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Fine dining server resume examples from 2025

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a fine dining server resume

Craft a resume summary statement

Your resume summary sums up your experience and skills, making it easy for hiring managers to understand your qualifications at a glance. Here are some tips to writing the most important 2-4 sentences of your resume:

Step 1: Start with your current job title, or the one you aspire to. Are you a passionate manager? A skilled analyst? It's a good starting point.

Step 2: Next put your years of experience in fine dining server-related roles.

Step 3: Now is the time to put your biggest accomplishment or something you are professionally proud of.

Step 4: Read over what you have written. It should be 2-4 sentences. Your goal is to summarize your experience, not recite your resume.

These tips will help you demonstrate why you are the perfect fit for the fine dining server position.

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List the right project manager skills

Your Skills section is a place to list all relevant skills and abilities. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:

  1. Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
  2. Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
  3. Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some fine dining server interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a fine dining server resume:

  • Wine
  • Fine Dining
  • Cleanliness
  • Customer Service
  • Beverage Orders
  • POS
  • Guest Service
  • Food Service
  • Professional Appearance
  • Wine Service
  • Excellent Guest
  • Wine Knowledge
  • Micros
  • Food Orders
  • Food Preparation
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Menu Knowledge
  • Beverage Service
  • Private Dining
  • Room Service
  • Exceptional Guest
  • Bartending
  • Exceptional Dining
  • Allergies
  • Dinner Service
  • Customer Complaints
  • Drink Orders
  • Table Service
  • Private Parties
  • Greeting Guests

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How to structure your work experience

Your employment history is arguably one of the most important parts of your resume. It shows you have experience and foundation in your field to successfully master the fine dining server position. Here is how to most effectively structure your work experience:

  1. List your most recent experience first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order. Employers care about your most recent experience the most.
  2. Start with your job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
  3. Include only recent, relevant jobs.

How to write fine dining server experience bullet points

Remember, your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. This is your chance to show why you're good at your job and what you accomplished.

Use the XYZ formula for your work experience bullet points. Here's how it works:

  • Use strong action verbs like Led, Built, or Optimized.
  • Follow up with numbers when possible to support your results. How much did performance improve? How much revenue did you drive?
  • Wrap it up by explaining the actions you took to achieve the result and how you made an impact.

This creates bullet points that read Achieved X, measured by Y, by doing Z.

Here are effective examples from fine dining server resumes:

Work history example #1

Beverage Server

Maggiano's Little Italy

  • Commended for excellence in interpersonal communication, teamwork, flexibility, and reliability.
  • Helped make a Marriott Hotel of the Year out of all in the company by making top sales in my department.
  • Maintained an energetic and positive attitude.
  • Completed extensive training program to ensure positive customer experience.
  • Coordinated with executives on accommodating VIP clients.

Work history example #2

Fine Dining Server

Ameristar Casino St. Charles

  • Possessed strong knowledge of mix drinks, liquor and beer brands the casino carried.
  • Managed Reservations, VIP Player tracking, and special request functions.
  • Served the guest in-room while providing exceptional hospitality.
  • Helped guests around the area to have the best vacation and hotel stay possible.
  • Delivered exceptional and professional service with a positive attitude.

Work history example #3

Caterer/Server

IHOP

  • Provided timely service with a positive attitude.
  • Maintained a positive and enthusiastic attitude
  • Created a Microsoft Power Point presentation to help new servers.
  • Engaged and interacted with customers to create a positive restaurant experience
  • Maintained a positive and professional repertoire with coworkers so that customers were taken care of appropriately.

Work history example #4

Fine Dining Server

IHOP

  • Provided timely service with a positive attitude.
  • Managed the night crew, trained and hired staff, processed payroll reports and invoices.
  • Maintained the restaurant by taking care of payroll, inventory, supervising and scheduling.
  • Maintained a positive and enthusiastic attitude
  • Created a Microsoft Power Point presentation to help new servers.

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Add an education section to your resume

Here is the best way to format your education section:

  • Display your highest degree first.
  • If you graduated over 5 years ago, put this section at the bottom of your resume. If you lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.
  • If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education.
  • If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.

Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:

Associate's Degree in marketing

Johnson & Wales University, Providence, RI

2005 - 2007

High School Diploma

2017 - 2017

Highlight your fine dining server certifications on your resume

If you have any additional certifications or education-like achievements, add them to the education section.

To list, use the full name of the certification and the organization that issued it, along with the date of achievement.

If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your fine dining server resume:

  1. Travel and Tourism Professional (TTP)
  2. Certified Sales Professional (CSP)

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