Job Title: Restaurant Receptionist / Host
Department: Front of House
Reports To: Restaurant General Manager
Starting Salary: SAR 4,500 FULL PACKAGE / LIVING OUT
Contract Period: 3 months (Renewable of agreed by both parties)
Location: Laysen Valley, Umm Al Hamam, Riyadh
Brand: Noir Cafe
Working Hours: 4:00PM - 1:00AM; 1 Weekday Off
Job Summary:
The Restaurant Receptionist / Host serves as the face of the restaurant, ensuring each guest receives a personalized, memorable, and seamless dining experience. This role combines hospitality excellence with brand representation—welcoming guests warmly, managing reservations and special requests, and promoting the restaurant’s image, values, and signature offerings.
Key Responsibilities:
Greet all arriving guests with a warm, professional, and courteous demeanor.
Accurately manage and organize all dining reservations.
Implement and manage an effective waitlist system during peak hours. Skillfully manage and control crowds in the reception/waiting area, ensuring guest comfort and adherence to fire safety and capacity regulations.
Possess a comprehensive understanding of the current menu, daily specials, restaurant promotions, and general operational policies to inform and assist guests accurately.
Maintain the host station and immediate guest waiting areas (*, entrance lobby) in a neat, organized, and presentable condition at all times.
Act as the central communication point between the front-of-house management, serving staff, and the kitchen to ensure seating decisions align with service capabilities.
- Requirements:
- Open to wear the brand uniform: Business formal
- Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
- Strong understanding of etiquette, service standards, and brand representation.
- Professional appearance and confident, gracious demeanor.
- Speaks English (beginner)