Responsibilities:
- Greet guests and seat them at tables or in waiting areas.
- Provide guests with menus.
- Assign patrons to tables suitable for their needs and according to rotation so that servers receive an appropriate number of seatings.
- Inform guests of current promotions and who will be serving them to ensure a smooth handoff to the service staff.
- Manage the flow of guests into the dining and bar areas, provide accurate wait times to incoming guests if appropriate.
- Operate cash registers to accept payments for food and beverages.
- Previous restaurant hosting or serving experience preferred.
- Friendly and customer-focused personality.
- Ability to articulate clear greetings and farewells to guests, as well as being able to understand requests for assistance.
- Ability to clearly communicate guests’ needs to Servers, Bussers, Managers, etc.
- Ability to effectively communicate on the telephone.
- Must be able to carry trays or supplies (10-30 lbs.)