Thank you for your interest in joining the service team at Olive + Oak!

We are seeking adventurous, hospitable, experienced servers to join the team at our James Beard Foundation award-nominated restaurant in Webster Groves.

Founded in 2016, Olive + Oak serves dinner 7 nights a week with menus that change daily. Led by Executive Chef Jesse Mendica, our kitchen produces menus that adapt with the seasons and feature the best of local and imported ingredients we can source. We consider our food to be refined but approachable, and our guests come to Olive + Oak to enjoy anything from a burger and a can of Busch to a coursed meal with oysters and ribeye steaks. We offer a wide array of vegan options and take great care to accommodate guests with allergies and/or dietary restrictions.

We are first and foremost seeking servers with the personality, confidence, and maturity to provide exceptional hospitality to our guests. We are seeking applicants who enjoy engaging with the public, who possess charisma, humility, and the right amount of attitude to entertain as if they were hosting a party in their own home. Olive + Oak is fortunate to have a large local following, and our guests have grown accustomed to a level of hospitality that we will never compromise.

Naturally, we are also seeking servers with great experience and backgrounds serving in full-service, hospitality-driven restaurants. We are ideally seeking applicants with a passion for food and our industry in general, who possess well above-average literacy in ingredients, global cuisines, wine, spirits, and beer. Our menus change daily, and applicants to Olive + Oak should be easily adaptable to this routine.

Responsibilities for servers at Olive + Oak include:

• Arrive before service to set up restaurant
• Attend daily line-up meetings for food, beverage, and service updates
• Provide exceptional hospitality throughout dinner service
• Delegate tasks to server assistants when needed
• Perform light side-work duties after service
• Possess comprehensive knowledge of food and beverage offerings at all times

This is a nighttime-only position with hours that will generally range from 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Full-time and part-time hours are both available.

Have any questions? Please reach out to our Owner, Mark Hinkle: Email

Applying online? Please include an updated resume in .PDF format only.

We look forward to meeting you!
Olive + Oak

Our Core Values

Heartfelt hospitality paired with attentive service

Going out of our way to make our guests feel good is as important to us as serving excellent food. Dining at our restaurant should evoke the excitement of going out, combined with the comfort of coming home. Our dedication to hospitality will create loyal and vocal fans. Our service will ensure our guests want for nothing. Our staff will use a little quick thinking, a little humor, and a lot of heart to make our guests’ experiences unforgettable.

Consistently delivering quality at a value

We will consistently offer the highest levels of quality at a great value. A concerted effort to provide the highest quality experience at the best possible prices will create loyalty and ensure longevity. Our menus, both food and beverage, will be thoughtfully prepared using the best possible products. Every time we serve an item to our guest we want that item to make a lasting, positive impression. Everything is intentional. No aspect of the experience is an afterthought.

Creating a place where people want to work

We all spend a lot of time at work. Our jobs, in many cases, are part of our identity. We believe in creating a culture where people can take pride in what they do and where they work. We will treat people fairly and with respect and we expect the same in return. As with creating a culture of hospitality towards our guests, it takes all of us to create a culture of hospitality towards one another.

Contributing to our community through philanthropy

We believe that by extending our hospitality to our community, we will make our own business stronger. We encourage our employees to become involved in their communities and we support their charitable causes. In addition to the individual efforts by our staff, the O+O Hospitality Group has dedicated time and resources to supporting charities related to congenital heart disease. Our goal is to help leave the world a better place, and when we work to create positive change in our communities, we take a tiny step closer to achieving that goal. We are proud to partner with the Mighty Oakes Heart Foundation, the Ollie Hinkle Heart Foundation, the Children's Heart Foundation, and Webster Groves schools and educational programs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Passion for food and hospitality
• Excellent working knowledge of Old World and New World wines
• Excellent working knowledge of spirits, classic cocktails, and craft cocktails
• Desire for continuing education in above topics
• Maturity, poise, charisma, confidence
• At least 2 years serving in a full-service, from-scratch restaurant
• Weekend availability

Requirements

• Nighttime availability
• Must be 21+ years of age
• Must be able to maneuver to all food and beverage areas. Requires mobility, prolonged standing, bending, stooping, and reaching. Must be able to respond to visual and aural cues. Requires hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity. Must be able to tolerate varying levels of stress, temperature, illumination, air quality and fatigue. Must be able to work nights and weekends.