Restaurant Server

Stony Brook, New York

Lessing's
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Description:
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Position: Restaurant Server

Come join us at one of our Main Street Restaurants as a Server.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepares room for dining by clothing tables and setting decorations, condiments, candles, napkins, service plates, and utensils.

• Protects establishment and patrons by adhering to sanitation, safety, and alcohol beverage control policies.

• Helps patrons select food and beverages by presenting menu; offering cocktails and aperitifs; suggesting courses; explaining the chef's specialties; identifying appropriate wines; answering food preparation questions.

• Transmits orders to bar and kitchen by recording patrons' choices; identifying patrons' special dietary needs and special requests.

• Keeps kitchen staff informed by noting timing of meal progression.

• Serves orders by picking up and delivering patrons' choices from bar and kitchen; delivering accompaniments and condiments from service bars.

• Responds to additional patron requirements by inquiring of needs; observing dining process.

• Maintains table setting by removing courses as completed; replenishing utensils; refilling water glasses; being alert to patron spills or other special needs.

• Concludes dining experience by acknowledging choice of restaurant; inviting patrons to return.

• Obtains revenues by totaling charges; issuing bill; accepting payment; delivering bill and payment to host-person; returning change or credit card and signature slip to patrons.

• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Pay & Perks:
-Hourly pay
-Paid Time Off for Full Time Employees
-401K for Full Time Employees
-Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits for Full-Time Employees

The Company: Lessing's Hospitality Group is comprised of over 100 locations throughout the Northeast and Florida. Lessing's operates 21 wedding and catering venues, 16 full-service restaurants, over 75 corporate and academic dining centers, a historic inn, and a presidential yacht. Steeped in over 130 years of tradition, Lessing's Hospitality Group's focus is on providing each guest and client with unique, personalized experiences and remarkable hospitality.

Salary (NY only): $16 per hour
Date Posted: 20 May 2025
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