Samuel Spence Email & Phone Number

Brentwood

• Taking customers’ orders in a timely fashion and ensuring that all extras have been offered whilst not being overbearing
• Taking food and drinks from the pass to customers
• Communicating with the kitchen if there are complaints with regards to food or the speed of the food leaving the kitchen
• Performing check-backs, offering more drinks and making sure everything is great for the customer and dealing with complaints as necessary
• Taking payments and cashing off my tables
• Performing the close on the restaurant and bar whilst making sure everything is ready for opening the next morning

Chelmsford, United Kingdom

• Plating and preparation of all larder items for both lunch and evening service
• Plating and preparation of pastry and bakery items whilst the pastry chef is away from the restaurant
• Coordinating service with other chefs and front of house staff to ensure smooth service
• Requesting items for ordering and completing paperwork for cleaning, fridge temperatures and food temperatures
• Leaving handovers for the next chef that came onto my section
• Contributing new ideas for menus and offering ideas on how to make paperwork and culinary processes easier and more efficientKEY ACHIEVEMENTCo-ordinating my own section with other chefs within 1 week of arriving at the.

Plymouth, United Kingdom

• Plating and preparation of all items for the functions ready for the evening service
• Preparing pastry and savory items for service fridges for the bar and restaurant
• Sending large functions
• Coordinating function service with other chefs and front of house staff to ensure smooth service
• Requesting items for ordering to ensure everything is available for production
• Completing of paperwork for cleaning, fridge temperatures and food temperatures

Plymouth, United Kingdom

• Head of starters and desserts section
• Co-ordinating service from my section with the mains chef
• Requesting items for ordering to ensure that we were well stocked
• Preparing all items for service fridge
• Ensuring staff were ready for taking food to the table in an efficient manner
• Organising service staff from the kitchen whilst front of house manager was on maternity