Bartender - Becca Restaurant & Garden, The Historic Cavalier Hotel

HEI Hotels & Resorts•Virginia Beach, VA

18d•Onsite

About The Position

Serve guests in a hospitable manner to ensure a positive guest experience at Becca Restaurant & Garden at The Historic Cavalier Hotel. The bartender maintains daily bar setup and stock, prepares garnishes and perishables, welcomes guests, takes and prepares drink orders using standard recipes and portion control, and follows applicable requirements for serving alcoholic beverages. The role also involves accurately processing orders and payments, maintaining accountability for beverages and cash, securing equipment and funds, and complying with attendance expectations. Other job-related duties may be assigned. Hotel experience is preferred. Candidates should communicate effectively with guests and coworkers, have basic food and beverage preparation knowledge, and be able to perform the manual, standing, register, and menu-related duties described in the posting, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

Must communicate well with guests.
Basic knowledge of food and beverage preparation and service of various alcoholic beverages.
Basic mathematical skills to operate a cash register, make change, total guest checks, count the bank, prepare cash drops, total other charges, and understand portion sizes.
Sufficient manual dexterity to use a knife for garnishes, handle glassware and bottles, scoop ice, mix drinks, and reach overhead to retrieve stock, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to remember, recite, and promote menu items, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to operate a keyboard and use point-of-sale procedures to pre-check orders and close checks, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to stand and work in confined spaces for long periods, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, customers, and patrons.
Effective verbal and written communication skills and ability to adapt communication style to different audiences.
Ability to comply with attendance rules and be available to work on a regular basis.

Nice To Haves

Hotel experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain proper daily bar setup and requisition and stock beer, wine, spirits, paper products, straws, stirrers, condiments, and produce based on daily function projections.
Maintain stock and prepare and store fresh fruit and vegetable garnishes, juices, and other perishables to ensure product quality.
Greet guests courteously, promote and document drink orders, and mix, garnish, and present drinks using standard recipes and prudent portion control.
Follow State, Federal, and Corporate requirements for serving alcoholic beverages.
Enter orders into the point-of-sale register and create a check for each guest, including guests served by other beverage servers, to maintain accountability for beverages.
Receive guest payments, make change, verify charges, record charges, and ensure vouchers are properly executed to balance money.
Lock and store beverage, food, and other equipment; deposit cash drops; and secure the bank.
Comply with attendance rules and be available to work regularly.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.