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We are hiring for a Service Director to join our renowned restaurant group, Fabio Trabocchi Restaurants, home to multiple award-winning restaurants. Service Directors provide guest-service to the highest quality standard. 

Since 2011, we have focused on expanding Fabio Trabocchi Restaurants to become one of the preeminent restaurant groups in the world. From our Michelin starred fine dining flagship, Fiola, to the neighborhood pasta house, Sfoglina, we are driven by high quality, high value work that makes a difference for the guest experience and making every guest feel special upon every visit.

A few of our recognitions include:

• 1 Michelin Star, Washington DC Michelin Guide
• #2 Best Italian Restaurant in the World, 50 Top Italy
• Best Restaurants 2021, Northern Virginia magazine
• Best New Restaurants in America, Esquire’s 20 Best New Restaurants
• James Beard Foundation’s “Best New Restaurant” Semifinalist
• Washington Post, Three Stars
• 17 Most Exciting Restaurants Opening Around the World, Bloomberg
• James Beard Foundation’s “Outstanding Service Program”

What we bring to the table

• Company sponsored health care plan and optional vision/dental coverage (4 different Kaiser Medical Plans to choose from, including out of network)
• 401(k) with Company Matching
• Paid Vacation & Holiday PTO (up to three weeks of paid vacation within the first year)
• Employee Dining Discount
• Complimentary Employee Meals
• NexGen Wellbeing Program
• Career Development Opportunities
• + monthly phone allowances, dining credits, and wellness credits to apply to gym membership, meditation apps, yoga, smoking cessation programs, or a massage.

If you understand the standards of world class service and hospitality and would like to be a part of our expanding restaurant group while working with some of the city's best hospitality and culinary professionals, we would love to meet and invite you to discover the opportunities to advance your career within our company. 

About Fiola Mare

Overlooking the Potomac River in Georgetown, Fiola Mare specializes in elegant Italian seafood and celebrates Chef Fabio Trabocchi’s love for the life by the sea.

This dreamwork is inspired by Italy’s coastlines and the bounty of its most pristine seafood. The Adriatic Sea and Fabio's native coastline of Monte Conero, the world-renowned Amalfi Coast, Sicily, and Forte dei Marmi, are the inspiration of our menu experience featuring the finest crudos, seafood towers, delightful salads, handmade pasta, and our signature "Carrello del Pesce", a seafood cart featuring the daily best catch from Italy and all over the world is showcased at your table.

Located in the chic and timeless Georgetown, Fiola Mare, with its unique, elegant, and nautical design, features scenic views of the waterfront and its marina. Its beautifully crafted cocktails and the superb wine list are recognized with a Wine Spectator Best Award of Excellence. Known for its “see and be seen” ambiance, Fiola Mare is home to Washington, D.C.’s best power lunch and offers exquisite private dining spaces for social and business events.

Primary responsibilities include ensuring preparatory, side-work and closing duties are completed by all front-of-house team members as per Fabio Trabocchi Restaurants standards, monitoring the flow of daily service, ensuring guest-service standards are upheld by all team members, and taking responsibility for cost control and restaurant profitability.

Service Directors also ensure constant communication takes place among front-of-house service and back-of-house team members of the restaurant to ensure speed of service and service-quality standards are met in order to guarantee guests are treated to memorable hospitality experiences.  

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience within a high volume upscale or fine dining restaurant 
• Must be able to work in a standing position for long periods of time. 
• Professional appearance and grooming standards appropriate for a premier fine dining restaurant
• Full time flexibility and availability
• If applicable: must obtain and maintain any state required on-premise manager liquor licenses within 90 day of employment (reimbursable)

How to apply: Please apply directly to this posting with an up-to-date resume