line cook

dishwasher/busser

server

host/hostess

cook

Coltons Steak House & Grill

While it was a great work environment there was always miscommunication going on and stress levels were extra high on weekends, but that is the restaurant business. Day to day it was nice to come into work and have people ask you how you were doing and invite you after work to dinner or a group gathering. The managers were always willing to work with your schedule especially regarding family issues or family needs. The absolute best owners possible, who were willing to do anything and everything to make sure everyone was in a good mood for the customers. Hours were not too much or too little. For the most part hours were given pretty evenly. Hardest part of the job was "getting along to go along." There were (and always will be) those few bad eggs that spoil it for the rest. Obviously there is always bickering and banter between employees and getting along with everyone all the time is unrealistic. There were few times where an incident would arise but when they did the whole crew, kitchen staff to hostess in the very front, knew it all. This complicated things just a little but that is every where and you cant let that get in the way of doing your job. Overall, my experience in the short time i was at Coltons Steak House i had a marvelous time working and enjoyed the people i worked with every day. I still talk to most of them even having moved out of state. Once apart of the Coltons family in Mountain Home, AR always family.

My co workers and regular customers made my day every day I worked. I got over whelmed and even cried a few times, but there was always someone encouraging me, helping me, smiling at me. Smiles ARE contagious, and Coltons taught me to smile no matter what because you never know who's day you'd make just with a smile. I wouldn't depend on this job to pay the bills if there's more than just yourself depending on you. My tips on a good night  I'd leave with $50-$100+ in my pocket, even on a bad day I'd make at least $20. My checks biweekly would vary from $180-$500 depending on my hours and whether I served or did expo more. Not having set hours/and tips varying table by table is why I don't recommend  depending solely on it to survive lol I'm not sure about benefits or anything, but there's always opportunity to advance in your position. I'm not sure about every coltons, but the one in Marion, Arkansas is a great place to work.

What is the best part of working at the company?
They had good employees that were ready to help and very friendly, and the environment was relatively clean

It has a bit of physical strain and is fast paced environment but overall it is for hard workers

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The demand for labour and hours is high and the managers might not agree to your terms of hours so keep in mind this is not the kind of job that is going to be a forever kind of thing

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Friendly somewhat but there is a lot of drama and at times when busy it can be very stressful so it depends on what business you get

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
stress free till about 5-9 thats where the rush hits and sometimes we will have to fill all our ingredients while in said rush which is stressful we in my opinion should have at least 2 people on salad at a time and someone to fill the ingredients.
over all after the fact cleaning isn't hard just make sure you get all food out of the crevices and mop up the messes.

Coltons Steak House and Grill Is one of the WORSE places I have ever worked at. I have worked there for several years with barely any raise with promised, or any changes in staff. Coltons does not take care of their employees at all! The General Manager of the restaurant is overall very unprofessional and very selfish about his pay to the employees promising multiple ones raises to be such certain positions, but yet none of the employees have got their raises. The ones who came AFTER the employees who have been there longer and have worked countless hours with school on top of that and other jobs on top of that. They are very bad management. Something NEEDS to be done. The schedules have been getting released two days after it’s supposed ever since two managers have left there. The line cooks struggle on the line with tickets rolling down while managers sit in their office on their phone. Servers and Hostess DO NOT get trained properly at all which has everyone very disrespectful to each other. Overall such a bad work place unless new Management comes along. Thank You!

A typical day at work was unpredictable.  It could be either very busy, or very slow.  It was almost always understaffed, so a lot of the times, people worked unscheduled double shifts.  However, most employees tried to get doubles for more money since it was competitive to get scheduled for days.
I learned how to handle money in a cash drawer.  I learned how to bus a table.  I learned how to take an order.  I learned how to build relationships with customers and make regulars.
Management at Colton's was better when I started versus when I had to leave.  Management was professional when I started, then as time went on, it seemed to decrease in professionalism due to the loss of one of the managers.
The culture of the workplace is diverse.  There's people of all different races, sexes, and sexualities.  They do not discriminate.
There is no hard part to this job.  The easiest job I ever had, hands down.
The most enjoyable part of the job was definitely regular customers, and building relationships with coworkers.  Everyone is super friendly and easy to get along with.

You don't wanna work here. You have to study the whole menu then take a test. There are bad trainers and no one really knows the answers. They make u work all day Sat, sun, and holidays. They don't work with you even if you have kids. They also take out money from your serving tips to pay the dish guy, I left with about a third of the tips I made, there is no reason why the servers should have to pay for thier pay, you won't even be making minimum wage. There is no maternity leave, healthcare or retirement program. There is also no guarantee when your off for the day, they let people leave when it gets slow, that's really hard to plan around. I don't recommend eating thier either employees and even a manager has put there fingers in people's food, trying to pick out food they asked not to have on it, or food falls off the plate onto a try, that no one wants to make sure is clean, and put it on your plate.

I'm not necessarily saying that fast paced work is bad, but it was definitely tough to work at Colton's when it opened. I lived about a 40 minute walk across town when I worked here, and it opened in November, and I worked there until May, so yea, I walked in the snow to and from work, a LOT. Even though I didn't completely love my job, I still did it, I like to work. I would show up, strip down my jumpsuit that I walked in every day, I woudl jump onto the saute as fast as possible after clocking in. I would grill sirloin and chicken tips, Make kid burgers, steam peppers and onions, and prepare alfreados all day long. Some days, I would do nothing but "pop" shrimp, (removing the skin, and the vein, and assuring their cleanliness before filling up a bucket. After work with out ever sitting down or smoke breaks at all, I would put my jumpsuit back on, and walk back home in the snow.

A typical day at work would be everything running smoothly with little to no complaints, Coltons Steakhouse & Grill is where i honed my serving skill and most of my customer service skills. The management was fine when i first started but then a younger guy was hired as a manager and showed discrimination and favoritism, he also made the workplace very uncomfortable and threw of the balance we had because of his negative actions. Coltons is very inclined to the cowboy culture as far as decor and menu items also denim jeans was part of our uniform. The hardest part of the job at first was leaving because i loved my coworkers, toward the end of my time there, the hardest part was staying positive under such negative circumstances. The most enjoyable part of the job was the team work, it was amazing how much we all cared about one another's day and success which caused us all to help each other dramatically.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Nothing. 10/10 horrible experience. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The passive aggressive boss, the girls that I worked with were absolute a**holes. I never made any money. You would go in, open, and get cut by the OG girls that wanted to make money that day. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
A very toxic work environment that is awful for your mental health. You will never be happy working here. Everyone hates you. They are all addicted to nicotine so they will constantly take smoke breaks and ask you to watch over their tables. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
You are stressed out, and miserable because you don’t want to go. You get there and you try to be positive, but everyone is angry at the world. You have to constantly be doing some thing or you’ll get yelled at. There aren’t any discounts on meals. It’s just the worst.

Typical day at work would be to come in, clock in, go up to the hostess stand and color yourself in and put your section on the floor chart for the day or night. Than to go check your tables, make sure they are clean and look tidy and nice, and than go to the back of the house and see if anything needs to be stocked, cleaned, or if any food needs to be ran. The management could be better, they do not give opportunity's to employees to move up in the restaurant and do not offer raises to employees who have worked hard and been loyal to them for many years. I would say the hardest part of the job would be to be able to handle a lot of tables and also be able to be a fast multitasker if the salad person or food runner and busser are not on for a day. The most enjoyable part of the job would be the coworkers, how close everyone was, like it was a second home for me.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Line cook 16 salaries reported	$15.08 per hour
Dishwasher/busser 4 salaries reported	$12.50 per hour
Server 14 salaries reported	$18.32 per hour
Host/hostess 8 salaries reported	$11.54 per hour
Cook 5 salaries reported	$14.40 per hour

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