BLUES CITY CAFE - SERVER

Blues City Cafe; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A local restaurant in Memphis is seeking a Restaurant Server to provide excellent service and ensure a positive dining experience. Responsibilities include preparing dining areas, delivering food and drinks, and handling customer payments. The ideal candidate should have previous serving experience and be fluent in English. This role requires a friendly demeanor and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a serving role required.
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers.
• Familiarity with basic cooking skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare tables and ensure dining environment is welcoming.
• Deliver food and drinks to customers efficiently.
• Handle payments and provide receipts.

Skills

Customer service orientation

Basic cooking knowledge

Fluent English

Manual dexterity

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Overview

The purpose of this position is to interact with our guests and ensure they have a great experience when dining at our restaurant. Restaurant Servers are responsible for positive guest interactions while serving guests in a friendly and efficient manner. At all times, servers are expected to be attentive to our guest needs and making them feel welcome, comfortable, important and relaxed. Servers are expected to have some basic cooking knowledge and precise menu spec and preparation knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Prepares the tables, restocking napkins, making sure the condiments are refilled, performing all other preparation tasks and side work.
• Staying updated on current menu choices, specialties and menu deviations, knowing if the kitchen staff is running out of any items…etc.
• Handle the table booking messages, direct customers to their tables, presenting menus, suggesting dishes, assisting in drink selection, informing customers about food preparation details, communicating specific customer needs to the cooks.
• Maintaining proper dining experience, delivering items, fulfilling customer needs, offering desserts and drinks, removing courses, replenishing utensils, refilling glasses.
• Prepare mixed drinks for service to your customers table when needed.
• Properly open and pour wine at the table side.
• Obtaining revenues, issuing receipts, accepting payments, returning the change.
• Performing basic cleaning tasks as needed or directed by supervisor.
• Filling in for absent staff as needed.
• Assisting with special events as needed.
• Greet all guests and owners warmly with an appropriate greeting and in a timely manner.
• Adhere to grooming and appearance standards consistently.
• Understands and can communicate products and services available at the restaurant.
• Must have some familiarity with basic cooking skills.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the manager on duty.

Qualifications

• Education: High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Experience: Previous serving experience required. Must speak English fluently and be able to write in basic English.
• License/Qualifications:
• Physical Requirements:
• Ability to speak and hear
• Close and distance vision
• Identify and distinguish colors
• Frequent walking with some standing at times
• Will walk for long periods of time, possibly extended distances
• Frequently lifts/carries up to 25 lbs
• Occasionally lifts/carries up to 50 lbs
• Continual use of manual dexterity and gross motor skills with frequent use of bi-manual dexterity and fine motor skills
• Able to reach hands and arms in any direction and kneel and stoop repeatedly

Working Conditions

• May be indoor or outdoor setting depending on outlet
• Varied weather conditions are expected
• Will work near moving or mechanical parts
• May work near toxic/caustic chemicals and with fumes or airborne particles
• Varying schedule to include evenings, holidays and extended hours as business dictates.