Required Years of Experience
2 years
Job Details
JF Restaurants by Michelin-Starred and Award-winning Chef John Fraser is hiring for experienced Hosts with a genuine sense of warmth and hospitality to join the team at the Times Square Edition, the Terrace and Outdoor Gardens Restaurant.
Key Responsibilities:
- Creating an energetic and memorable front door experience
- Knowledge of food and beverage menus
- Providing attentiveness and excellent service to VIP guests within the hotel and restaurant
- Increasing sales by ensuring guest satisfaction and prompt problem resolution with special attention to guest experience at the front door
- Greeting and engaging guests in a warm and professional manner
- Operating reservation system to maximize covers and smooth flow of guests
- Coordinating effective flow of guests and staff for a variety of events and high-volume services
- Communicating effectively with management, host, and dining room teams
- Estimating wait times for guests and maintaining the guest wait list
- Creating buzz about the restaurant by demonstrating knowledge of service, food and beverage offerings
- Compliance with OSHA, local health and safety codes as well as Company safety and security policies
- Ability to maintain composure in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
- Ability to read, write and speak fluent English
- Open availability is a must!
- Experience in a similar restaurant setting or position
- Participate as a team player with other key team members including setting tables, participating in on-site and off-site events, and creative contribution.
- Outstanding ability to communicate and make genuine connections
- Ability to maintain composure in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
- Maintaining a cordial demeanor when under pressure
- Additional duties as necessary and assigned
John Fraser Restaurants is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender (including gender identity or expression), pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, marital status, domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking victim status, ancestry, national origin, alienage or citizenship, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, or other protected status.
Compensation Details
Compensation: Hourly ($19.00 - $20.00)
Benefits & Perks: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Paid Time Off, 401k, Commuter Benefits, Potential Bonuses, Dining Discounts
Required Skills
Creating an Energetic and Memorable Front Door Experience
Knowledge of Food and Beverage Menus
Providing Attentiveness and Excellent Service to VIP Guests
Problem Resolution With Special Attention to Guest Experience
Operating Reservation System
Coordinating Effective Flow of Guests and Staff
Communicating Effectively With Management, Host, and Dining Room Teams
Estimating Wait Times for Guests
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Part of JF Restaurants
Chef John Fraser is the accomplished restaurateur behind Manhattan's NIX and The Loyal. JF Restaurants also operates collaboratively as Food and Beverage Partner to The Times Square EDITION Hotel and the Metropolitan Museum Dining Room.
In 2019, in partnership with Ian Schrager, JF Restaurants opened The Times Square Edition and oversees all food and beverage at the new 452-room hotel in Times Square, including 701West, The Terrace at EDITION, Paradise Club and the Lobby Bar. For the past 10 years, Chef John Fraser has built a renowned restaurant group, garnishing industry wide recognition, multiple Michelin Stars and favorable accolades from the New York Times.
ABOUT JF RESTAURANTS
JF Restaurants is a hospitality group rooted in collaboration and innovation, founded by restaurateur & Michelin-starred chef, John Fraser. We create moments that move people by using food, beverage, hospitality and design.
Restaurateur & Michelin-starred Chef John Fraser made his mark on the culinary landscape by redefining the role of vegetables in American cuisine, from imaginative fine dining restaurants to nostalgic neighborhood brasseries. A vision to create the entire hospitality experience led John to found his own hospitality group, JF Restaurants.
JF Restaurants is a collaborative, creative hospitality group based in New York City, with venues across the country. Concepts include Nix, America’s only Michelin-starred vegetarian restaurant, The Loyal in West Village, four restaurants & bars inside The Times Square EDITION and Ardor, at the WeHo EDITION in Los Angeles. John’s responsibilities at JF Restaurants include creative direction & concept development, business strategy and operations.
Awards
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