Hotel Bistro Server

Buffalo Lodging Associates, LLC; Lincoln (RI); On-site; USD 16,531 - 20,664; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Paid vacation and sick days

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401K Retirement plan with company match

Travel discounts

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

The Courtyard by Marriott in Lincoln, Rhode Island, is seeking a Bistro Server for its on-site restaurant, The Bistro. Responsibilities include welcoming guests, taking orders, and preparing food and beverages, ensuring adherence to company standards.

Ideal candidates should have hospitality experience, a high school diploma, and be at least 18 years old to serve alcohol. Buffalo Lodging Associates, a management company with a focus on hospitality, offers benefits such as weekly pay, paid vacation, and medical insurance.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a hotel food and beverage or restaurant environment preferred.
• Understanding of guest service concepts and practices necessary.
• Must be 18 years or older to serve alcohol.

Responsibilities

• Welcoming guests and taking orders.
• Preparing food and beverages according to standards.
• Providing assistance in Food and Beverage areas.

Skills

Food and beverage preparation knowledge

Customer service

POS system operation

Alcohol service knowledge

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The Courtyard by Marriott in Lincoln, Rhode Island is seeking a Bistro Server for The Bistro, the on‑site restaurant at the hotel. The Bistro serves up refreshing breakfast choices in the morning, and a variety of dinner, beer and wine options in the evening. The Bistro also offers specialty beverages made with Starbucks® coffee.

This hotel is one of the 50 hotel properties owned and managed by the award‑winning hotel management company, Buffalo Lodging Associates.

Responsibilities

• Welcoming guests, taking their orders, ringing orders into the POS system, and receiving payment for the order.
• Preparing food, coffee, and other beverages to meet company and brand standards, including alcohol. Have a full knowledge of the entire menu.
• Setting up bar for service, preparing drink orders for guests, following state and local laws for serving alcohol responsibly, completing closing duties, and ensuring cleanliness of bar and cooler areas.
• Providing assistance in Food and Beverage areas including bussing, cleaning, washing dishes and utensils, resetting tables, delivering food to guests, general cleaning of food and beverage prep areas and other areas within the lobby area.

What You Bring

The ideal candidate is one who embodies Buffalo Lodging’s culture and core values: Excellence, Passion, Integrity, Inclusive. For the most success in this role, requirements are as follows:

• Previous hotel food and beverage or restaurant environment experience is preferred. Basic knowledge of food and beverage preparation is a plus.
• High School diploma or equivalent is preferred.
• Ability to develop an understanding of concepts, practices, pre‑established guidelines and procedures used by the company in relation to guest service is necessary.
• Computer knowledge including intranet, Property management system, WORD, and EXCEL is strongly preferred.
• Must be 18 years or older to serve alcohol.

About Buffalo Lodging Associates

Buffalo Lodging Associates, a hotel management company based out of Canton, MA has put an emphasis on true hospitality since being founded in 1996. While building an extensive portfolio of 50 hotels, we’ve partnered with the most respected hotel brands in the business including Marriott International, Hilton Worldwide, Inter‑Continental Hotels Group, and Choice Hotel International hotels. Buffalo Lodging Associates is a community of welcoming, committed, and passionate associates driven to provide a best‑in‑class hospitality experience and operational excellence.

A GROWING HOTEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY – COME JOIN US!

Company Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Paid vacation, sick days and holidays
• Medical, dental, vision insurance
• 401K Retirement plan with company match
• Travel discounts on our branded properties
• Career growth opportunities

Buffalo Lodging Associates provides equal employment opportunities to all associates and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.