Fine Dining Bartender

Department: Food + Beverage

Reports to: Food + Beverage Leadership

Status: Non-Exempt

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Voted #3 for Hottest New Restaurants by the Atlanta Eater, we are hiring at Midtown Atlanta’s newest upscale fine dining restaurant, Reverence – we’re looking for driven and passionate individuals to join the team! Take your career to new heights and new experiences at Reverence, a high end, reservation only, luxury restaurant. If you have the right ingredients to add to the mix, we look forward to hearing from you. Reverence is offering flexible hours for employees in the morning and evening as well as during the week and on weekends. 

Be a part of the immersive, appetite-driven hotel recognized for its high-end hospitality on a national level. Epicurean Atlanta has officially earned the coveted Four Diamond designation from AAA.

Reverence Bartenders will be responsible for ensuring exceptional service to all guests that is consistent and continually in accordance with the Epicurean Hotels service standards and standards of Mainsail Lodging & Development.  Bartenders will be responsible for making alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages by the recipe and delivering high quality food and drinks in a clean and friendly environment.

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Essential Functions:

• General knowledge of cocktail crafting and mixology fundamentals
• Curate guests’ bar experience by making recommendations

• Knowledge of all beverages to include liquors and wines
• Serves guests in an efficient courteous manner following the proper steps of service
• Knowledge of proper cocktail making, as trained by Epicurean Hotel.
• Have necessary tools to run the shift such as pen, corkscrew, any bar tools, etc.
• Ability to pair wines with meals

• Understanding that bar serves full menu and must be prepared as much to serve full coursed or shared meals to guests
• Light food running when applicable, ability to carry plates that may be warm or hot
• Knowledge of all menu items to include prep time, preparations, sauces, allergies, and accompaniments
• Securing the tab and collect payment for food and beverages served
• Follow practices to ensure safe and responsible serving of alcohol

• Be aware of any specials, soups, drinks, and any items that are running low
• Ability to handle station, or when situations arise, ability to let manager/supervisor know ahead of time so as not to affect the guest experience
• Follow cash handling procedures, and must be able to explain shortages and overages
• Maintain bar area and follow the established daily checklist
• Clean glasses, utensils, and bar equipment

• Perform other duties as management requests to service our guests.

Qualification Standards:

Education & Experience

• High School diploma or higher
• Previous hospitality experience required
• Minimum 2-year bartending experience in high volume bar or restaurant preferable in the Southwest, Florida area
• Excellent customer service skills

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to use technology e.g. tablets, iPads

Physical Demands

• Ability to lift 50 pounds or more

• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time
• Ability to communicate clearly
• Corrected vision to normal range
• Ability to work long hours as needed

Mental Demands

• Make sound judgments quickly
• Work on multiple tasks, making appropriate progress towards deadlines
• Able to work independently, take direction, and provide direction to others
• Manage differing personalities within the office, the hotel, and the community

• Maintain the highest degree of confidentiality
• Ability to work effectively in stressful, high pressure situations
• Ability to effectively handle challenges in the workplace, including anticipating, preventing, identifying, and solving problems as necessary