Job Overview
Participate in an environment where your imagination and humor are appreciated, your efficiency is admired and your organization is valued. Engage with a modest and lauded culinary crew who bend boundaries through serving delicious works of art. Do you want to be challenged all the time at work and be inspired by fresh ingredients a few steps outside of the bar? We’re looking for a bartender to elevate and participate in the creation of our beverage program.
We expect the cocktails and mocktails and the wine and beer paired to pair well with our progression menu. We encourage artistry and innovation alongside self-motivation and humility. Feel free to forage on the nearly 40 acre property for ingredients and learn about the flowers, fruits, herbs and vegetables being grown.
Our Story
The Restaurant at Patowmack Farm is an intimate earth to table-on-farm restaurant delighting in food as experience. We focus on local ingredients honoring diverse cultures with our menus.
Essential Responsibilities
Service (70%)
Prepare cocktails, beers, wines and non-alcoholic (mocktails) beverages for our dinner service menu.
Tableside beverage presentation, including detailed and storied descriptions.
Maintain a neat and stocked barspace before, during and after service.
Communicate beverage ingredients, preparation and descriptions to front of house staff.
Assist servers, run food and help to facilitate exceptional service as needed.
Edit beverage menus prior to service.
General Operations (30%)
Participate in selection of wine pairings to complement our progression menu.
Design and implement a weekly bar menu featuring local and seasonal ingredients.
Complete bar logging and inventory on a weekly basis.
Work with General Manager in planning beverage needs.
Coordinate fresh ingredients for harvest.
Essential Requirements
A fantastic sense of humor
A minimum of one year experience tending bar
Able to work Wednesday-Sunday
Flexibility and adaptability
Familiarity with old world wines, local wines and local craft beer/liquor
POS system experience
Compensation
Competitive wages commensurate with experience
Shift meals
We would like the selected candidate to start immediately.
Please include your resume.
We are a small family owned business who value wholesome connection with this land and all of those who visit. We are located 15 minutes from Leesburg, VA and 15 minutes from Frederick, MD with a beautiful view overlooking the Potomac River at Point of Rocks, MD.