹi.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/, accommodate /əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/, similarly /ˈsɪm.ə.lə.li/
如何用这段视频练习
- 先完整听一遍视频,不要开口,记下不认识的单词。
- 用正常速度逐句跟读,每句重复到你的节奏与说话人一致为止。
- 录下自己的声音并与原声对比,特别注意 menu, recommendation, lesson 这类单词。
什么是跟读法?
跟读法 (Shadowing) 是一种有科学依据的语言学习技巧,最初开发用于专业口译员的培训,并由多语言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。这个方法简单而强大:您在听英语母语原声的同时立即大声重复——就像是一个延迟1-2秒紧跟说话者的影子。与被动听力或语法练习不同,跟读法强迫您的大脑和口腔肌肉同时处理并模仿真实的讲话模式。研究表明它能显着提高发音准确性,语调,节奏,连读,听力理解和口语流利度——使其成为雅思口语备考和真实英语交流最有效的方法之一。










