Server cover letter
Server letters should name the service style. A love of hospitality is not a section. Say whether you have run a similar floor and which steps were yours.
How to open
Name counter, brunch, or coursed dinner, matching the posting. Mention allergies or a beverage list only if you handled them. If their menu is new, do not pretend you know it.
One turn
Order, fire, and check are enough. Mention the kitchen handoff if that was your habit.
The shift
Nights, doubles, and brunch are staffing facts. Say what you can work.
Honesty about the bar
If you did not sell wine, do not write a beverage program. Say the food section you did run.
An example paragraph
This is an example to adapt, not a letter from a real applicant. Use it only where every detail is true for you.
You want servers for a coursed dinner. I have carried that kind of section, fired with the kitchen, called allergies before the plate left the pass, and closed checks on the house system.
What to skip
Skip a menu you do not know, a certification you do not hold, and guest names. Skip a claim about reviews or about being the top seller.
Questions
- Do restaurants read cover letters?
- Many do not. When a note is required, keep it to the service style and the steps.
- What if I am moving from counter service to the floor?
- Say so. The point-of-sale may transfer. Coursing may not, and the letter should not invent it.