Our Bartenders are friendly, outgoing, and possess excellent communication skills. Guest experience is critical to our continued success, and you will play a major role in the overall quality of that experience.

Your individual personality should shine through in order to thrill our guests.

Responsibilities :

o Pass TIPs / ABC Alcohol test with a grade of 70% or higher

o Monitor and control alcohol consumption from our guests to ensure guest safety

o Communicate and attend to our guests in a timely manner

o Work with others in order to keep all areas clean and stocked to company standards at all times

Knowledge & Skills :

o Basic mathematical skills for handling physical currency / returning proper amounts of change

o Basic reading and writing

o Familiarity with point of sale systems

o Ability to have a clear understanding of beer, wine, and cocktail recipes

o Excellent communication skills

o Understand food and beverage specifications

o Clear understanding of workplace safety procedures

o Must be of legal age to serve liquor per state law

Required Licenses & Certifications :

o eTIPs (for CT, NY, MA, VA, FL, and GA markets)

o A.B.C. (for TN Market)

Position : Bartender

Our Bartenders are a key part of our team, and critical to providing genuine hospitality. They are energetic, passionate about beer and cocktails, and are focused on providing our guests with a memorable experience.

Our Bartender position is for a talented and energetic individual, excited to grow in the service industry and committed to providing quality service in a fun and casual bar environment.

Who is Bottleneck Management?

Bottleneck Management operates vibrant, high-energy, approachable restaurants in the most dynamic neighborhoods and locations.

From the start, we’ve been about genuine people and genuine hospitality. We’ve grown into a crowd-pleasing hospitality juggernaut while continuing to hold our core values close to our hearts.

Core Values

Understand the wants and needs of others

Support others through words and actions

Empower each team member to excel

Enjoy each other, our guests, and our time at work

We believe it’s our people that make us strong, so we’re committed to finding driven, hospitable, upbeat, and intelligent teammates.

Whether it’s in our home office or our restaurants, we put hospitality first, like excellent hosts at a party.

We offer a fun and supportive working environment, comprehensive benefits, EAP access, and restaurant dining discounts.

Primary Responsibilities and Duties

Essential Functions :

• Adhere to laws and company policy pertaining to the service of alcohol.
• Communicate effectively with customers and help with their food and beverage selection.
• Professional and enthusiastic attitude.
• Execute orders.
• Ensure cleanliness of bar area, set up, and stock bar for start of shift.
• Gain proficiency in all specialty cocktails and be enthusiastic about our offerings.

Qualifications and Skills :

• Must be at least 21 years of age
• At least 2 years bartending experience required.
• High-volume corporate experience is a plus.
• Keen awareness of guest environment and needs.
• Expert liquor, beer, and wine knowledge.
• Strong craft beer and cocktail knowledge
• Ability to multi-task and work collaboratively in a fast-paced work environment.
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with guests, fellow team members, and management to provide exceptional guest service.
• Ability to work a varied schedule, including nights and weekends.
• Good judgement skills and adaptive attitude
• Must have all required food / alcohol certifications as designated by location.

Must Be / Have :

• Outstanding interpersonal skills.
• Outgoing and full of energy.
• Polite and patient.
• Excellent communication skills
• Satisfaction focused.

Supervisory Responsibilities : Indirectly oversees barbacks (non-supervisory)

Department : FOH Operations

Work Environment / Physical Demand :

• Must be able to stand for full shift.
• Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds.
• Must have good hearing for accurate communication with guests.
• Must be able to use hands and fingers to handle and feel objects and tool controls.
• Must be able to work in areas of loud noise.
• Required to frequently reach, bend, stoop, and carry.
• Must be able to work in both warm and cool environments; indoors and outdoors
• Must be able to tolerate potential exposure to allergens (peanut products, egg, dairy, gluten, soy, seafood, and shellfish)
• Extended periods of standing and walking to different parts of the restaurant at different levels.
• Fast paced hands on position.
• Dining facilities are both outside and inside. Lighting is maintained at a low level.

PAGU is currently seeking an experienced bartender .

The pay starts at $6.15 / hr + tips, with opportunity for higher hourly pay based on experience, and a higher weight in the tip pool based on knowledge and experience.

Full time bartenders have the opportunity to make six figures annually.

What is PAGU?

PAGU is a Japanese tapas restaurant by James Beard Nominated Chef / Owner Tracy Chang . Located in Cambridge’s innovation hub between Central Square and MIT, we serve lunch and dinner, including takeout and patio dining.

The menu highlights local ingredients and celebrates the harmony of techniques and flavors of Japanese and Spanish cuisines inspired by Chang’s experiences with O Ya, Le Cordon Bleu Paris, Spanish three-star Michelin Restaurante Martin Berasategui, Guchi’s Midnight Ramen and Harvard’s Science & Cooking course.

We are a group of loyal, hard-working, detail-oriented team players eager to serve our community. We are building a company that people love and are proud to work with.

We are not just chefs; we are not just service professionals; we are collaborators, growing and improving together every day.

PAGU is an equal opportunity employer. Chef / Owner Tracy is fluent in Spanish, Mandarin, English, with mild language skills in French and Portuguese.

We ask ourselves :

How do we better care for our team? We are dedicated to building a PAGU family that shares core values of education, leadership, teamwork, empathy and passion for serving others.

Just as we expect you to carry out your responsibilities, it is our collective duty to create a fun environment for everyone to learn, grow, and thrive together.

We look forward to taking care of you with a competitive salary (based on experience), health insurance, vacation mileage, and career growth opportunities.

The safety and well-being of our team and community is our top priority. We provide proper PPE and have made adjustments to keep each other safe.

How do we better care for our community? At Pagu, our community is at the forefront of everything we do. In response to Covid, Chef Tracy co-founded two non-profits prioritizing safety and well-being over profits : Off Their Plate and Project Restore Us.

By joining team Pagu, you will be heavily involved in both the operations and continued growth of her non-profit work, where giving back to the essential worker communities is woven into the weekly responsibilities.

Accolades :

Best Restaurant Turned Grocer 2021 / / Boston Magazine

Rising Star Chefs Game Changer / / Star Chefs 2020

Basque Culinary World Prize Finalist 2020 / / Basque Culinary World Prize

Best New Restaurants 2018 / / Boston Magazine

Chef of the Year 2017 / / Boston Globe

Best Ramen in Boston 2017 / / Boston Magazine

As Bartender, you will be responsible for :

Education

• Proper training and education on all food and beverage offerings as well as steps of service.
• Allergy knowledge and training.
• Product knowledge of all beverage offerings including spirits, wine, sake, sherry, PAGU cocktails and classic cocktails.
• TIPS certification

Operations

• Opening / closing
• Inventory management
• Cleaning and organizing product
• Bussing and polishing
• Credit cards and cash handling

Technical

• Google Suite
• Toast
• Doordash / Caviar

Visit us : 310 Mass. Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139

Get to us :

• T : Central Square, Kendall Square
• Bus : 1, 47, 77, 83, 91

No. 9 Park , Chef Barbara Lynch s James Beard-award-winning flagship restaurant on Beacon Hill, is seeking an experienced Bartender to join their team.

They are looking for spirits-minded and hospitality-driven individuals with solid food and wine knowledge.

No. 9 Park has been at the forefront of the cocktail scene in Boston for over twenty years, crafting beautiful drinks to sit alongside Chef Lynch’s world-class cuisine.

Ideal candidates will have at least two years relevant bartending experience and an absolute passion for all things spirits and cocktail related.

No. 9 Park, an entity of Barbara Lynch Collective, is an equal opportunity employer.

We believe heartfelt, human connections make people’s lives better. Especially the people who work here.

Our founder, Bill Kimpton rebelled against impersonal, generic hospitality that makes people feel disconnected. He initiated a new boutique hotel standard and environment where people could connect, from the heart.

That was the goal then, and it is still our purpose today.

Your work here has meaning. You’re here to improve the lives of coworkers, guests, owners, communities, and together we make that happen.

It’s what drives all that we do. Every day you can improve lives in your own, unique way and you can expect the same in return.

It all starts with you.

How We’re Different

Our San Francisco-born entrepreneurial spirit and zest for life kick started this culture in 1981, and it shines through to this day.

It all flows from you. The lively, rebellious, genuine you with your diverse background, talents, experiences, and plucky personality is fully welcome, and celebrated here.

Because we know that when people can be themselves at work, they shine.

That’s what we seek out and celebrate. It’s people of all kinds who share a knack for creativity and self-leadership. People who don’t need to be told what to do to get things done.

People who have an innate passion for making others’ lives better.

It adds up to a work environment that’s a bit quirky, irreverent, exciting, uncommon, empowering, and downright exceptional.

Guests feel it; you’ll feel it too.

What You’ll Do

Prepare and serve drinks for guests in a professional, courteous, and timely manner, all the while providing outstanding service to our guests along the way.

You’ll act as an advocate for the bar / restaurant, be a creator of ridiculously personal experiences, and develop relationships with guests that will compel them to return.

Some of your responsibilities include :

• Greet and welcome our guests and promptly serve them food and beverages.
• Pour drinks, using standard pour according to specifications, receive and process orders in the POS system with accuracy.
• Serve food and drinks to guests, along with filling orders for the servers.
• Notify a manager if a guest is becoming intoxicated or rude to other guests.
• Fill and clean ice bins, clean and empty trash cans, change kegs, stock beer and wine coolers.
• Clean shelving, stainless steel, mixers, cups, blenders, and soda guns.
• Follow uniform and grooming specifications.
• Maintain cooperative communication with support crew and management.
• Unpack deliveries and stock the bar.
• We all wear multiple hats here at Kimpton. You may need to take on responsibilities outside of this job post at times, as we all do.

What You Bring

• 1 year of bartending experience is preferred.
• Passion for crafting and personalizing guest experiences.
• Excellent wine and spirits knowledge, great communication and presentation skills.
• Knowledgeable of credit card and cash handling procedures, as well as recording accurate tip-out sheets, and calculating accurate bill amounts.
• Food Handler and Alcohol Serving Certifications (if applicable).
• Flexible schedule and are able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays when needed.

Be Yourself. Lead Yourself. Make it Count.