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About the Role
The role involves delivering exceptional service, menu expertise, guest experience management, and effective communication in a fine-dining environment.
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Responsibilities
- Maintain exhaustive knowledge of menu, ingredients, preparation techniques, and wine pairings
- Execute precise service techniques including serving from left, clearing from right, and synchronized table drops
- Manage guest experience by tailoring service style and anticipating needs
- Guide guests through menu and recommend premium pairings to enhance experience and check size
- Communicate seamlessly with kitchen regarding dietary restrictions and order modifications
- Ensure all silverware, glassware, and plates are spotless and properly aligned
Requirements
- Exhaustive knowledge of menu, ingredients, preparation techniques, and wine pairings
- Ability to execute precise service techniques (serve from left, clear from right, synchronized table drops)
- Experience in high end restaurant service
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
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Job Overview
- A Waiter is responsible for delivering a flawless, highly sophisticated culinary experience to guests in a high end restaurant.
- Service is treated as an art form requiring deep culinary knowledge, flawless etiquette, and ability to anticipate guest needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain exhaustive knowledge of menu, ingredients, preparation techniques, culinary origins, allergens, and wine/cocktail pairings.
- Execute precise service techniques: serving from left, clearing from right, pouring water and wine flawlessly, synchronized table drops.
- Read the table to tailor service style (e.g., anniversary vs. business dinner); anticipate needs such as replacing dropped napkins or crumbing table.
- Guide guests through menu, explain chef tasting menus, recommend premium pairings, aperitifs, and digestifs.
- Communicate seamlessly with kitchen regarding dietary restrictions, pacing requests, and order modifications.
- Ensure every piece of silverware, crystal glassware, and porcelain plate is spotless and perfectly aligned.
Required Skills
- Exhaustive menu and beverage expertise
- Flawless etiquette and formal service techniques
- Guest experience management and anticipation
- Upselling and guidance
- Liaison between front and back of house
- Polishing and setup
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