Restaurant Server

Tandem Hospitality Group; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 15,153 - 20,664; Full time

Job summary

Tandem Hospitality Group in Westminster, CO is seeking a Restaurant Server to warmly greet guests, take orders, and ensure a memorable dining experience from start to finish.

You will work with the team to maintain clean front‑of‑house areas, handle payments, pour wine tableside, and support kitchen with prep as needed. Prior guest relations and food safety familiarity are valued.

Qualifications

• One year of prior food and beverage experience preferred.
• Prior guest relations training.
• Knowledge of proper food handling.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Punctuality and reliable attendance are required.
• Proper food safety training and certification as described by law.
• Experience working with computers and reservation software such as OpenTable.

Responsibilities

• Greet all customers warmly.
• Adhere to grooming and appearance standards.
• Prepare dining tables for service, napkins and utensils, refill condiments.
• Take guest food and beverage orders accurately.
• Know current menu choices, specials and deviations.
• Handle table assignments and communicate needs to the cooks.
• Pour wine tableside and record revenue accurately.
• Open and pour wine tableside and process payments.
• Clean front‑of‑house areas and assist with dishes.
• Answer telephone with appropriate etiquette.
• Assist with special events and maintain positive relationships.
• Assist kitchen with prep work or plating as necessary.

Skills

Guest relations

Attention to detail

Communication

Punctuality

Food and beverage experience

Tools

MS Office

OpenTable

POS systems

Google

Job description

Job Description A Restaurant Server is to interact with all guests and ensure they have a great experience when dining. A server is to ensure that each guest has a positive dining experience from start to finish and that all expectations are exceeded and any issues that may arise are quickly resolved.

Job Responsibilities

• Greet all customers warmly
• Adhere to grooming and appearance standards
• Prepare dining tables for service, laying out napkins and utensils, making sure the condiments are refilled, performing all other preparations and side‑work tasks
• Take guest food and beverage orders accurately
• Knowledge of current menu choices, specialties and menu deviations
• Handle table assignments, seating customers, food and drink suggestions, and communicate customer needs to the cooks
• Ensure a memorable dining experience
• Properly open and pour wine tableside
• Accurately record revenue and accept cash, credit card, room charges and direct billing payments
• Perform basic cleaning tasks as needed or directed by supervisor
• Assist with special events if needed
• Answer telephone using appropriate etiquette
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with co‑workers and others
• Bus tables and assist with processing dirty dishes if necessary
• Assist kitchen with prep work or plating if necessary
• Clean all front‑of‑house areas including windows, light fixtures and entrance as assigned
• Fill water bottles, cut fruit, roll silverware, and complete other service‑related tasks as assigned
• Perform other duties as assigned, requested or deemed necessary by management

Job Qualifications

• One year of prior food and beverage experience preferred
• Prior guest relations training
• Knowledge of proper food handling
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to perform assigned duties with attention to detail, speed, accuracy, follow‑through, courtesy, cooperativeness and work with minimum supervision
• Punctuality and reliable attendance are required
• Proper food safety training and certification as described by law
• Experience working with computers (MS Office/Google), POS (Micros, Aloha, etc.) and reservation software (Open Table)
• Ensure various physical movements throughout the work areas, such as reaching, extending arms over head, bending and stooping are performed safely
• Ability to push and pull vacuum cleaners as well as wheeled carts weighing up to 25 pounds
• Compensation: $13/hr