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**Bartender Job Description**

We are looking for a professional, high-energy Bartender with excellent communication skills serve classical cocktails and exciting new beverages to our customers.. We are a polished casual restaurant with three bars and the capacity to seat 400+. We have an extensive menu that includes fresh seafood, oysters, prime steaks and burgers, as well as gourmet specials run everyday. If you have experience in mixology and enjoy working in a fast paced environment and like the challenges that go with it, we would love to interview you.

We are looking for a competent Restaurant Bartenders to take and deliver orders. You’ll be the face of our restaurant and responsible for exceeding our customers’ expectations and delvering a remarkable service experience

If you enjoy talking to people and thrive in a fast-paced workplace, we’d like to meet you. Your ultimate goal will be to provide high-quality service that will help us maintain and attract customers.

**Bartender Responsibilities**:
The Bartender will greet customers, learn about their preferences, answer questions, recommend menu items, and prepare and serve beverages and food. You will also up-sell items, create recipes, utilize proper equipment and ingredients, and handle basic cleaning duties. To succeed as a Bartender, you should have a neat appearance and engaging, friendly personality. You should be efficient, observant, knowledgeable, and personable.

Welcoming customers, reading and listening to people to determine beverage preferences, making recommendations, and taking drink orders.

Planning drink menus and informing customers about new beverages and specials.

Selecting and mixing ingredients, garnishing glasses, and serving beverages to customers.

Checking identification to ensure customers are the legal age to purchase alcohol.

Taking inventory and ordering supplies to ensure bar and tables are well-stocked.

Adhering to all food safety and quality regulations.

Handling cash, credit, and debit card transactions, ensuring charges are accurate and returning correct change to patrons, balancing the cash register.

Maintaining a clean work and dining area by removing trash, cleaning tables, and washing glasses, utensils, and equipment.

Developing new cocktail recipes.

**Bartender Requirements**:
Meets state minimum age to serve alcohol.

Availability to work nights, weekends, and holidays.

Positive, engaging personality and professional appearance.

Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.

Strong task and time management abilities.

Eye for detail and understanding of drink mixing tools and techniques.

Ability to stand, walk, bend, etc for extended periods, and lift up to 25 lbs.

Pay: $50,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program

Restaurant type:

- Bar
- Upscale casual restaurant

Shift:

- Day shift
- Night shift

Weekly day range:

- Every weekend
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends only

Application Question(s):

- If a guest is unhappy with their experience, what would you do?
- Define what “exceeding guest expectations” means to you?
- Name three white wine varietals?
- Name three red wine varietals?
- Do you have a minimum of two years prior bartending experience?
- Are you available to work full-time hours, regularly scheduled 30-40 hours per week?
- Are you able to work nights and weekends regularly without restrictions?

Work Location: In person