Host
A host is the first employee with whom the guest interacts. Guests receive their first impression of the establishment by their exchange with the host. This person is a personal representative of the service and overall hospitality of the restaurant and the staff.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Greet guests as soon as they walk through the door, and again when they exit
- Monitor the dining sections of the restaurant
- Estimate accurate wait times for guests
- Move tables together to accommodate parties
- Seat guests based on rotation of tables, servers, or sections
- Escort guests to their table and engage them in conversation
- Be friendly to all guests and accommodate their needs throughout their entire visit
- Answer the telephone and articulate clearly when speaking
- Must maintain hygienic behavior compliant with food service safety standards
- Be highly knowledgeable of the menu
- At times, assist the server assistant in cleaning dirty table tops, chairs, booths and surrounding area as parties depart
- Reset and arrange tabletop
- Inspect, clean and restock restrooms
- Communicate with server and host team to ensure efficient seating, table utilization and customer service
- Assist servers as needed with food delivery
- Acknowledge and thank all departing guests
Server Assistant
Assist servers and hosts in serving the guests and preparing for the next guests.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Ability to remove dirty dishes, clean and reset table in a timely manner
- Arrange table set-up based on guest numbers
- Empty trash
- Bring clean glassware to the bar area
- Fill ice bins
- Bring out the linen
- Fold napkins
- Polish silver and glassware
- Clean surrounding areas
- Maintain proper dining experience: delivering items, fulfilling customer needs, offering desserts and drinks, removing dishes and refilling beverages
- Must maintain hygienic behavior compliant with food service safety standards
Program Tuition & Fees
EGTI Muncie
| 2025 Host/Server Assistant (Restaurant)- 10 Weeks | |
|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,420 |
| Room and Board with Student Roommate | $5,500 |
| Room and Board Single Room | $9,500 |
| Community and Living Support | $1,550 |
| Internship Uniform | $80 |
| Materials Fee | $65 |
| Total Program Cost with Student Roommate * All attempts will be made to assign a roommate if desired. If one can’t be secured, the single rate will apply. | $17,615 |
| Total Program Cost Single Room | $21,615 |
| Total Program Cost Commuter | $10,565 |