610 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022

Maitre D

Le Jardinier More Info

610 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022

Full Time • Hourly ($20.00 - $25.00)

Expired: Mar 8, 2023

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Required Years of Experience

2 years

Job Details

We are seeking an experienced, motivated individual to join our restaurant as a Maitre'd. As a lead member of our front-of-house service team, you greet customers, make and confirm reservations, and manage waitstaff to ensure the highest possible standards of service. You are responsible for both the logistic details, including reservations and arrangements for large parties, as well as setting the overall ambiance and atmosphere of the restaurant space. Our ideal candidate has considerable prior experience in high-end foodservice environments, an impeccable demeanor, customer service skills par excellence, and logistical and organizational acumen.

Le Jardinier New York is a modern vegetable-driven restaurant. Le Jardinier is focused on modern cuisine utilizing the highest quality vegetables, seasonal ingredients, and fresh herbs. The French word for “gardener,” Le Jardinier’s cuisine and setting evoke a modern greenhouse in the heart of the city. Le Jardinier features approachable yet refined vegetable-driven dishes, rooted in classic French technique. Chef Alain Verzeroli has created a menu where plants play a prominent role: local, seasonal fruits and vegetables, fresh herbs, and greens are complemented by wild and sustainable fish, meat and poultry. The wine list features over 350 references, and has an international focus drawing heavily on the French regions of Champagne, Burgundy, and Bordeaux.

Position Responsibilities

Make, adjust, and cancel customer reservations
Greet customers and guide them to their tables
Answer customer questions regarding food, drinks, and specials
Resolve customer complaints or disputes
Manage waitstaff to ensure efficient and excellent service throughout a given seating

Qualifications

At least 2 years experience in fine dining, fast-paced restaurant environment
Adaptive organizational skills and the ability to change plans to meet new circumstances
Excellent communication
Excellent customer service skills
Ability to tactfully deliver unfavorable news to guests, and tactfully provide recovery

We are a team of hospitality professionals committed to creating extraordinary experiences for our guests and staff. Our mission is to operate a financially responsible organization in an environment where work feels good.

RESPECT for our team, guests, partners, purveyors and our environment.
EMPOWER our staff to think and act on their own with a Sense of Urgency.
PRIDE ourselves in providing generous hospitality, distinctive cuisine and exceptional service.
MENTOR, we encourage personal and professional Development.
EMBRACE the daily challenge and have fun. We are all in this together!

Bastion Hospitality LLC –is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Bastion Hospitality, LLC will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

Employees must maintain the confidentiality of all company and customer information and must not discuss such matters outside of Bastion Hospitality, LLC. Tact and discretion must be used in all dealings with all customers and potential customers to maintain a positive image of Baston Hospitality, LLC.