Waiter’s Friend Corkscrew, Mirror-Polished Stainless Steel

Anyone serving wine at the table: restaurants, wine bars, wine shops that pour by the glass, hotels. The lever corkscrew is the tool a waiter always carries, and uses dozens of times a night in front of the guest. In a cocktail bar it opens the wine for the Spritz and the beer for the boilermaker, one tool instead of two. For catering and events it is the one handed out to the whole team.

At home it is the corkscrew kept in the drawer next to the wine glasses, and it does not bend on the first bottle.

Open the worm, set the tip in the centre of the cork and turn until one turn of the worm is left showing. Rest the lever on the rim of the neck and lift the handle: the cork comes up straight, without tearing and without crumbs of cork in the wine. It works with the bottle in hand or on the table, and the guest sees no effort. For beer and soft drinks with crown caps, use the opener built into the same lever.

AISI 304 stainless steel does not rust or bend: the worm stays true after hundreds of bottles, which is the point where cheap corkscrews give way.

Specifications

• Type: waiter’s friend lever corkscrew, with bottle opener
• Material: AISI 304 stainless steel
• Finish: mirror polish
• Functions: worm for natural corks, foil cutter, crown cap opener
• MPN: The Bars OP05
• Pack quantity: 1

Waiter’s friend or wing corkscrew

The wing corkscrew lives in the drawer behind the bar; the waiter’s friend lives in a pocket. The difference shows at the table. With a wing corkscrew the bottle has to be set down and held still, and the job takes both hands. With a lever corkscrew the waiter opens the bottle in front of the guest, holding it by the body with the label turned towards whoever ordered it. That is what the room expects when a bottle arrives.

One for every member of floor staff

The waiter’s friend is the tool that goes missing most often on the floor: it stays in the apron sent to the laundry, ends up in someone else’s pocket, falls behind the bar. Whoever runs the floor keeps one per waiter and two spares, all identical, so nobody works with a tool different from the one they learned on.

The more you buy, the less you pay: 4 pieces -5%, 6 -7%, 8 -10%, on the same item.

Care

Wipe with a damp cloth and dry, especially the worm, where wine dries. Fold it away dry. Stainless steel does not mind moisture, but drying keeps the mirror polish free of marks.

FAQ

Does the waiter’s friend open beer too? Yes, it has an opener for crown caps.

What is it made from? AISI 304 stainless steel with a mirror polish.

Does it fold? Yes, the worm and the lever fold into the handle and it fits in a pocket.

Does it work on synthetic corks? Yes, the worm works on natural and synthetic corks.

Dispatched from Rome, Italy. The other wine service tools are in the wine accessories category.