| Whether you are the manager of an upscale | | | | Leave the design and color up to the server, as |
| restaurant establishment or a lively, entertaining | | | | long as the graphics are tasteful and not too |
| coffee shop, the restaurant uniforms that you | | | | out-of-place. Being able to express their unique |
| provide to your employees will inevitably set the | | | | personalities to the guests will give the customers |
| tone for the atmosphere of your restaurant. | | | | something to talk about and be amused by, and |
| While your kitchen staff may provide excellent | | | | may strike up a conversation between the |
| and exquisite menu items, the appearance of | | | | customer and server, possibly leading to increased |
| your serving staff and their restaurant uniforms | | | | tips. Adding accomplishment pins to restaurant |
| will form an impression in the minds of you | | | | uniform shirts such as "employee of the month" |
| customers and instill an instant conception of | | | | or "exceptional server" will give the waiter a |
| service standards. | | | | boost of confidence and provide assurance to the |
| For a classy, upper class steakhouse or specialty | | | | customer that their order will be correct and their |
| establishment like a sushi or Thai eatery, | | | | service prompt. |
| restaurant uniforms should exceed customer | | | | If you run a more light-hearted, family-oriented |
| expectations. The guests are in their best attire | | | | diner, restaurant uniforms should be kept casual, |
| to enjoy fine dining and expect nothing less of the | | | | allowing the customers to relate to their server |
| waiter or waitress that will be serving them. What | | | | more comfortably, increasing their dining |
| is labeled as "black tie" apparel should definitely be | | | | experience. Suggestions include solid color |
| applied to the look of the restaurant uniforms of | | | | tee-shirts, baseball caps, and colorful aprons. |
| your staff, including servers, food runners, | | | | Finally, avoid placing a "trainee" tag on a new |
| greeters, hostesses and coat check employees. | | | | server's restaurant uniform. This singles out the |
| There's something about black paired with white | | | | waiter, making them self-conscious, possibly |
| for restaurant uniforms that exhibits | | | | leading them to be a victim of customer |
| professionalism and high standards, and with this | | | | maltreatment. The word trainee screams out |
| color scheme, you can rarely go wrong. Neatly | | | | incompetent and inexperienced, and will instantly |
| pressed black slacks complemented by a | | | | instill a message in the customer's minds that their |
| long-sleeved white dress shirt are an impressive | | | | service will be less than exceptional. Having "new |
| combination; complete with non-skid black | | | | hire" plastered on a newcomer's restaurant |
| moccasins kept clean and polished. | | | | uniform may also make them more nervous, |
| If you want to add still a little more flare to your | | | | making them feel like they stick out like a sore |
| well-to-do establishment, having your staff wear | | | | thumb. |
| neckties can be a fun and creative endeavor. | | | | |