Role Summary

At Bar Sardine, we’re looking for a passionate and highly skilled Craft Bartender to join our bar team. In this role, you’ll be responsible for curating and crafting elevated cocktail experiences while engaging guests with genuine hospitality and expert knowledge. As the face of the bar, you’ll balance precision mixology with the warm, approachable service that defines our guest experience. Our mission is to make everyone feel welcome, valued, and inspired—one cocktail at a time.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver warm, personalized hospitality to every guest at the bar and in the dining room

• Craft consistently exceptional beverages with a focus on quality ingredients, balanced flavors, and precise execution

• Maintain expert-level knowledge of our full beverage program, including seasonal cocktails, spirits, beer, and wine

• Recommend and educate guests on beverage pairings with menu items

• Keep a clean, organized, and fully stocked bar at all times

• Prepare garnishes, syrups, infusions, and other cocktail components to ensure bar readiness

• Follow all service, sanitation, and safety standards with precision

• Collaborate with team members—including sommeliers, managers, and servers—to ensure smooth, elevated service

• Participate in ongoing training in beverage, service, and hospitality

• Handle guest feedback or special requests with professionalism and poise

• Contribute creatively to cocktail development and seasonal menu changes

Qualifications

• 2+ years of bartending experience in an upscale, craft cocktail, or high-volume restaurant environment

• Deep knowledge and passion for spirits, classic and modern cocktails, beer, and wine

• Familiarity with flavor profiles, ingredients, and seasonal trends

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a guest-first mindset

• Detail-oriented and clean in execution and workspace

• Ability to multitask, stay organized, and maintain composure in a fast-paced environment

• Certified in food and alcohol service per local/state regulations

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds and perform physical tasks related to bar setup and breakdown

• A collaborative, proactive team player who thrives on delivering exceptional experiences

Vandelay Hospitality Group is an equal opportunity employer. Vandelay Hospitality Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other federal / state protected category.

Role Summary

At Bar Sardine, we’re looking for a passionate and highly skilled Craft Bartender to join our bar team. In this role, you’ll be responsible for curating and crafting elevated cocktail experiences while engaging guests with genuine hospitality and expert knowledge. As the face of the bar, you’ll balance precision mixology with the warm, approachable service that defines our guest experience. Our mission is to make everyone feel welcome, valued, and inspired—one cocktail at a time.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver warm, personalized hospitality to every guest at the bar and in the dining room

• Craft consistently exceptional beverages with a focus on quality ingredients, balanced flavors, and precise execution

• Maintain expert-level knowledge of our full beverage program, including seasonal cocktails, spirits, beer, and wine

• Recommend and educate guests on beverage pairings with menu items

• Keep a clean, organized, and fully stocked bar at all times

• Prepare garnishes, syrups, infusions, and other cocktail components to ensure bar readiness

• Follow all service, sanitation, and safety standards with precision

• Collaborate with team members—including sommeliers, managers, and servers—to ensure smooth, elevated service

• Participate in ongoing training in beverage, service, and hospitality

• Handle guest feedback or special requests with professionalism and poise

• Contribute creatively to cocktail development and seasonal menu changes

Qualifications

• 2+ years of bartending experience in an upscale, craft cocktail, or high-volume restaurant environment

• Deep knowledge and passion for spirits, classic and modern cocktails, beer, and wine

• Familiarity with flavor profiles, ingredients, and seasonal trends

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a guest-first mindset

• Detail-oriented and clean in execution and workspace

• Ability to multitask, stay organized, and maintain composure in a fast-paced environment

• Certified in food and alcohol service per local/state regulations

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds and perform physical tasks related to bar setup and breakdown

• A collaborative, proactive team player who thrives on delivering exceptional experiences

Vandelay Hospitality Group is an equal opportunity employer. Vandelay Hospitality Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics or any other federal / state protected category.