Restaurant Server practice interview
Guest service, menu knowledge, order accuracy, handling complaints and teamwork on the floor. Practise the 4 questions interviewers ask for this role with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- Entry
- 10 minutes
- 4 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the role
A restaurant server welcomes guests, explains the menu, takes accurate orders, serves food and drinks and handles complaints. You work closely with the kitchen and other servers on a busy floor. The panel wants friendliness, accuracy and good teamwork.
How to prepare
- Study the restaurant's menu so you can describe dishes and suggest pairings.
- Prepare an example of handling a guest complaint calmly.
- Practise repeating an order back to the guest to confirm it.
- Think through how you handle several tables at once without forgetting anyone.
- Be ready to explain how you help teammates when the floor gets busy.
Common mistakes
- Knowing nothing about the restaurant's menu.
- Arguing with guests instead of fixing the problem.
- Showing no interest in teamwork with the kitchen and floor staff.
What to expect
A real first-round interview
4 questions the way interviewers ask for this role, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 4 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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