Restaurant Host

Rudding Park; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Rudding Park is seeking a friendly Restaurant Host to welcome guests warmly and ensure a smooth dining experience. You will support reservations, pre-visit communication and assist with table allocations and end-of-service billing.

You will thrive on delivering exceptional guest care, stay calm under pressure, and communicate clearly with team members across Reservations, Reception and Guest Relations to maintain the Rudding Park standard.

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills.
• Friendly and approachable personality.
• Organised and able to multitask.
• Good judgement and able to problem solve while remaining calm under pressure.
• Attention to detail.
• Patient and resilient.

Responsibilities

• Provide a passionate and caring arrival for all guests in the Restaurant.
• Ensure the Restaurant/Host team delivers quality service aligned with the Rudding Park guest care philosophy.
• Set up and implement policies and procedures for smooth operation of the Host team and ensure adherence.
• Communicate relevant information to the department and hotel.
• Coordinate with Reservations, Reception and Guest Relations daily on guest information/issues.
• Support Managers with handling guest feedback.
• Resolve guest complaints where possible and report to Managers.
• Ensure health and safety procedures are followed for a safe working environment.
• Report and distribute daily Restaurant figures, shift reports and data.
• Conduct team briefs and meetings for smooth operations.
• Complete and store Restaurant paperwork.
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Skills

Strong communication

Friendly personality

Organised

Calm under pressure

Attention to detail

Patience

Job description

We are not just hiring - we are looking for personalities that light up a room!

• How big is your smile?
• Do your eyes light up a room?
• Can you turn challenges into opportunities and guests into lifelong ambassadors

We believe that the best part of our team is the energy, positivity, and genuine smiles we share with every guest and team members.

If you've got any of the above, we want to hear from you.

We are on the hunt for enthusiastic, positive, and energetic people who thrive on creating moments that guests will remember long after they leave.

Job Summary

As a Restaurant Host at Rudding Park, you will be responsible for executing a warm and efficient restaurant welcome. Supporting the restaurant managers with all guest bookings and guest correspondence prior to the booking. Use relevant resources to assist Restaurant Manager with organisation of table allocation and billing at end of shift.

What are we looking for?

• Strong communication skills
• Friendly and approachable personality
• Organised and have the ability to multi task
• Good judgement and have the ability to problem solve, whilst remaining calm under pressue
• Attention to detail
• Patience and resilience

Key Responsibilities

• Provide a passionate and caring arrival for all guests in the Restaurant
• Ensure that the Restaurant/ Host team are providing a quality service to our guests, maintaining the Rudding Park philosophy on guest care.
• Set up and implement policies and procedures necessary for the smooth running of the Restaurant Host team and ensure these are followed at all times.
• Ensure effective communication of all relevant information to the department and the hotel as a whole
• Ensure the Host/ Restaurant team liaises with the Reservations, Reception and Guest Relations teams on a daily basis regarding any relevant guest information/ issues
• Support Restaurant Managers with receiving positive/ negative guest feedback
• Resolving guest complaints where possible and reporting to the Restaurant Managers.
• To ensure that all health and safety procedures are adhered to and these procedures are followed, to ensure a safe working environment to prevent accidents and hazards. Accidents and near misses must be recorded and reported immediately.
• Effectively reporting and distributing daily Restaurant figures, shift reports and data.
• Ensure delivery of adequate team briefs and preparation meetings to assist with smooth running of the operation.
• Ensure that all relevant Restaurant paperwork is completed in full and stored appropriately.
• To be fully conversant with the current and upcoming Restaurant and room offers and be able to effectively communicate these to our guests.
• Ensure correct cashing up procedures are followed at all time
• Work closely with the Restaurant Manager to ensure each service is planned.

Working Relationships/Communication

• To interact and communicate effectively with all team members of the Restaurant and all members of the hotel team.
• To inspire and develop a 'can do' attitude with multi-disciplined staff.
• To make sure any positive and/or negative guest feedback is communicated to the manager as quickly as possible.

Rudding Park's Core Values

Empathy Caring and understanding about another person's perspective or circumstance

Collaboration Working as a team, listening and supporting each other to reach our collective goal

Drive The desire to achieve high standards at all times and keep going, no matter what challenges we encounter/face

Trust Honest, reliable and accountable do what we say we'll do

Passion A love for doing what we do, and doing it with positivity and enthusiasm.

About Rudding Park

A privately-owned luxury hotel, Rudding Park has 90 bedrooms and suites, a destination spa, three restaurants and a kitchen garden, private cinema, two golf courses and meetings and events venue. Set in 300 acres of landscaped gardens and woodland, Rudding Park is one of the most beautiful Harrogate hotels.

Rudding Park features the first Roof Top Spa in the UK and offers an extensive range hydrotherapy and thermal experiences. We offer an extensive range of treatments and guests can discover the Escape Zone - a peaceful and serene space to relax following a treatment. The Spa also offers an indoor swimming pool using natural waters from the grounds of Rudding Park, a Juniper Log Sauna, Rasul for traditional Moorish mud treatments, Retail Therapy, Hair Studio, Nail and Beauty Studio.