Host
About the job
- Previous full-service restaurant experience is preferred but not mandatory.
- Must be upbeat, outgoing, and positive.
- Must be able to assist guests and possess strong guest-relations skills.
- Ability to work positively in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to stand and walk and remain focused and alert for 6–8 hours per shift.
- Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work effectively within a team.
- Ability to communicate effectively on the telephone.
- Ability to lift up to 35 pounds.
- Greet all guests with genuine enthusiasm and warmth upon arrival.
- Inform guests of their estimated wait time.
- Accurately enter guest names and information into the Resy system.
- Escort guests to their assigned tables.
- Present menus and provide initial table introductions.
- Bid guests farewell as they leave and express appreciation for their patronage.
- Address guest questions and concerns.
- Perform light housekeeping duties, such as cleaning glassware and menus.
- Ensure the cleanliness, stocking, and orderliness of restrooms.
- Act as the first and last point of contact for guests, creating a positive impression.
- Communicate effectively with servers, kitchen staff, and management.
- Previous experience in a full-service restaurant.
About the company
Harvest Restaurant Group is a restaurant operator with dining venues in northern and central New Jersey and Darien, Connecticut. Its concepts include Roots Steakhouse, Roots Ocean Prime, Agricola, Addams Tavern, Grato and several American taverns, serving dishes such as steaks, seafood, pasta and wood-fired pizza. The restaurants combine distinct menus and settings with local, seasonal ingredients and wine and spirits selections. The group also hosts private occasions in its dining spaces and runs an off-premise catering business for events in New Jersey, New York and eastern Pennsylvania. Harvest began in 1996 with the opening of Trap Rock Restaurant & Brewery in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
N/A
Founded
1996
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What believers are saying
- Cooks have a management training route: its junior sous-chef programme prepares participants for potential leadership positions.
- Eligible staff receive dining discounts: the careers page includes them in its employee benefits package.
- Certain major holidays are closed: the Trap Rock host posting lists Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Independence Day.
What critics are saying
- Host availability must span the year: the Berkeley Heights listing explicitly requires year-round availability.
- Training remains physically demanding: participants must stand or move for six to eight hours per shift.
- Managers carry financial duties: the Ridgewood vacancy includes inventory, budgets, profit-and-loss reporting and payroll.
What makes Harvest Restaurant Group unique
- Ownership stays with the founders' family: Harvest is owned and operated by the Grabowskis.
- A dessert funds hunger relief: November pumpkin butter cake proceeds go directly to the Community FoodBank of New Jersey.
- Brewing sits within the dining offer: the group describes handcrafted beers at Trap Rock.
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