Raymond Valentino, Bartender

Raymond Valentino

Bartender

Armada Group - United Arab Emirates

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Criminology
Experience
11 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :11 years, 1 Months

Bartender at Armada Group - United Arab Emirates
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since September 2017

Welcoming customers, reading and listening to people to determine beverage preferences, making recommendations, and taking drink orders
• Planning drink menus and informing customers about new beverages and specials.
• Stay guest focused and nurture an excellent guest experience.
• Selecting and mixing ingredients, garnishing glasses, and serving beverages to customers.
• Checking identification to ensure customers are the legal age to purchase alcohol.
• Taking inventory and ordering supplies to ensure bar and tables are well-stocked.
• Adhering to all food safety and quality regulations.
• Handling cash, credit, and debit card transactions, ensuring charges are accurate and returning correct change to patrons, balancing the cash register.
• Maintaining a clean work and dining area by removing trash, cleaning tables, and washing glasses, utensils, and equipment.
• Other duties of Bartender

Bartender at Ocean View Hotel (JA Resorts & Hotels)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • February 2015 to August 2017

Interact with customers, take orders for drinks and snacks.
• Mix ingredients to prepare cocktails and other drinks.
• Prepare the alcohol and non-alcohol beverages
• Arrange bottles and glasses to make attractive displays.
• Assess customers’ needs and preferences and make recommendations
• Ability to Sell or influence others for up selling and suggestive selling.
• Provide recommendations and suggestions to guest for choosing Drinks and Snacks.
• Serve customers in a friendly and helpful manner.
• Determine when a customer has had too much alcohol and if required refusing any further serving on a polite way.

Barback at Reform Social & Grill Restaurant
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2014 to February 2015

Clear ashtray as and when required.
• Collect payment for drinks served and balance all receipts.
• Handle an assigned house bank and follow all cash handling procedures as per hotel standard.
• Prepare inventory or purchase requisitions as needed to replenish supplies.
Ensure that the assigned bar area is fully equipped with tools and products needed for Mixing beverages and serving to the guest.
• Stay guest focused and nurture an excellent guest experience
• Comply with all food and beverage regulations.

Service Crew at Jolibee Fast Food Chain
  • Philippines
  • February 2013 to October 2013

Welcome customers as they come into the restaurant
• Help customers to settle down and take their orders
• Process customers’ orders and generate their bills
• Provide answers to queries presented by clients regarding services and offers made available by the restaurant
• Clean all tables after clients have left and get such tables prepared for the next set of clients
• Serve and pack warm foods to clients in an effective manner and in strict accordance to the orders of such clients
• Assist kitchen staff and outdoor delivery staff whenever such assistance is required
• Maintain chart of all available deals and products periodically and refresh such chart on daily basis

Education

Bachelor's degree, Criminology
  • at Universidad de ZamboangaZamboanga University
  • April 2012

Specialties & Skills

Self Confidence
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Excel
Alcoholic Beverages
Communications
BALANCE
MICROSOFT MONEY
mixing alcohol
CUSTOMER SERVICE
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
CUSTOMER RELATIONS

Languages

English
Expert
Spanish
Beginner
Tagalog
Native Speaker

Hobbies

  • Mixing Alcohol