Server

Seeking Enthusiastic Restaurant Team Members

Job Purpose:

• Serve patrons by providing information to help food and beverage selections;
• Presentation of ordered choices;
• Maintenance of dining ambiance.

Duties:

1. Clothing tables and setting decorations, condiments, candles, napkins, service plates, and utensils for dining room preparation;
2. Protection of establishment and patrons by adhering to sanitation, safety, and alcohol beverage control policies;
3. Assistance in selecting food and beverages by presenting menu; offering cocktails and aperitifs; suggesting courses; explaining the chef's specialties; identifying appropriate wines; answering food preparation questions;
4. Transmission of orders to bar and kitchen by recording patrons' choices; identifying patrons' special dietary needs and special requests;
5. Kitchen staff notification by noting timing of meal progression;
6. Serving orders by picking up and delivering patrons' choices from bar and kitchen; delivering accompaniments and condiments from service bars;
7. Response to additional patron requirements by inquiring of needs; observing dining process;
8. Maintenance of table setting by removing courses as completed; replenishing utensils; refilling water glasses; being alert to patron spills or other special needs;
9. Conclusion of dining experience by acknowledging choice of restaurant; inviting patrons to return;
10. Obtainment of revenues by totaling charges; issuing bill; accepting payment; delivering bill and payment to cashier; returning change or credit card and signature slip to patrons;
11. Contribution to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Required qualifications:

• Legally authorized to work in the United States;

Preferred qualifications:

• 1 year of experience in the food & restaurant industry;
• 16 years or older;
• Reliable transportation to and from work;
• Restaurant front of house skills: front counter;
• Restaurant front of house skills: running food;
• Restaurant front of house skills: hosting;
• Restaurant front of house skills: bussing tables;
• Restaurant front of house skills: serving in fine dining;
• Restaurant front of house skills: point of sale (POS) operation;
• Retail skills: point of sale (POS) operation;
• Retail skills: customer service;
• Comfortable handling customer complaints.