Waiter Silver Service Recruitment Questionaire

Recruitment Questionnaire
From which side do you give silver service? From the left.
When Serving meat what do you ask, how would like it? Rear / m rear /medium/
medium welldone/ welldone
From which side do you give plate service? From the right.
How do you serve the sauce and where do you put it? Serve it from the left and
then ask the guest if they would like to have the sauce on the meat or on the
side.
What kind of condiments do you automatically offer when serving

Beef Horseradish, Mustard
Poultry Cranberry Sauce
Lamb Mint Sauce or Mint Jelly
Pasta and Minestrone Soup Parmesan Cheese
Pork Apple Sauce
Caviar Chopped onions, egg yolks, egg whites, Sour Cream, Lemon,
Melba Toast and Vodka
What do you ask when receiving the order of Scrambled Eggs? If they would like
to have them soft or well done, offer side dishes (like ham, bacon,…) and ask for
toast.
What items do we toast for Breakfast? White and brown toast, English Muffin,
Toasted Bagel, Rye Bread, Banana Bread.
What are “Eggs Benedict or Benedictine”? Toasted English Muffin, grilled

Canadian Bacon, poached egg topped with Hollandaise Sauce (shaved truffle on
top).
Name three deriving sauces of Hollandaise Sauce! Béarnaise Sauce, Maltese,

Choron.
How do you prepare the table for cheese service? Salt & Pepper Shakers, Butter,
Butter Plate, Appetizer Fork, Appetizer Knife, Butter Knife, offer Bread Rolls or
Crackers once the cheese is served.
Name 6 Salad Dressings! Balsamic Vinaigrette, Italian, French, Ranch, Blue

Cheese, Thousand Island, Yogurt, Russian, Green Goddess, Honey Mustard.
What kind of leave lettuces do you know? Arugula, Watercress, Lollo Rosso, Oak
Leave, Iceberg, Boston, Lamb Tongue, Radiccio, Belgium Endive (Chicory).
What is automatically served with Smoked Salmon? Toasted Bagel or buttered

brown bread, onions, capers, lemon (tomato, cream cheese and salad garnish).
What means “Kosher”? Meat ritually slaughtered according to Jewish law.
What is a BLT sandwich? Sandwich with Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato.
What is a Hot Reuben Sandwich? Corned Beef, Sauerkraut, Swiss Cheese on

Rye Bread.
What is “Carpaccio”? Thinly sliced frozen Beef Tenderloin, usually served with
truffle oil and Parmesan shavings.
What means “al dente”? Term on how to cook pasta, crisp to the bite.
What are your 2 favorite napkin forms & how do you fold them! Any kind, should
have tissue napkins with you for the interview, so they can demonstrate them!
Demonstrate how to carry three plates and demonstrate how to clean them!
Suggest that you bring plates and cutlery with you. Please ensure that they know
how to put the cutlery when cleaning (fork being hold by the left hand’s thumb
and knives underneath).
What would you offer when serving coffee? Sugar, milk, after dinner drink, petit
fours.
Name three kind of pasta sauces and describe them the way you would describe
them to a guest! Bolognaise – Tomato Meat Sauce, Carbonara – Bacon, eggs
and Parmesan (little amount of cream), Arrabiata – Spicy Tomato Sauce.
What is “Caesar Salad” and describe the dressing! Romaine Lettuce with Caesar
Dressing (Mayonnaise base, anchovies, garlic, Parmesan Cheese, lemon juice
and seasoning) served with Croutons and Parmesan Cheese.
Name two sugar substitutes! Equal and Sweet & Low, Natreen, etc.
What is a “Tournedos Rossini”? Fillet of Beef Tenderloin served on toast with fois
gras.
What is “Beef Wellington”? Whole Beef Tenderloin seared, covered in duxelles

(onions, mushrooms, herbs, fois gras) covered with puff pastry and cooked to
order.
What is “Osso Bucco & Gremulata”? Braised Veal Shank in a root vegetable red
wine sauce. Gremulata is thinly chopped parsley, garlic and orange and lemon
zest.
What is a “Tiramisu”? Ladyfingers soaked in espresso and coffee liquor (Tia

Maria or Kaluha) topped with Mascarpone Cheese. Different layers and topped
with chocolate powder.
Name three hot cereals! Oatmeal (porridge), Cream of Wheat and Grits.
Name three blue cheeses that you know! Gorgonzola, Cambozola, Roquefort,
Stilton, Dana Blue, etc.
Paint a dinner table set up including wine glasses!
What is “Caviar” and what means the word “Malosol”? Caviar is raw fish eggs
from the sturgeon, Malosol means low in salt – low salt content in caviar.
Name three kind of melon? Honeydew, Cantaloupe and Water Melon
What is the first thing you do when you see a guest? You greet them.
Why is coming on time so important? You get your work done, colleagues can
rely on you and it improves teamwork, looks much better on your work
performance.

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What kind of condiments do you automatically offer when serving

What are “Eggs Benedict or Benedictine”? Toasted English Muffin, grilled

Name three deriving sauces of Hollandaise Sauce! Béarnaise Sauce, Maltese,

Name 6 Salad Dressings! Balsamic Vinaigrette, Italian, French, Ranch, Blue

What is automatically served with Smoked Salmon? Toasted Bagel or buttered

What means “Kosher”? Meat ritually slaughtered according to Jewish law.

What is a BLT sandwich? Sandwich with Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato.

What is a Hot Reuben Sandwich? Corned Beef, Sauerkraut, Swiss Cheese on

What is “Beef Wellington”? Whole Beef Tenderloin seared, covered in duxelles

What is a “Tiramisu”? Ladyfingers soaked in espresso and coffee liquor (Tia

Paint a dinner table set up including wine glasses!

Name three kind of melon? Honeydew, Cantaloupe and Water Melon

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