J ack M. Bar ra
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Oceanside, NY 11572 E-mail:
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Professional P rofile
H ighly talented waiter with over 20 years of food and beverage experience in fine dining
Restaurant, with excellent customer service skills.
• Proven ability to create a stellar dining experience that meets and exceeds
customer expectations.
• Always making a constant effort to become familiar with returning customers.
• Friendly, punctual, enthusiastic and posse a strong work ethic.
• Extremely sharp memory in remembering repeat customers needs.
• Knowledge of menu i tems, in order to explain how each dish is prepared to customer.
• Great people management skill with the ability to t rain and develop others.
• French and table side cooking experience.
Computer Skills
M icrosoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint and all restaurant POS systems
Professional Experience
Serata Ristorante – Long Beach, NY 2011
- 2014
Waiter / Manager – Italian Family Style Restaurant
• Increased check average due to up-selling, being friendly and giving prompt service.
• Assisted customers in menu decisions.
• Had a very high successful customer approval rating.
• Assisted Manager in closing restaurant.
• Assisted Manager in preparing work schedules.
• Provided friendly customer service to new and current customers.
• Maintained cleanliness in dining area.
• Directed the in-house and off premise catering.
• Managed total restaurant operations on owners day off.
L a Parma I I I Ristorante – Oceanside, NY
2007- 2011
Waiter – I tal ian Family Style Restaurant
• Processing guest orders to ensure that all i tems are prepared properly and on a
t imely basis.
• Explain daily specials and menu i tems.
• Handle all catering parties, explaining restaurant packages.
• Took orders, French-style service, prepared salads, pastas and desserts table side.
Tesoro Ristorante – Westbury, NY 1995 - 2007
Waiter – Northern Italian Restaurant
• Described menu i tems / daily specials, handled cash and bartended as needed.