Chef de Rang

Summer Lodge Country House (Evershot, Dorset); Dorchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxurious country house hotel is seeking an enthusiastic Chef de Rang / Waiter to provide outstanding service in the restaurant. Responsibilities include taking orders, ensuring high table standards, and maintaining cleanliness. Ideal candidates will have previous experience in a similar role and a strong focus on guest engagement. This full-time position offers excellent benefits including holidays, service charge, and discounts.

Benefits

Starting holiday allowance of 20 days

Service charge added monthly

Professional development opportunities

Employee bonuses for referrals

Paid maternity and paternity leave

Discounts at hotel outlets

Paid volunteering days

Employee Assistance Programme

Recognition events and incentives

Free meals on duty

Complimentary uniform dry-cleaning

Qualifications

• Ability to connect with guests and provide personalized service.
• Keen eye for detail to meet high service standards.
• Collaborative attitude, working seamlessly within a team.
• Experience in luxury hotels or fine dining settings required.

Responsibilities

• Take food and beverage orders accurately.
• Ensure tables are cleaned and set to high standards.
• Engage with guests, providing attentive service.
• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene standards.

Skills

Guest engagement

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Previous experience in hospitality

Job description

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Summer Lodge Country House (Evershot, Dorset)

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Dorchester, United Kingdom

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Posted:

31.07.2025

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Job Description:

We are currently recruiting for an enthusiastic and guest
focused Chef de Rang / Waiter in the Food and Beverage department within our
Hotel. The main focus of the role will be to provide guests with outstanding
service in the restaurant and associated departments. This is a full-time role and will be reporting into the Restaurant Manager.

Location: Summer Lodge Country House

Employment type:Full-time

Working pattern: Shift work 5 days on 2 days off

Red Carnation Hotel Collection is a family-owned hotelier business with 18 stunning properties all over the world.

We are proud to be AA's Hotel Group of the Year (2024)! We have won numerous awards such as Best Employer (2023) and Sustainable Business (2023) at The Cateys. We are proud in our commitment to developing our own and were honoured to have won for the third time a Princess Royal Training Award (2017, 2020, 2023) by HRH The Princess Royal and City & Guilds and proud to be the first privately owned company retaining its Platinum Investors in People accolade globally. To further enhance our standing we have won Top Employer (2024) for the United Kingdom which certified our excellent in employee conditions.

The Summer Lodge Country House is set within the enchanting village of Hardy’s Evershot and surrounded by rolling hills, this five star country house hotel has 24 rooms, a restaurant, a relaxing spa, indoor pool, private tennis court and miles of beautiful countryside to explore, this is the quintessential luxurious escape.

Key Responsibilities of a Chef de Rang/Waiter:

• Take food and beverage orders
  accurately, ensuring all requests are communicated clearly to the kitchen and
  bar staff.
• Be fully familiar with all menu
  items and products available to offer informed recommendations and answer guest
  questions.
• Ensure tables are cleaned, set up
  to the highest standards, and maintained throughout the service period.
• Engage with guests and provide
  attentive service, ensuring every experience is memorable.
• Maintain all food service areas
  to the highest level of cleanliness and hygiene in accordance with hotel
  standards.

What are we looking for?

• Ability to connect with guests
  and provide personalised service with a warm, professional attitude.
• A keen eye for detail to ensure
  high standards of service and presentation are consistently met.
• Collaborative and positive
  attitude, with the ability to work seamlessly within a team.
• Previous experience in a similar
  role within a luxury hotel or fine dining setting.

What's in it for you?

• Holiday allowance starting at 20 days and increasing with length of service up to 27 days + 8 bank holidays.
• Excellent service charge added to your salary every month.
• Professional, award winning learning and development opportunities from day one.
• Fantastic recommend a friend and family bonus scheme worth up to £600.
• Enhanced paid maternity leave & paternity leave.
• 50% off on food and 25% off on beverages in any Red Carnation Hotels F&B outlets.
• Discounted accommodation rates at Red Carnation Hotels worldwide.
• Two paid volunteering days each year, because we care about our community.
• Access to immediate Employee Assistance Programme, because we care about our employees.
• Vibrant hotel recognition events every month and hotel-based incentives (Employee of the Month / Manager of the Quarter).
• Social and team building events per hotel.
• Global Employee Appreciation Party, where we get to celebrate our incredible teams.
• Free meals on duty.
• Complimentary uniform and dry-cleaning services.

Red Carnation Hotels is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We electronically scan and store a copy of your passport/visa and/or ID card to gain a clear indication of the authenticity of the document and establish the ‘Right to Work’ in the UK.