Bartender - Soho House Nashville

Soho House • Nashville, TN

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About The Position

The Bartender prepares alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, serves food, and provides excellent service and memorable experiences to guests and members at Soho House & Co. The role represents the brand, management team, and global food and drink program, contributing professional behavior, positive energy, and a welcoming environment that supports conversation and sales. Bartenders greet customers, learn their preferences, answer questions, recommend menu items, prepare and serve beverages, upsell items, create recipes, use appropriate equipment and ingredients, and complete basic cleaning duties. A successful candidate is neat, engaging, friendly, efficient, observant, knowledgeable, personable, and enthusiastic about craft cocktails.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience working in a high-volume food and beverage operation.
• Craft cocktail experience and experience working with seasonally influenced perishable items.
• Ability to multitask and deliver drink requests efficiently and promptly while maintaining consistency.
• Strong communication and people skills.
• Flexible schedule and reliability.
• Ability to grasp, turn, and hold objects with hands; work on feet for at least 8 hours; move quickly around the club; move, pull, carry, or lift at least 40 pounds; and occasionally kneel, bend, crouch, and climb.

Nice To Haves

• Experience making coffee drinks.
• Tips certification.
• Experience with Micros.

Responsibilities

• Follow service steps and company guidelines when preparing cocktails, juices, coffee, and other bar drinks.
• Maintain a clean and organized section and collaborate with other bartenders to wash glassware and utensils after use and clean work areas and customer spaces.
• Educate guests and members about beverage options through knowledge gained in House Tonic trainings.
• Describe daily specials, seasonal menu items, and food-pairing options to promote sales and enhance the dining experience.
• Collect payment for sold items and operate a cash register.
• Check customers’ identification to verify age requirements for alcohol and tobacco purchases, and assess when a customer has consumed too much alcohol.
• Arrange bottles and glasses in attractive displays that promote beverage options and improve the guest and member experience.
• Serve customers in a friendly and helpful manner.
• Monitor supplies inventory and delegate replenishment to Barbacks.
• Mix ingredients according to drink recipes to support a consistent global beverage program.
• Perform other duties as assigned by a supervisor or manager.

Benefits

• Full-time employees are eligible for medical, dental, and vision coverage and a retirement fund with a 2% match.
• Full-time employees receive sick days and vacation days.
• Career development opportunities, including domestic and international career progression and managerial or technical development.
• Training to develop technical and managerial skills.
• Employee learning and development courses, both internally and externally run.
• Food and drink trips, training, and events through Cookhouse & House Tonic.
• Team events, including fitness sessions, cinema screenings, and art classes.
• A substantial complimentary meal while on duty in the Houses and Restaurants.
• Soho Impact community initiatives involving mentoring, apprenticeship, local outreach, and sustainability.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed