Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Opportunity for advancement
- Training & development
- Vision insurance
Summary of Position
The Host is responsible for maintaining a warm and professional environment in accordance with Amaro's Table standards, managing reservations, waitlists and phone lines in a courteous and helpful manner and ensuring that each guest who walks through the front door feels appreciated and honored.
Duties & Responsibilites
- Maintain utmost grooming and wardrobe presentation, as the first impression establishing the standard for the Front of House.
- Maintain a clean and ambient restaurant, with specific attention to lighting, music, curtains/shades, flowers and candles - are all present and
- correct.
- Walk through dining room prior to service, ensuring the mise en place is completed.
- Warmly and confidently greet guests as they enter. Keep in mind to PAUSE, give full attention.
- Whenever possible, open the front door for guests entering or leaving the restaurant.
- Answer phones using proper phone etiquette and maintain a calm and positive demeanor with guests at all times.
- Be able to answer questions about the restaurant, provide directions, explain what an amaro is, etc. Always find the answer for the guest.
- Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of menu, including daily specials such as risottos, draft cocktails, etc.
- Take To-go orders and complete them from start to finish from ringing them in the POS system, collecting payment with 100% accuracy,
- packing and labeling the food, providing utensils, napkins and anything else the guest may need to enjoy their takeout,
- Manage Online Orders, carefully checking each order before accepting, with mindfulness given to volume of orders at a time.
- Remember and learn the names of return guests, track guest information in the reservation software.
- Assess flow of service and time tables accordingly.
- When immediate seating is limited, begin and manage waitlist, accurately quote approximate wait times.
- Upon seating, offer guests a menu and water, and inform them of their server's name.
- Relay messages to servers and bus persons as needed. Serve as the communication hub of the restaurant. Be in constant contact with the
- Manager on Duty.
- Ensure that all tables are receiving prompt and accurate service, alerting Manager on Duty when attention is needed.
- Occasionally assist servers with orders, delivery of food and clearing tables.
- Thank guests with genuine appreciation as they leave, inviting them to return.
- As guests are leaving, gauge level of satisfaction, listening to any comments, feedback, compliments and complaints and relay them to the
- Manager.
- Attend, stock, and straighten restroom facilities throughout shift.
- Complete any other tasks or directives issued by your Manager in a polite, timely and accurate manner.
Qualifications, Skills and Requirements
- No previous restaurant experience required.
- Must have exceptional grooming habits.
- Be able to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 8 hours).
- Be able to communicate clearly and effectively in the predominant language(s) of our guests.