Food Runner Eddie & Vinny's

Eddie & Vinny's Coastal Italian; Florida; On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Competitive salary

Employee discounts

Paid time off

Job summary

Eddie & Vinny’s Coastal Italian in South Florida is seeking a Food Runner to deliver dishes promptly from the kitchen to guests and to assist servers with presenting items and handling guest requests.

This role supports a high-energy, fine-dining team, helps maintain service flow, and requires excellent customer service, strong communication, and willingness to work evenings and weekends in a vibrant coastal setting.

Qualifications

• The physical ability to be on your feet and carry trays.
• Previous restaurant experience strongly preferred.
• High energy and stamina are required.
• Ability to stay calm and work efficiently under pressure.
• Strong verbal communication skills are required.
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends.
• Excellent customer service to treat patrons like family.

Responsibilities

• Delivers food items to guests promptly and at the proper temperature.
• Arranges food on tables according to seating plans.
• Clears dishes as consumed and maintains table upkeep.
• Fills water and drinks; provides friendly, attentive service.
• Supports waiters and kitchen staff as needed; completes service paperwork.

Skills

Physical stamina

Restaurant experience

Customer service

Communication

Time management

Calm under pressure

Evenings/weekends willing

POS system use

Tools

POS system

Job description

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Competitive salary
• Employee discounts

Company Overview

Eddie & Vinny’s is a vibrant fine-dining Italian restaurant and bar that blends timeless flavors with modern elegance. Operated by P Hospitality Management, a dynamic and growing hospitality collective in South Florida, we celebrate family, tradition, and unforgettable experiences. Our menu features elevated coastal Italian cuisine, handcrafted cocktails, and an extensive wine list designed to delight every palate.

Job Summary

Food Runners at Eddie & Vinny’s ensure a seamless dining experience by delivering food promptly and accurately from the kitchen to guests. They assist servers by presenting dishes with professionalism, describing menu items when needed, and addressing guest requests. Food Runners play a key role in maintaining service flow and supporting the team in a fast-paced, fine-dining environment.

Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Delivers food items ordered by guests without delay, at the desired temperature and in a highly presentable manner.
• Arranges the various food items properly on the table as per the seating plan.
• Clears the dishes as they are consumed.
• Carefully watches tables and fills water glasses and other drinks as appropriate.
• Provides friendly, gracious, motivated, detail oriented and responsive service to create a memorable dining experience for guests.
• Performs cleaning side work as assigned.
• Completes all service paperwork as required.
• Supports waiters and kitchen staff in other duties as required.
• Performs other work-related duties as assigned.
• Minimum Qualifications (Education, Experience, Skills)
• The physical ability to maintain proper balance while walking briskly carrying food laden trays.
• Previous restaurant experience strongly preferred.
• High energy and stamina are required.
• The ability to stay calm and work efficiently under pressure.
• The ability to prioritize job duties and manage time effectively.
• Strong verbal communication skills required.
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends as required.
• Excellent customer service to treat patrons like family.
• The ability to read menus, safety documents, etc.
• The ability to use the company’s POS system.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• The work that food runners do is both physically and mentally demanding. They are on their feet much of the time. Food runners must work well under pressure and exercise tact and patience when dealing with other employees and customers. Because the restaurant serves the public and is open on weekends and at night, Food Runners may work longer, irregular hours.
• The description of the physical demands and the work environment characteristics here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform and those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific sensory abilities required by this job include sight, taste, smell, and hearing.
• While performing the duties of this job, hazards include, but are not limited to, cuts, slipping, tripping, falls and burns.

Benefits/Perks

• Competitive salaries
• Paid time off
• Benefits
• Energetic, focused and collaborative work environment

Only local candidates will be contacted; there is no relocation for this position. Immediate Opening.

We Encourage a Diverse Workforce: Eddie & Vinny's along with P Hospitality Management believes that a diversified group of associates contributes to a culture of values, team spirit and company growth. We feel this helps us to adapt to and embrace the diverse cultures and beliefs of our customers and the communities in which we live, work and do business in. If you’re looking for a company that respects your unique merits, professionalism, and skills, we’d like to talk to you.

We thank all that apply, but only those candidates who meet the position requirements will be contacted. Eddie & Vinny's along with P Hospitality Management conducts all employment-related activities without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, citizenship, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local employment discrimination laws. We are a Drug Free workplace.