Server
da Gama (the sister restaurant of Oporto) is a thriving, family-owned restaurant in the Heights neighborhood. We serve Indian cuisine with a Portuguese influence, making everything from scratch in house and focusing on creating delicious, creative, and healthy meals for both lunch and dinner, Monday-Saturday.
We're seeking both full and part time servers with availability 3-5 days a week for lunch and dinner services.
This is a tipped position, with an average hourly of $35+. Duties and responsibilities include :
- Communicating with kitchen and front of house staff to ensure effective flow of service
- Maintaining a strong sense of controlled urgency and hospitality at all times
- Working as part of a small but mighty team to ensure great service throughout the restaurant
- Studying the menu, wine list, and cocktail list and keeping up with weekly changes
- Maintaining an organized and clean work environment
- Communicating with guests
- Helping in any way necessary to aid in the success of the team
Our ideal candidate should possess :
- Strong communication skills
- Warm and courteous table-side manner
- A sense of pride in work and ownership of responsibilities
- The desire to work with a team
- A passion for food, wine, hospitality, and continuing education
- Flexibility in work availability
- A high level of maturity, honesty and dependability
- A positive attitude and a willingness to make things work, even in high-stress moments
- Candidates must have an interest in learning about wine and food and ongoing beverage training
In return, we offer the right person :
- Fair, friendly and balanced work environment
- Autonomy and opportunity for growth in the business based on performance
- Generous discounts at the restaurant
If you think this describes you, we're looking forward to meeting you soon.
Please submit a cover letter and resume here, attention to Lauren Allen, the General Manager.