I usually stand at the podium until i get enough ppl to fill all seats. When I get enough ppl lined up I start placing the grumpies in their seats. I then put down the young ladies, teenagers, and finally the business women. After that you can either get them their free biscuits or get the unhappy people a drink.
Once the customers are ready to order you grab 4 orders and bring them to the counter. Repeat until no more orders need placing. This is true for the plates. Do this to get maximum combo points.
I go directly to the podium after I serve the guests. You should be able to get in one use of the podium before returning to your seated customers and giving them their receipts. Do not pick up the plates until you have given out the receipts. After that you can clean up. During the clean up you can also place customers since you can queue up many actions at once.
Repeat all steps........
Edit: I was talking about the last restaurant. If you only have two hands then change the '4' to a '2' in my post....
