Job type: Full and part-time opportunities with live-in accommodation
The ideal candidates will have a minimum of 2 years of fine dining and event experience and will possess the following qualities:
- Hard-working
- Energetic
- Enthusiastic
- Reliable
In addition to a competitive salary starting from £12 per hour, we offer a meal provided while on duty and a 20% discount on food for family members at our hotel restaurant.
As a country house hotel, our location is outside of public transport routes, so owning your own transport is essential.
Waitress/ Waiter Job Purpose
You will be required to meet and greet customers and offer restaurant menus, answers questions about menu offerings, process food and drink orders, carry food and drinks from the kitchen to tables and prepare bills and process payments.
Waitress/ Waiter Job Duties
- Welcome customers when they arrive at the hotel, restaurant
- Introduce customers to the menu and outline daily or seasonal menu specials
- Answer questions about menu items, ingredients, food allergens and pricing
- Take customers’ orders for food and drink by writing them on an order notepad
- Pass customer orders to kitchen staff for preparation
- Prepare drinks and serve them to customers
- Collect food orders from the kitchen, verify that they are correct, and serve them to customers
- Ensure that customers are satisfied with their meals, and processes orders for additional courses if necessary
- Remove used dishes, glasses, and flatware from tables
- Prepare the bill and processes cash and credit card payments and returns change to customers as required
- Set tables with dishes, glasses, and flatware in preparation for the next customers
- Maintain familiarity with menu items, specials, and restaurant information
- Meet with General Manager and waiter staff regularly, in order to learn about menu changes and specials as well as discuss upcoming reservations and customers with special needs/dietary requirements
Previous experience in undertaking these duties in a hotel/restaurant environment is essential.
Waitress/ Waiter Skills and Qualifications
No formal education required, attention to detail, ability to multitask and work under pressure, written and verbal communication, customer service and interpersonal skills, team player, familiarity with alcohol restrictions/laws.
Candidates must fulfil the required criteria and qualifications in order to be considered for this opportunity. If you do not hear back from us within 14 days of submitting your CV, Please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion.
Apply today by forwarding your CV to: grant@nuthurst-grange.co.uk