Host

Job Summary:

We are seeking a friendly, professional, and welcoming Hostess to join our team. As the first point of contact for our guests, you will play a crucial role in creating a positive dining experience by ensuring guests are greeted warmly, seated efficiently, and provided with excellent customer service throughout their visit. The Hostess will maintain a smooth flow of guests in the restaurant, manage reservations, and support the front-of-house team to ensure a seamless experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Greeting customers as they walk into the restaurant
• Helping guests with reservations and guiding them to their table
• Giving guests accurate wait time estimates and seating them in the waiting area
• Providing customers with menus and answering any initial questions they may have
• Optimizing seating at different tables to ensure even workload for wait staff
• Handle incoming phone calls professionally, take reservations, answer inquiries, and relay messages to the appropriate staff.
• Ensure the hostess stand, entrance area, and dining area are tidy and well-maintained at all times.
• Ensure that each table is properly set with the appropriate amount of silverware and plates.
• Assist in cleaning and clearing dirty tables, and promptly reset them with the appropriate plates and silverware.

Qualifications:

• Previous experience in a customer service or restaurant environment is preferred.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Professional appearance and attitude.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to handle high-pressure situations with a calm and friendly demeanor.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to stand for extended periods.
• Ability to lift light objects, such as menus or supplies.
• Occasional bending or reaching required.

Availability:

• Availability will include weekend evenings and some weekday evenings, with an increased demand during the week as the season progresses.

Sam Waez opened the doors to the first Acropolis Greek Taverna in 2001, but it was really founded 30 years earlier in the beautiful islands of Greece. Being the youngest of eight children, meals at the Waez home were always full of amazing food, loud laughter, dancing, and all of the great traditions that Greek culture ingrains. Sam comes from a long life of self-starters and entrepreneurs. As a young man, he worked after school in his older brother's restaurant where he developed a love affair for cooking and the culinary industry as a whole. He studied classic Greek dishes and loved to ad his own "twists" to make them even more delectable.
After graduation, Sam left with a bag and a dream for the United States. His dream was to learn everything he could about running successful restaurants and combine that knowledge with his love of Greek culture and food. He knew that if you do what you love, you will find a way to make money at it.
Sam worked his way up learning everything he could about what makes a restaurant successful. He worked with mom and pop restaurants, resorts, fine dining establishments, and name brand franchises. He learned how to build and train teams, open restaurants, design menus, create effective advertising campaigns, establish vendor relationships, manage money, and more. Whether assisting a customer or working alongside a team member, Sam always prided himself in doing the best job and always with a smile.
Sam loved the personal connections developed with clientele when working in smaller venues, and the structure, discipline and training practices from the corporate environment. Growing up in Greece, he developed his passion for Greek food, Greek wine and Greek fun. By combining all that he learned, he and his team have been able to create a thriving concept that is well established and will continue to grow. This is an exciting time to join Sam and the Acropolis Greek Taverna team on an amazing journey of sharing, dancing, laughter, amazing food, and success.

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