Bartender

Olive Garden is a renowned Italian restaurant chain known for its warm hospitality, delicious handcrafted beverages, and authentic dining experiences. As part of a larger family of restaurants, Olive Garden prides itself on not just serving great food but fostering a community where team members can grow, thrive, and feel valued. The restaurant’s commitment to high standards permeates all aspects of the business, including the health and safety of guests and staff, ensuring a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for everyone who walks through its doors.

The position available is for a Bartender at Olive Garden. This role is integral to creating an exceptional Italian dining experience through expert preparation and service of handcrafted beverages, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic. Beyond mixology, the bartender is also responsible for delivering genuine hospitality, ensuring top-notch guest service, and contributing to the overall safe and friendly atmosphere of the restaurant. This means adhering to the highest safety and sanitation standards, regularly sanitizing and disinfecting guest and team member touchpoints.

This position offers competitive pay that varies by location plus tips, and it features flexible schedules to help balance life commitments such as school, childcare, and family care. Employees enjoy a wide array of benefits including free employee meals, weekly pay, anniversary pay, and paid sick leave accruing at a rate of one hour per every 30 hours worked. After one year of service, bartenders gain access to paid family and medical leave for up to two weeks, along with medical and dental insurance options. Olive Garden supports its team members with ongoing training to build critical skills for both current roles and future career opportunities.

Additional perks include discounts on cellphones, travel, electronics, and more, plus a 401(k) savings plan with company matching after one year of service. This role also provides management career advancement opportunities, with over half of Olive Garden managers having been promoted from hourly positions. The company culture truly lives by the motto 'We're All Family Here,' making Olive Garden not only a place of employment but a supportive community to grow your hospitality career.

Joining Olive Garden as a bartender means becoming a part of a winning team committed to excellence in service, safety, and guest satisfaction. This role is perfect for individuals passionate about delivering great customer experiences, mastering beverage recipes, and working in an environment that values teamwork, respect, and personal and professional growth.