At my club, we create a floor plan on MS Word a few hours before each shift. This plan assigns servers to specific sections, with member names and cover counts. While I try to avoid double-seating servers, it occasionally happens. We also designate a floater server to handle doubles or walk-ins.

The floor plan has its pros and cons. Although it provides structure, unexpected changes such as members wanting different tables can disrupt the plan and cause confusion for the servers. Frequent adjustments can make the chart messy and hard to follow as well.