Server | Food, Wine & Genuine Hospitality
Domenico Winery + Osteria | San Carlos, CA
Full-Time & Part-Time Opportunities | $17.75 + Tips
Come Take Care of People With Us
Domenico Winery + Osteria is looking for experienced, hospitality-driven Servers to join our team in San Carlos.
We’re a family-owned winery and Osteria built around something pretty simple: great food, great wine, and making people feel genuinely welcome.
Our Servers are a huge part of bringing that experience to life.
We’re looking for people who know that great service is more than taking an order and dropping a check. It’s reading the table, knowing the menu, making thoughtful recommendations, anticipating what a guest needs, and working together to create an experience that feels effortless.
If you love restaurants, enjoy talking about food and wine, and believe hospitality should feel genuine rather than scripted, we’d love to meet you.
What You’ll Do
As a Server at Domenico, you’ll guide guests through the complete Osteria experience—from that first welcome to the last sip of wine.
You’ll:
- Welcome guests and create a warm, engaging experience throughout their visit
- Guide guests confidently through our food and wine menus
- Make thoughtful recommendations based on guest preferences
- Learn our dishes, ingredients, preparation methods, and wine offerings
- Suggest wines and pairings that complement the guest’s meal
- Accurately take and manage food and beverage orders using Toast POS
- Maintain awareness of your entire section and anticipate guest needs
- Communicate clearly with the culinary, wine, and front-of-house teams
- Properly course meals and help maintain the flow and timing of service
- Present checks and accurately process payments
- Maintain clean, organized, and properly set tables throughout service
- Complete opening, closing, and assigned side work
- Restock and maintain service areas throughout the shift
- Support fellow Servers, Winetenders, Hosts, Bussers, and other team members whenever needed
- Help create the kind of experience that turns first-time guests into regulars
Who We’re Looking For
Experience matters, but hospitality comes first.
We’re looking for Servers who are confident without being scripted, attentive without hovering, and able to have a little fun while still delivering polished service.
Our ideal candidate has:
- Previous restaurant serving experience
- A genuine passion for food, wine, and hospitality
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- The ability to confidently describe dishes and make recommendations
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong organization and time-management skills
- The ability to prioritize and move with purpose during busy services
- A positive attitude when the restaurant gets busy
- The ability to recognize and resolve guest concerns professionally
- A team-first mentality and willingness to jump in wherever needed
- Curiosity and a desire to continue learning about food and wine
Previous experience with wine service is a plus, but we’re happy to help the right hospitality professional continue developing their wine knowledge.
Experience with Toast POS is also a plus.
Requirements
- Previous serving experience preferred
- California Food Handler Card
- California Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) Certification
- Must meet California requirements for serving alcoholic beverages
- Ability to work a flexible restaurant schedule, including evenings and weekends
- Availability Wednesday through Sunday
- Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment
- Black pants and non-slip shoes required
- Domenico uniform shirt and apron provided
What We Offer
- Competitive hourly $17.75 pay + tips
- Employee discounts on food and wine
- Hands-on food and wine education
- Opportunities to expand your knowledge of Italian and California cuisine and wine
- A collaborative environment where FOH, culinary, and wine teams work together
- The opportunity to build relationships with regular guests and Wine Club members
- A family-owned restaurant and winery where hospitality still means something
About Domenico Winery + Osteria
Domenico Winery is a family-owned winery, Osteria, tasting room, and event venue in the heart of San Carlos.
For more than two decades, we’ve brought people together around wine, food, and the table.
Our Osteria combines the relaxed energy of an Italian gathering place with the creativity and spirit of California wine country. Our open kitchen, tasting bar, dining room, and outdoor spaces create an atmosphere that is lively, approachable, and genuinely welcoming.
Whether someone joins us for a quick lunch, a bottle of wine with friends, date night, a family dinner, or their first visit to the winery, our goal is the same:
Serve great food. Pour great wine. Take great care of people.
If that sounds like the kind of restaurant you want to be part of, we’d love to meet you.
Job Type: Full-time & Part-time opportunities
Compensation: $17.75 Hourly + Tips
Work Location: In person — San Carlos, CA 94070
