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Bartender at Carté Hotel

San Diego, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 4 Sept 2025

About the role

Position Summary:             This position requires a professional, high-energy Bartender with excellent communication skills who serves classical cocktails and exciting new beverages to our guests while upholding the hotel’s standards of cleanliness and hospitality. The Bartender will greet guests, learn about their preferences, answer questions, recommend menu items, and prepare and serve beverages and food. Additional responsibilities include upselling items, creating recipes, utilizing proper equipment and ingredients, and handle basic cleaning duties. As a professional Bartender, you should have a neat appearance and engaging, friendly personality. You should be efficient, observant, knowledgeable, and personable. Type: Hourly, Part-time Pay rate: $17.25/hr + tips Duties and Responsibilities: Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Welcoming guests, reading, and listening to people to determine beverage preferences, making recommendations, and taking beverage and food orders.

Up-sell additional products when appropriate.

Working knowledge of current and seasonal beverage and food menus.

Working knowledge of current recipe book and consistent execution of standardized recipes.

Present menus, answer questions, and provide recommendations on cocktails, wine, other beverages, and food.

Planning beverage menus and informing guests about new beverages and specials.

Selecting and mixing ingredients, garnishing glasses, and serving beverages to guests per recipe.

Checking identification to ensure guests are the legal age to purchase alcohol.

Monitor guest behavior and consumption to ensure safe alcohol service; follow responsible alcohol service guidelines.

Collaborate with barbacks, servers, and kitchen staff to ensure seamless service.

Taking inventory and ordering supplies to ensure bar and tables are well-stocked.

Adhering to all food safety and quality regulations.

Handling cash, credit, and debit card transactions, ensuring charges are accurate and returning correct change to patrons, balancing the cash register.

Maintaining a clean work and dining area by removing trash, cleaning tables, and washing glasses, utensils, and equipment.

Developing new cocktail recipes.

Greet Guests and attend to them in a polite friendly manner.

Have and maintain knowledge of facility, surrounding area, prices and menu items offered. It is also important to have knowledge of the preparation of our menu items and where our products are sourced from.