Restaurant Bartender

HobNob Coffee and Wine Bar; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

HobNob Coffee and Wine Bar in Des Moines seeks an attentive Restaurant Bartender with strong mixology knowledge and guest-focused service. You will prepare cocktails, learn menu details, and engage guests to enhance their dining experience.

This role emphasizes professional communication, teamwork, and the ability to handle guest requests with creativity while maintaining bar cleanliness and efficiency during service.

Qualifications

• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be able to speak, read, and write in primary language(s) used in the workplace.

Responsibilities

• Prepare cocktails and other beverages to specification.
• Learn details on each menu item to provide recommendations.
• Engage and build rapport with guests to identify needs and ensure satisfaction.
• Communicate special needs or requests and resolve guest challenges with the team.
• Maintain cleanliness of bar and service spaces; perform side work.

Skills

Effective verbal and written коммуника

Language proficiency

Job description

About this job...

Restaurant Bartenders provide attentive, dynamic, and inspiring beverage service for our restaurant guests. Thorough knowledge of mixology, the restaurant food and beverage menus, and recommended pairings is critical to success. Restaurant Bartenders must be proactive in handling guest needs, be highly engaging, service-oriented, and take a creative approach to problem solving. The primary responsibility of a Restaurant Bartender is to deliver and exceed guest expectations, execute the restaurant vision, resolve challenges, and maintain excellent communication with guests, peers, and supervisors.

What you'll be doing...

• Prepare the bar for service by cleaning guest and service spaces and stocking essential supplies for ease of use. Retrieve liquor based on requisition.


• Learn details on each menu item to provide food and beverage recommendations to guests, highlighting unique restaurant offerings and specials.


• Prepare cocktails and other beverages to specification with accuracy, honoring special requests and ensuring guest delight.


• Effectively engage and build rapport with guests to identify needs and ensure guest satisfaction.


• Proactively communicate special needs or requests and take ownership to resolve guest challenges, working collaboratively with the restaurant team.


• Maintain cleanliness of restaurant spaces throughout and after shift, completing side work and stocking as needed or assigned.


• Always maintain professionalism consistent with restaurant and company expectations.


• Know and communicate restaurant emergency procedures; inform and assist guests in emergencies.


• Take on additional tasks as necessary or assigned by restaurant leadership.

Requirements...

• Effective verbal and written communication skills


• Must be able to speak, read, and write in primary language(s) used in the workplace


• 8+ hours per day; stand and walk frequently throughout the workday


• Lift, lower, and maneuver up to 30 pounds frequently


• Reach, bend, stoop, and pivot frequently throughout the workday

Equal Opportunity Employer.

Source: Hospitality Online