Server/Host

THE OPPORTUNITY

Café Mars, located in the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn, is seeking a server/host. We are looking for skilled, enthusiastic, and kind hospitality professionals to join our team. The service we aim to provide at Café Mars will be as attentive as a fine dining establishment, but with more familiarity and sense of celebration. This position will be for three shifts, with potential for more.

WHO WE ARE

Opened in April 2023, Café Mars is a weird Italian restaurant in Gowanus. We aim to be the neighborhood place that makes locals proud and makes visitors want to become locals. The restaurant is in a corner space on Third Avenue, across the street from where Paul’s great grandfather first settled in Brooklyn from Campania, Italy. When joining Café Mars, you will become part of a small, tight‐knit team that gives the best we have to offer our guests and each other.

Fun, seasonal and inventive, the menu pays homage to the traditional Italian roots of the neighborhood, while celebrating the chefs’ eclectic backgrounds in the food world. Chef/Owner Paul D’Avino’s past includes NYC spots wd~50 and aska as well as long and short stints in Iceland, Denmark, and Japan.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide a welcoming and memorable hospitality experience for all guests. Builds relationships with repeat guests.
• Records and communicates orders from guests to the kitchen and/or bar, while noting any special requests or allergies in a clear and concise manner.
• Accurately describes and sells food items and beverages, guiding guests with supplied and pre-existing knowledge, free of pretension.
• Performs set up and breakdown of the dining room, including restocking and cleaning, and any side work that is deemed necessary for the space.
• Provides wine service, both BTG and BTB, to guests. Runs or transports beverages via tray service (cocktails, beer, and spirits, coffee/tea) from bar to table.
• Warmly greets, checks-in and seats guests.
• Assists in maintaining the reservation system during service.
• Ensures excellent service & hospitality is provided to all guests, our community, vendors and staff. We are committed to maintaining a kind and positive environment to every person who enters our space.
• Works closely with coworkers to ensure that the entire restaurant delivers a maximum level of service and satisfaction.

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum one year of experience in fine dining or upscale casual restaurants.
• Must have weekend and Sunday brunch availability.
• Must demonstrate a love of food, and beverages of all types. An excitement about the restaurant experience as a whole.
• If you have an infatuation with Italy, its food, its wine, and its culture, you would be in great company.
• Love of learning and commitment to improvement. Is open to receiving and contributing critique in a straightforward manner.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships in all directions: ownership, co-workers, team members, and guests while listening and addressing concerns as needed.
• Must possess outstanding organizational, interpersonal skills, and excellent attention to detail.
• An outgoing team player with a positive attitude and problem-solving skills, willing to adapt and learn every day.

We offer a supportive working and learning environment that fosters growth and promotes career advancement, believing that one should always be learning. This is a great opportunity for industry professionals looking to advance their career. If you are interested in joining a restaurant that values creativity, uniqueness, dedication, hard work and a commitment to genuine hospitality then come and get it!