Host

Talk of the Town Restaurant Group; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Holidays Off

PTO (Paid Time Off)

Training & development

Restaurant Discounts

Employee Recognition

Direct Deposit

Giving Back

Family Culture Environment

Job summary

Talk of the Town Restaurant Group is seeking a dining room leader to oversee servers and the host stand, ensuring a five-star dining experience. You will work to deliver friendly, efficient, professional service and empower the team to celebrate guests’ experiences.

The role emphasizes teamwork, communication, and maintaining Talk of The Town service standards while coordinating reservations and events across the dining room and hostess podium.

Qualifications

• Two years of fine dining experience preferred.
• Knowledge of dining operations and service standards.
• Excellent telephone skills and professional manners; strong math and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight of dining room servers and host/hostess to meet Talk of The Town service standards.
• Assist in training new team members on fine dining guidelines and etiquette.
• Ensure cleanliness and proper opening/closing of the host stand and proper attire.
• Assign servers to reservation floor plans and monitor seating arrangements.
• Attend pre-meal meetings and assist during dinner service as needed.
• Make reservations by phone and in person for dining and to-go orders; manage messages promptly.

Skills

Dining operations knowledge

Customer service

Communication

Team leadership

English proficiency

Tools

POS systems

Job description

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Dental insurance
• Employee discounts
• Flexible schedule

Job Summary:

Oversee dining room operations by providing solution-oriented, positive, exemplary customer service. Will oversee operations within the dining room and at the hostess podium. Our mission is to provide our guests with a 5-star fine dining experience by offering friendly, efficient, professional dining service. We accomplish this through teamwork. Our goal is to anticipate needs (our guests’ and our co-workers’), communicate well, pitch in as needed, and share a positive experience with our co-workers and guests. Engage with guests and “empower every person to celebrate life at its best.” Daily demonstrate our values of attitude, integrity, and teamwork.

Benefits & Perks:

• Health Insurance - A Robust Group Health Insurance and Dental Insurance is available based on certain eligibility criteria.
• Holidays Off - All restaurants are closed during major holidays, including Thanksgiving, Christmas, July 4th, Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Super Bowl Sunday.
• Personal Time Off, Sick Leave & Flexible Schedules - We encourage our team members to take regular time off to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Restaurant Discounts - Hourly employees plus three guests will receive 50% off total food and N/A beverage when you dine in at any Talk of the Town Restaurant. Managers will receive an exclusive dining card to dine each quarter.
• Employee Recognition - Employee of the Month program and tenured employee recognition and gifts.
• Direct Deposit - Payroll is paid by direct deposit and stubs will be emailed to the employee’s email.
• Giving Back – Monthly Round Up for Charity program at all Talk of the Town Restaurants to support local charities in our community.
• Family Culture Environment - A family owned and operated company since 1974, it is our goal at Talk of the Town Restaurants to make each employee feel like family!

PRIMARY JOB DUTIES:

• Provide leadership and oversight of duties conducted by dining room servers and host/hostess, ensuring delivery of services in in alignment with Talk of The Town service standards.
• Support dining management in the training of new team members relative to fine dining guidelines and dining concierge/reservation guidelines and etiquette.
• Ensure cleanliness and proper opening/closing of the host stand.
• Ensure team members are properly attired/uniformed.
• Assigns servers to reservation floor plan.
• Attends pre-meal meetings and assists during dinner service as needed.
• Make reservations by phone and in person for dining and for to-go orders. Answer phone, check messages and return calls promptly.
• Assures set up of special events.
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

Two years of fine dining experience preferred.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

Knowledge of dining operations. Ability to provide high customer service levels in a fast-paced environment. Effective communicator and collaborator. Excellent telephone skills and professional manner. Must possess math and problem-solving abilities. Good computer skills. Must be able to read, write and speak the English language.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Tasks involve the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-50 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time standing (90%) or sitting (10%). Ability to lead guests to tables and assist with seating.