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Hospitality in Charleston, South Carolina
Restaurant & Bar · Charleston, SC

English for hotel servers and bartenders in Charleston

Servers work dining rooms guests booked months ahead, describing Lowcountry cooking and handling shellfish allergies. In a food-tourism market, the description is a substantial part of what the guest paid for.

The English of the job

Not general English. The English your restaurant & bar team uses every shift.

Your servers and bartenders practice exactly what they face in front of a guest: taking the order, describing the menu and handling allergies. Model phrases, natural-voice audio and daily correction — not grammar rules nobody repeats at the counter. The full program for servers and bartenders — the situations it rehearses, the target level and the price bands — is on the national restaurant & bar page.

Charleston's hospitality workforce has grown to include a substantial Spanish-speaking population, concentrated in housekeeping, kitchens and grounds. The city's whole proposition is warmth and attentiveness, delivered in English to domestic guests. An employee who understands everything and answers in three words is being judged against a standard the city advertises, and they know it.

Inside the platform Demo
A hotel guest conversation in the practice platform
15+ minutes a day, in the English of their role
Actual platform screens · Sample data · Employee guidance is in Spanish
Target level

Restaurant & Bar: CEFR B1.

A2 minimum to take an order; B1 to recommend and resolve. The placement exam fixes each person's real level on the A1 to C2 scale, and daily practice is set from that starting point, not from the team average.

How it works

At least 15 minutes a day, measurable from HR.

Free placement exam and needs analysis

Placement exam and needs analysis for your whole team. A1–C2, with 1–1½ hours total and 3–5 days to finish.

Daily practice

At least 15 minutes a day, by role and level. Listen, speak and get feedback from any device.

Progress for HR

See participation and levels by employee, department and property.

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