Sample Restaurant Interview Questions:

The restaurant business is one such kind of business that works fine, even though it is a very competitive
industry. Moreover, jobs in restaurants are very preferable, especially for students who like to work
part-time.

But due to the financial economy, even restaurants are hesitant in employing many like before and are
interested to hire only a few, out of many who approach them.

So here are few common restaurant interview questions:

1. What is the reason to pursue a career in the restaurant industry?

2. What is your conflict resolution system among coworkers?
3. Do you have any info about our restaurant?
4. What according to you is ‘hospitality‘?
5. What do you mean by the term ‘team player‘
6. What is your favourite pass time activity?
7. What would you do, if a customer uses an expired coupon?
8. Share any of your favourite customer service experience?
9. Which part do you think is the best in serving?
10. Share any of your bad experience related to customer service
11. Which is the least likeable part in serving?
12. Explain any activity which customers do that annoys you
13. What are your biggest strengths?
14. Are you flexible with working hours?
15. What are your weaknesses?
16. Are there any type of customers you would be reluctant to serve?

Restaurant Interview Questions [Must Know]:

17. Tell me about yourself?

18. Explain about your work experience?
19. Do you know anything about this restaurant?
20. What are your hobbies?
21. How would you handle a customer who is unhappy with your service
22. What made you think about working for our restaurant?
23. State any reason on “why should we hire you“
24. Where do you want to see yourself in the next 5 years?
25. Why do you want to work in a restaurant?
26. Why did you leave your previous job?
27. Share one thing which you disliked in your previous job?
28. What is the reason to work in our restaurant and not any other?
29. Do you have any idea about a typical workday at our restaurant?
30. How long would you serve here?
31. Do you have problems working on weekends and holidays?
Few more questions for restaurant interviews

32. Do you mind sharing tips with others?

33. What do you think your ex-colleagues would say about you?
34. Share your idea about an ideal boss or colleague?
35. Do you hold experience in all areas of restaurant work?
36. What would be your notice period?
37. What would be your expected salary?
38. What interested you to work in the food and beverage industry?
39. How would you deal with a customer who had written a flawed review regarding your service
online?
40. Share any interesting hospitality incident you had as a diner?
41. How would your reference describe you?
42. Which part is most important in the hospitality sector and WHY?
43. How would you handle the situation when a customer uses a wrong coupon for the service he is
experiencing?