Washington, DC30+ days ago
WHAT OUR SERVERS DO: • Take orders from guests for food and/or beverages • Check with guests to ensure that they are enjoying their meals and take action to correct any problems • Check identification of our guests to ensure that they meet minimum-age requirements for consumption of alcoholic beverages • Enter orders into handheld computers for transmittal to kitchen staff • Run food and drinks from kitchen, pastry, and bar areas to guest tables • Bus tables throughout the guest visit and once guests have finished their meals, ensuring a clean and inviting environment • Collect payments from customers • Serve food and/or beverages to guests and prepare or serve specialty dishes at tables, as required • When serving, use the specific menu item names (e.g., Here is your You Caught My Rye or Here is your Crispy Corn Crusted Halibut) to enhance the guest experience • Prepare tables for meals, including setting up items, such as linens, silverware, and glassware • Explain how various menu items are prepared, describing ingredients and cooking methods • Describe and recommend menu selections and wine pairings to customers • Bring wine selections to tables with appropriate glasses and pour the wine for customers • Assist host by answering phones to take reservations or To Go orders, as well as greet, seat, and thank guests • Inform guests of daily specials • Prepare hot, cold, and mixed drinks for patrons, and chill bottles of wine • Prepare silverware and linen place settings, set up food stations, or set up dining areas to prepare for the next shift or for large parties • Attend pre-shift meetings as scheduled • Stock service areas with supplies, such as coffee, food, tableware, and linens • Fill salt, pepper, sugar, cream, condiments, and napkin containers • Provide guests with information about local areas, including giving directions • Perform cleaning duties, such as sweeping, vacuuming carpet, tidying up server station, taking out trash. BENEFITS + PERKS: • Competitive pay • Health insurance plans available for as low as $130 per month after 90 days of employment • Dental and vision plans • Paid time off • Discounted shift meal and generous dining discount • Paid pregnancy and parental leave • Voluntary benefits: short-term disability and accident insurance • Free access to company massage therapist • Discounted gym & yoga membership • Free mental health therapy through our partner ComPsych, where employees and their immediate family members receive confidential sessions available virtually or in-person.