[header] How to treat your server in a restaurant [title] When your server approaches your table, give them your attention. [step] Put your cell phone down and take out your earphones if you are wearing them. Smile and wait for the server to speak before you do. 
[title] Respond to the server's greeting. [step] The server will probably make a banal comment such as " how are you today? " they are trying to initiate conversation to develop a rapport with you.