Banquet Server

36 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA Job Description Posted Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM Hotel Californian fosters a creative, entrepreneurial, and energetic work environment. We value passionate people who love to be challenged and desire the freedom to contribute to the overall success of the hotel. We strive to create a workplace culture that values family, work-life balance, and community. We help develop our teams and provide support for them to grow their careers with our organization. Our Talent is proud to work here. JOB SUMMARY: The Banquet Server is responsible for serving food and beverages to guests in a timely, courteous, efficient and accurate manner. Work well with co-workers as part of a team. Read and understand Banquet Event Orders and carry out the instructions given on the Banquet Event Orders. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: • Prepare and serve meal accompaniments to banquet attendees. • Perform side work. • Open & pour bottled wine for guests along with other table beverages. • Knowledge of current menu being served and ability to describe ingredients. • Take note of special guest requests and/or allergies and act accordingly. • Bus and set tables/stations, as needed. • Keep various stations replenished and clean (i.e., deli, dessert, coffee, espresso) • Help direct guests and answer questions about facility. • Perform other duties as assigned. • Must have food and wine knowledge for pairing suggestions. • Communicate with support crew and management. SKILLS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required • One year minimum of customer service experience preferably within the Food & Beverage industry. • Excellent written communication and presentation skills. • Highly motivated and flexible, possessing the ability to take initiative. • Flexible schedule, able to work mornings, nights, holidays and weekends • Experience in a luxury world-class hotel or equivalent QUALIFICATION: Ability to perform essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to the safety or health of employee or others. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Note: The responsibilities associated with this job could change from time to time in accordance with Hotel Californian’s business needs. As a team player, I may be required to perform additional and/or different responsibilities from those set forth above. Foley Entertainment Group, LLC. is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. If you need accommodation for any part of the employment process because of a disability, please send an e-mail to View email address on click.appcast.io to let us know the nature of your request. This employer participates in E-Verify EOE/AA/Disabled/Vets Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 36 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101, USA #J-18808-Ljbffr