Waiter : Faircape Restaurant

Job Description

  • Faircape Restaurant and Catering, part of Faircape Life retirement villages, is located in 6 prime locations across the Western Cape providing meals to village residents and patients in the onsite healthcare centres.
  • We require a Waiter for our facility Tokai Estate in the Southern Suburbs.
  • The successful incumbent will ensure guests and residents are served in a professional, efficient and courteous manner.

Duties and Responsibilities 

  • Changing table linen as required and ensuring dirty or damaged linen is counted and exchanged for clean, usable items.
  • Cleaning and refilling cruet and condiment sets.
  • Setting tables to laid-down standards, ensuring that all items used are clean, undamaged and in a good state of repair.
  • To be completely familiar with the composition of all menu items.
  • Serving food and beverages in accordance with laid-down standards, in a professional, courteous manner.
  • At all times to be aware of and practice good customer relations, assisting the residents in any way which does not adversely affect other customers.
  • Attending customer complaints satisfactorily.
  • To be continually aware of, and maintain, the highest standards of personal hygiene and dress.
  • Restock and replenish bar inventory and supplies.
  • Ensure that billing of orders are done correctly.
  • Assist, when needed, for private events that require a waiter to be available.

Requirements

  • Proven experience as Waiter
  • Bartending experience advantageous
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Knowledge of serving etiquette and basic wine knowledge