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"Lani was wonderful to work with. She was flexible and easy to communicate with. She helped me organise my life, and made..."
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"Grace was fantastic with my cat Roger. She got the job done efficiently with a cat that really didn’t want his claws cut..."
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"Lidy was very efficient in packing my kitchen for my move. "
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Recent Wait Staff reviews in East Melbourne

Linden was amazing! She managed the event well and made sure things ran smoothly. I would recommend her to everyone!
3 wait staff for private party 27th Nov
$200

I would have no hesitation in recommending Andrea. She is professional , caring and very able. Andrea was excellent in assisting with our wedding day celebration at home, handling drinks, food and washing up.
Wait staff
$80

Rebekah did a great job assisting at my birthday!
Waiter and Bartender for 40th birthday at home
$200

Did a wonderful job hearing and serving food at a Hens party. Was on time, professional and stayed back at my request. Thanks so much!
I need waitress
$75

Maggie was a great listener & her communication was excellent. Did the job required flawlessly and was attentive to detail. Thank you!!
Wait staff required this Saturday
$180

Grace was just lovely and didn’t a fantastic job keeping our party on track with the food service. Thank you!!
Waiter/Waitress Required For Birthday Party
$150
What's the average cost of a wait staffing service in East Melbourne
$160 - $320
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$160
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$200
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$320
Average reviews for Wait Staff Services in East Melbourne
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What do wait staff services include?
Hiring a Tasker for waiter service can help grow your business and meet expectations on days when there is so much going on. It doesn’t just have to be during the peak seasons for the hospitality industry, like Christmas and Valentine’s Day. It can also be on days when there’s a lot of foot traffic coming in. This can differ for every type of business.Â
Bars and fine dining restaurants can need more people in the evening, while more family-friendly places may need additional servers during lunch hours and weekends. The trick is finding part-time staff that already have experience in what you need. This saves you time in training them and gives you more peace of mind. When putting up a task for wait staff for hire, here are some positions that you can look for:
Hosting staff
In most establishments, the wait staff and manager double as the host or hostess for the meal. However, there might be days when the table seating is more challenging to manage. Catering for special events done in the restaurant or conference room may also need more people to welcome guests, explain the menu, and ensure that everything goes smoothly. Some Taskers specialise and have years of experience in making clients feel like VIPs during their visit to your restaurant through excellent service and accommodating attitudes.
Serving staff
The serving staff is the backbone of your operations. The work is not easy, either! However, it is possible that hiring twice the number of your full-time team might hurt your financials. If you’re noticing orders getting switched up or staff members taking sick days, they might be not getting enough rest. Take time to review when the bulk of heavy work comes in and put up a Task for those hours.Â
Depending on the type of your establishments, you can find entry-level and highly trainable Taskers who are looking to make additional money during their free time or experienced wait staff with years of working in fine dining restaurants. Your current team will be happy for the extra help, and you can be sure that guests are adequately served.
Bartenders and baristas
It’s not a complete meal without drinks, whether a fine cocktail in the evening or a delicious coffee concoction in the morning. There are so many talented bartenders and baristas here on Airtasker that you can work with. This can be when your regular guy (or gal!) can’t come in.Â
Another instance is when you’re only in need of the service for special occasions like closed-off events or in-house promotions. You may also want to test out hiring a part-time staff before committing to a regular employee on payroll to ensure that it’s well-received by the guests and that the expense is manageable.Â
Dishwashers
Busy hours mean more plates coming in and leaving the kitchen. If you’re constantly running out of plates, glassware, and utensils during lunch or dinner, it might not be an inventory problem. You might just need more hands shuffling the plates and making sure they’re clean. Hiring a Tasker to help in the kitchen, whether specifically for dishwashing or in general, can also help you avoid a customer becoming irate for seeing a stain on their dinnerware. Avoid the embarrassment and the risk of losing your health licence by investing in a Tasker who can help.
Recent Wait Staff tasks in East Melbourne
Wait Staff for 60th birthday party
$120
Surrey Hills, Victoria
5th Feb 2025
Friendly wait staff required. Quote is individual, total budget assumes multiple waitstaff, offer negotiable. So many offers or a group offer is great. Experience preferred, but not essential. 60th birthday party held in backyard and family home. Arrive around 5pm to assist setting up. Examples of jobs include BBQ duty, passing around nibbles and finger food, washing up afterwards, collecting plates, passing around dessert, general helping out in kitchen, etc etc. Please dress in black, & white - aprons supplied. Staggered starts available +/- 1-2 hours, give or take. Assume 5 hours work each - taking into account staggered start. Flexibility is available, some help set up and some help wash up. Airtaskers also have option of being contacted/hired for future parties throughout year for ongoing work. Party is currently estimated to have around 75 people, buffet style dinner. 4-5 staff ideal, won't be working alone. Will have others to help from family and friends setting up. Dinner and dessert will be supplied.
Waitstaff for house party. 4 hours.
$100
Balwyn North VIC, Australia
31st Jan 2025
Heating, serving food and cleaning dish. 35 people house party
Wait/bar staff for a party at home on afternoon of Sunday Feb 2
$200
Mont Albert VIC, Australia
21st Jan 2025
Help with set up. Serve drinks (wine, beer, champagne, aperol spritz) to guests, up to 50 adults, 10 children 4-6 teenagers Clear glasses and plates and wash if more needed Replenish grazing table finger food plates during afternoon. Keep food and drink areas clean & tidy, Party is from 1pm with guests popping in and out throughout afternoon - I would think we would need someone from 12pm to 4 or 5 pm This is a farewell party for our home of 40 years as we are moving soon so we would like to be able to enjoy being with our guests rather than worrying if they are fine for a drink etc
Wait staff
$150
Surrey Hills VIC, Australia
14th Jan 2025
I need two wait staff to collect glasses, wash plates, serve food and clear rubbish and general tidy up at party from 4pm to 11pm
Wait staff for event
$500
Kew VIC, Australia
9th Jan 2025
i need 2 wait staff for a function at a private residence. You will help with some preparation before the event starts, serving food, cleaning up and helping guests during the function and tidy up at end of function. Expected hours would be 12pm to 5pm
3 Wait staff needed for private party on evening of 1/2/25
$600
Kew VIC 3101, Australia
22nd Dec 2024
We need 3 wait staff to help set up, serve, run bar, and tidy up for private party in home. Polite, reliable, well presented people required. 6pm - 12pm


Lani was fantastic! She was punctual and professional and steeped in to assist with a number of extra tasks. We can highly recommend Lani.
Waiter/ress to assist hosts - fam home bday party 16/11 6pm-11pm $200
$200
Templestowe Lower, Victoria
15th Nov 2024
Still setting up today. Cheerful person to assist with waitering, helping hosts to put out buffet food, drinks, keeping things on track, clearing dishes & glasses, dishwasher loading unloading, putting away etc. Dinner provided. 25th birthday gathering, at home with family & friends. Police check ideal.


Grace was amazing and helped make our party a smooth and wonderful event. She is marvellous; using her initiative with any task allocated. A terrific lady who works hard. Thank you so much for all your help! Highly recommend her service and would have her back anytime.
2x Wait Staff to serve alcohol hr rate per person. Also to help clean
$35
Templestowe VIC 3106, Australia
11th Nov 2024
Having an18th Birthday held at home. Require 2 x Wait Staff to serve drinks and help clean from 6.30pm to 12.30am on December 7th 2024. 100 x people expected. Most drinks will be bottles such as cider and beer and 4 x basic mixed drinks. Aperol spritz etc
3 x waitstaff needed
$450
Balwyn North VIC, Australia
27th Oct 2024
I would like 3 wait staff for 3 hours to help pour/serve sparkling wine at a private wedding ceremony at home. Staff to also help with clean up (within the 3 hour time frame). Required time is from 2pm-5pm. All must dress in professional black attire. Please do not place an offer if you cannot provide 3 personnel, I do not want to separately hire 3 people.
A couple of waitresses
$250
Box Hill North, Victoria
23rd Oct 2024
30th birthday pretty relaxed wash dishes as they come in serve drinks etc


Claire and Sam were amazing. So easy to work with and they really have the right attitude for parties and events. They arrive and hit the ground running. Gives you heaps of assurance that everything will run smoothly.
Kitchen hand and waiter
$450
Surrey Hills VIC, Australia
10th Oct 2024
We are throwing a party in a church hall in Surrey Hills on Saturday November 16. We require 2 people to serve guests and clear and wash dishes and help pack up at the end of the event. The time will be from 11.00am - 5.00pm $375 per person for the afternoon's works. Will be required to wear black pants/skirt and white shirt.


Lidy and Cassendra were excellent. On time, polite, well presented, hard working, worked well without supervision and intelligent we received many compliments from our guests.
Bartender and waiter/server for small dinner party of 12
$300
Kew East VIC, Australia
8th Oct 2024
Dinner party of 12. Need bartender (drinks and drinking glasses supplied). Will need to mix cocktails and mocktails. Serving of drinks and clean-up of food and drinks. 7-11pm.

Very helpful and good cocktail knowledge
Looking for One Waiter and One Bartender for event
$150
Hawthorn VIC, Australia
25th Sep 2024
Cocktail, educational event in Hawthorn on 7th of October Would need catering from 6:30pm - 9:30pm Waiters with RSAs, to serve alcoholic/ non alcoholic drinks and food
Wedding wait staff
$50
Hawthorn VIC, Australia
27th Aug 2024
Hi I need help with setting up food for my wedding in Hawthorne it’s a small wedding so there’s only sandwiches and smaller items hence won’t need catering just need help with food and table set up on the day just need staff for an hour max between 12-1


Thank you so much for your help
I need a waitress today for a small lunch in Kew
$200
Kew VIC, Australia
24th Aug 2024
I am having a function today for 18 people at my house and I just need some help with pouring drinks and serving food and just keeping the place tidy and helping me From 1:30 pm to 5pm. This person must have experience in waitressing and hospitality


Julianna saved the day. I needed some help with a little function that I was holding for my staff and she came last minute and ran the whole thing. I gave her a brief When she arrived and that was it, she ran with it and the whole event was perfect. We will definitely use her again as she is a champion
Three professional kitchen and wait staff
$800
Ashburton VIC, Australia
13th Aug 2024
It’s a finger food Xmas party in a private home for about 40 People. All food will be cooked and prepared. Plating will be required. Passing around food. Collecting used plates and cleaning up
Wait - Serving Staff
$300
Canterbury VIC, Australia
20th Jul 2024
We require two people to help serving food and drinks at a birthday party. Must have experience in hospitality, have an RSA and be available between 6.30 and 11.30. The task will be; Serving drinks and food Cleaning up, washing glasses etc We would prefer to hire a team of two (people who know each other) however if you are up for the job as an individual applicant please apply for the job. **please note the budget is for two people. For an individual we are budgeting $150.
Waitress for Home BBQ
$400
Camberwell VIC, Australia
19th Jul 2024
Need a waitress for a home BBQ, help collect plates, and load dishwasher and serving wines and drinks. Assistant host. 11:30am to 5pm


Stuart did good work.
Waitress for dinner party in Bulleen
$120
Bulleen VIC, Australia
2nd Jun 2024
Waitress required for dinner party for 10 guests. Wine service, plate service and assist chef with prep and clean up. 6.00pm - 10.00pm


Nihali was great to communicate with. On the evening she was immaculately presented and ensured that all guests had a wonderful time. Can highly recommend.
Need a waiter / cleaner for a party
$300
Templestowe Lower VIC, Australia
15th Apr 2024
Setup chairs and table Serve food (canopies) Clean up Pack up (Party starts at 8) so 7 to setup and finishes around 12


She was great and recommended to anyone