Host

Host Position

We are looking for a customer-focused host to join our team! You will be welcoming guests, seating them in the restaurant, and helping ensure they enjoy an exceptional dining experience. You are a natural people person who can quickly build rapport with guests and create a welcoming atmosphere. Detail-oriented and able to manage multiple priorities, you rely on your excellent organization and communication skills to bring your best each day for yourself, restaurant staff, and guests.

Responsibilities:

• Greet guests and seat them at tables or in waiting areas
• Provide guests with menus
• Assign patrons to tables suitable for their needs and according to rotation so that servers receive an appropriate number of seatings
• Inform guests of current promotions and who will be serving them to ensure a smooth handoff to the service staff
• Manage the flow of guests into the dining and bar areas, provide accurate wait times to incoming guests if appropriate
• Operate cash registers to accept payments for food and beverages

Qualifications:

• Previous restaurant hosting or serving experience preferred
• Friendly and customer-focused personality
• Ability to articulate clear greetings and farewells to guests, as well as being able to understand requests for assistance
• Ability to clearly communicate guests' needs to servers, bussers, managers, etc.
• Ability to effectively communicate on the telephone
• Must be able to carry trays or supplies (10-30 lbs.)

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Bon Temps Grill is a Lafayette, Louisiana staple serving up great food and good times! Our menu features Cajun favorites plus fresh daily seafood dishes, craft cocktails and more!

Brothers Steven and Patrick O'Bryan grew up together in Louisiana. They always had a love for food, especially authentic Cajun cuisine! They enjoy spending time with family and friends as well, which led them to open up their first restaurant, Bon Temps! Bon Temps Grill has allowed Steven and Patrick to combine all of their favorite things: delicious food and great times with friends and family! Bon Temps Grill is known as the neighborhood grill where friends and family can go for a good time!

We welcome you to become a part of our family and let the good times roll!