We are a Michelin Guide Award Winning upscale restaurant looking for a professional, high-energy Bartender with excellent communication skills to serve classical cocktails and exciting new beverages to our customers. The Bartender will greet customers, learn about their preferences, answer questions, recommend menu items, and prepare and serve beverages and food. You will also upsell items, help create recipes, utilize proper equipment and ingredients, and handle basic cleaning duties.
To succeed as a Bartender, you should have an engaging and friendly personality. You should be efficient, observant, knowledgeable, and personable.
Bartender Responsibilities:
- Welcoming customers, reading and listening to people to determine beverage preferences, making recommendations, and taking drink orders.
- Selecting and mixing ingredients, garnishing glasses, and serving beverages to customers.
- Checking identification to ensure customers are the legal age to purchase alcohol.
- Taking inventory and ordering supplies to ensure bar and tables are well-stocked.
- Adhering to all food safety and quality regulations.
- Handling cash, credit, and debit card transactions, ensuring charges are accurate and returning correct change to patrons, balancing the cash register.
- Maintaining a clean work and dining area by removing trash, cleaning tables, and washing glasses, utensils, and equipment.
Bartender Requirements:
- Minimum 2 years bartending experience.
- Serving knowledge is desired
- classic cocktail knowledge required
- Food Handler Card/Servsafe Certification
- Meets state minimum age to serve alcohol.
- Availability to work weekend mornings from 9am to 3:30pm
- Positive, engaging personality, and professional appearance.
- Basic math and computer skills.
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
- Strong task and time management abilities.
- Eye for detail and understanding of drink mixing tools and techniques.
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, etc for extended periods, and lift up to 25 lbs.
Compensation:
- Pay based on experience plus tips and tip-outs from service staff
- Employer subsidized health care for full time workers after 90 days of employment
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other
characteristic protected by law.
Sabio on Main is a Bay Area Best 50 restaurant located in downtown Pleasanton. Chef Francis Hogan crafts seasonal California dishes using ingredients from local farm and ranch partners. Our wine list is ranked by Wine Spectator as one of the best in the country, and our cocktail program has received top honors at an Alameda County Craft Cocktail competition.The Sabio team delivers the best culinary, beverage and service experience in the area. We are serious about our craft, but we have fun and enjoy the ride.