Experienced Restaurant Host & Floor Lead

Job Description

Job Description

Speakeasy Host & Floor Lead Thursday–Saturday Evenings | $18–$20/hour

Johnny's Speakeasy is looking for a confident, organized and hospitality-driven Host & Floor Lead to oversee our door, reservations and guest flow Thursday through Saturday evenings.

What You'll Do

Reservations & Guest Experience

• Review upcoming reservations before service to anticipate large parties, special requests, VIPs, seating challenges and potential timing issues
• Rotate seating between servers as evenly as possible while also considering pacing, guest experience and what's happening on the floor
• Manage walk-ins and communicate realistic wait times confidently
• Monitor and efficiently respond to our guest text line during service
• Read and communicate reservation notes, celebrations, special requests and other important guest information

Floor Leadership

• Communicate clearly with servers, bartenders and management regarding reservations, pacing, guest needs and changes throughout the evening
• Run pre-shift meetings and communicate reservations, large parties, VIPs, specials, events, 86'd items and other important service notes
• Confidently handle routine table concerns, reservation misunderstandings and guest issues while recognizing when a situation should be escalated to management
• Assist with closing responsibilities 1–2 nights per weekend
  
  

Food & Beverage Knowledge

Strong food and beverage knowledge is a plus .

We have an extensive wine, whiskey, spirits and cocktail program, and while you don't need to know everything on day one, we're looking for someone who is interested in learning and comfortable developing their knowledge.

Who We're Looking For

You'll be a great fit if you are:

• Highly organized and comfortable managing several things at once
• Naturally able to think ahead and anticipate what's coming next
• Warm, personable and confident with guests
• Self-aware enough to recognize when a situation needs management involvement
• A clear communicator who can provide direction without creating unnecessary tension
• Reliable and comfortable taking ownership of your role without constant supervision
• Willing to jump in and help the team when needed — this is not a "stand behind the host stand all night" position
• Experienced in restaurant hosting, serving, bartending, floor leadership or another high-volume hospitality environment

Schedule

Thursday–Saturday evenings

Availability to close 1–2 nights per weekend is required.

Compensation

$18–$20/hour, depending on experience.

We're looking for someone who genuinely enjoys hospitality and gets satisfaction from making a complicated night run smoothly.

If you're the kind of person who looks at a packed reservation book and immediately starts figuring out the puzzle, we'd love to hear from you.