Waiter/Waitress

The Seafood Restaurant; Padstow; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading restaurant in Padstow is seeking a Waiter/Waitress to join their front of house team. This role involves providing warm welcomes, delivering excellent service, and ensuring customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate will have great customer service skills, a passion for food, and the ability to work effectively in a team. The restaurant offers flexible shifts, extensive training, and a range of employee perks, including discounts and social events.

Benefits

Flexible shifts

Brilliant tips

Staff discounts

Free meal for two

Social events

Plenty of food

Staff surprises

Holiday

Qualifications

• Warm and enthusiastic attitude towards customers.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide warm welcomes to guests.
• Deliver meal recommendations and service.
• Ensure smooth and efficient service.

Skills

Customer service

Knowledge of menu and products

Teamwork

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

Waiter/ Waitress

• Pay - £12.35 per hour (£22,477 per year for a 35 hour week) £10.70 per hour for under 18s
• Plus, up to £9,100 per year in tips (based on last year's figures, paid weekly),giving total potential earnings of £31,577 per year.
• A Top 100 Best Companies to work for

We are looking for awarm andenthusiasticWaiter orWaitressto join our front of house team at ourworld-famousflagship restaurant The Seafood Restaurant in Padstow, Cornwall.

We see ourselves as being in the 'cheering up industry' trying to make people smile with great food, drink and experiences. As we are in the Top 25 Best Hospitality Companies to work for, we think we are pretty good at making our team smile too. We also believe in both supporting our teams and embracing diversity and are a Disability Confident Committed Employer.

Family is the foundation of our business, and we understand the importance of work/life balance and flexibility.

What you’ll be getting up to

• The warmest welcomes
• The best recommendations
• Knowledge of menu and products
• The smooth, efficient service
• The goodbye at the end of the meal that makes the customer want to return

Want to know what it's like to work here?

Check out our 'Life at Steins' media channels.

Instagram:@lifeatsteins_
TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@lifeatsteins

Grow your career with us

We're not just passionate about food, we're passionate about developing our people too. 75% of our managers have been promoted from within and we want to help you fulfil your potential. We'll invest in you with:

• Craft skills and training (wine and food tastings, supplier visits) to develop your knowledge and confidence
• Opportunities to move between parts of our business
• Encouragement to apply for bigger roles when the time is right
• Regular encouragement and support from your manager

Perks

• Flexible shifts.Family time and work/life balance is important to us, we'll work with you to find the shifts that work for your lifestyle, andfull-timeemployees can request to work a four-day week.
• Brilliant tips.On top of yoursalary,you'll earntips,andthese are paid weeklyintoyour bank, aren't subject toNI deductions and you'll even get tips when you're on holiday!
• Staff discounts.You'll get 50% off in our restaurants, 20% in our shops and online and discounted hotel stays and cookery courses.(Plus,double discount in the shops in the run up to Christmas).
• Free meal for two.After one year with us, you'll get a complimentary 3 course meal for two people in one of our restaurants every year.
• Social events.You'll get the chance to meet Rick and the family at fun social events and parties.
• Plenty of food.We provide great quality meals whilst on duty, the chance to taste all our dishes as well drinks and snacks whilst you're on a break.
• Staff surprises.We like to make you smile, so there'll be little treats from us throughout the year.
• Holiday.You'll get 28 days paid holiday every yearwhich starts to increase after 2 years

Our Story

Rick and Jill Stein started our family run business back in 1975, and today we employ over 600 happy staff. The business has grown from the first flagship Seafood Restaurant in Padstow to 10 restaurants across the south of England, plus hotel rooms, cookery school, shops and an online shop. Rick and Jill are still heavily involved in the business, as are their three sons Ed, Jack and Charlie.

Our Values

We are proud to be a values-led company which you will learn more about upon joining us, the values that we live and breathe here at Stein's are:

• Hospitality is from our hearts.
• Enjoy learning & improving.
• Right thing, right way.
• Bring out the best in each other.
• Show great team spirit.

Good to know...

• Parking – there is plenty of free parking available in Padstow.
• Travel to work – Padstow is on the bus route from Bodmin, Wadebridge and Newquay with regular buses throughout the day.
• You can cycle safely to work from Bodmin and Wadebridge to Padstow along the Camel Trail.
• Uniform- You’ll need smart black shoes and black trousers. We will provide you with a white shirt and apron

Say Hello -

We'd love to hear from you- to apply, email your cv [e-mail] or click apply to submit a quick application.

If you would like any additional support or need any reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know.

The Seafood Restaurant was the first restaurant opened by Rick Stein and Jill Stein in 1975. The Seafood Restaurant in Padstow is famous for establishing an international reputation for the very freshest fish and shellfish, often landed on our doorstep. In the centre of the restaurant is a Seafood Bar where guests can enjoy watching chefs assembling platters of oysters, langoustines and sashimi.