Michail Vavithis
Jersey City
Summary
Experienced restaurant professional delivering exceptional customer service, enhancing dining experiences, and managing efficient operations.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Restaurant Waiter
Dadrea Lagoon
Kos
05.2025 - 10.2025
- Provided excellent customer service in busy dining environment.
- Assisted guests with menu selections and special requests.
- Delivered food and beverages promptly and accurately to tables.
- Performed opening and closing duties such as setting up the dining area, restocking supplies and checking equipment for proper functioning at the start of shifts.
- Checked on guests during meals to ensure satisfaction with each course.
Restaurant Server
Mohegan Diner
Mohegan Lake
02.2022 - 06.2025
- Greeted and seated customers promptly and courteously to enhance dining experience.
- Delivered beverages, appetizers, entrees, and desserts efficiently to guests.
- Checked back with guests regularly to assess satisfaction with food and service.
- Calculated charges, issued table checks, and collected payments from customers accurately.
- Provided menu recommendations and answered inquiries about food ingredients and preparation methods.
Restaurant Server
Omonia Cafe
Brooklyn
01.1999 - 06.2023
- Processed customer orders efficiently and accurately to ensure timely service.
- Delivered exceptional customer service in fast-paced dining environment.
- Maintained cleanliness and organization of dining area during shifts.
- Managed cash register operations and executed transactions smoothly.
Restaurant Owner/Restaurant Waiter
Adrophrite Restaurant
Kefalos, Kos
01.2012 - 12.2021
- Managed daily restaurant operations and ensured efficient service delivery.
- Oversaw inventory management and maintained supplier relationships for quality ingredients.
- Developed menus that featured local ingredients while meeting customer demands.
- Reconciled daily transactions, balanced cash registers and deposited restaurant's earnings at bank.
- Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.
- Provided exceptional service to high volume of daily customers.
- Greeted customers, provided menus and answered questions about menu items.
- Communicated with kitchen staff to stay updated on item availability and customer wait times.
- Set up tables in between patrons to reduce wait times.
- Informed customers of daily specials and signature menu items.
- Trained new employees to perform duties.
Education
High School Diploma -
High School Antimacheia
Kos Greece06-1998
Skills
- Customer service and support
- Order processing and cash handling
- Menu knowledge and restaurant operations
- Time management
Languages
Greek
Native/ Bilingual
Timeline
Restaurant Waiter
Dadrea Lagoon
05.2025 - 10.2025
Restaurant Server
Mohegan Diner
02.2022 - 06.2025
Restaurant Owner/Restaurant Waiter
Adrophrite Restaurant
01.2012 - 12.2021
Restaurant Server
Omonia Cafe
01.1999 - 06.2023
High School Diploma -
High School Antimacheia