Restaurant Waiter

Lime Wood Group Ltd.; Lyndhurst; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meals on duty

35% discount on food, beverages & T re

Take home goods – cost price

Perkbox – employee discount scheme

Learning & development opportunities

Job summary

Hartnett Holder & Co, the restaurant within Lime Wood Hotel, invites Waiting Staff to join a vibrant, guest-focused team. You will deliver warm, relaxed service and support Courtyard Bar when needed, contributing to a memorable dining experience in a gorgeous country-house setting.

Hours: 45 over 4 days; perks reflect a people-focused hospitality group that values work-life balance and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Customer-facing role in hospitality environment.
• Able to work 45 hours over 4 days a week.
• Knowledge of dietary allergens and food safety.

Responsibilities

• Provide a relaxed and informal service. Serving our main HHCO Restaurant menu.
• Ensure all tables are prepared for service and turned over efficiently.
• Taking orders and serving food.
• Keep the restaurant clean and tidy at all times & replenish stock.
• Prepare tables for upcoming service, assist with menu dressings, cutlery and condiments.
• Understanding of food safety & allergens, ensuring compliance at all times.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Attention to cleanliness

Job description

Hours: 45 over 4 days a week

We are currently looking for Waiting Staff to join our team at Hartnett Holder & Co, our restaurant within the award-winning five-star Lime Wood Hotel. Hartnett Holder & Co is a relaxed and comfortable restaurant - full of character and relaxed in style. Angela Hartnett and Lime Wood’s Luke Holder, with their team, create locally sourced Italian dishes with a respectful nod to the seasons. On occasion, you may also be required to support the service within our Courtyard Bar – a more casual dining offering, plus our private dining spaces.

Why join us?

We give our teams a great place to work that is fun, professional, and just little bit different.

At the heart of what we do and why we do it is our consideration for your work life balance. Compassion, consideration, and patience is the motto. Standards are clear, ambition is high. We understand our team and support them to achieve their goals.

Perks & Benefits:

• Meals on duty – We are an ethical business committed to the best staff food in the industry.
• 35% discount on food, beverages & treatments at Lime Wood.
• Take home goods – cost price.
• Perkbox – employee discount scheme with access to more than a hundred daily rewards ranging from free food in major UK restaurants, to movie tickets and high street clothing brands.
• Range of learning & development opportunities

Plus, much more…

To view our full range of perks, visit our ‘Why join us’ section on our career’s webpage: jobs.limewoodhotel.co.uk/whyjoinus

About the role:

As Waiting Staff, you will be encouraged to provide a fun dining not fine dining experience. A focus of providing excellent customer service, offering a warm and positive experience to our guests.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Provide a relaxed and informal service. Serving our main HHCO Restaurant menu.
• Ensure all tables are prepared for service and turned over in an efficient and timely manner.
• Taking orders and serving food.
• Keep the restaurant clean and tidy at all times & replenish stock.
• Prepare tables for the upcoming service, supporting the team with the preparation of menu’s, table dressings, cutlery, and condiments.
• Understanding of food safety & allergens, ensuring compliancy is always met.
• Work collaboratively with the team, chipping in with other areas to support as/when required.

Previous experience is a similar role is beneficial but not essential. We are seeking for passionate, people-focused team members who take pride in a job well done.

We are a founder member of the Hoteliers Charter aimed at raising the profile of hospitality, advocating working in hotels as a great career choice, for more information visit hotelierscharter.org.uk