A Bartender mixes and prepares cocktails and serves drinks to customers. Works with other wait staff in a bar or restaurant; checks to be sure that customers are legal drinking age. May work at private parties.
Mixologist / Server Vernon's Speakeasy and Cafe 6855 Albuquerque, NM Job Details Full-time $23 - $76 an hour 12 hours ago Qualifications Bar supply restocking Wine knowledge Fine dining experience Bar setup Guest services Full Job Description Mixologist /
Server, Vernon's Speakeasy Location:
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM (Albuquerque metro) Job type: Full-time and part-time available
Pay:
$8.00/hour base plus tips
Schedule:
Wednesday-Sunday evenings, typically 3:30pm-11:30pm About Vernon's Vernon's Speakeasy is an intimate, upscale speakeasy in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque. Guests don't walk into a restaurant. They step out of 2026 and into something slower, more human, more romantic. We have one goal. Vernon's will be the number one restaurant in New Mexico. Not top five. Not in the conversation. Number one. Every seat on this team exists to deliver that standard, and at a speakeasy, the bar doesn't support the show. It is the show. The Role At Vernon's, the program in the glass co-headlines with the program on the plate. Our cocktails are signature to the room, not lifted from a national playbook, and every pour is a craft. You'll work behind the bar and on the floor: building cocktails, serving bar-top dining, and running tables at a fine dining standard. This is a seat for a professional. Bartenders here set the bar alongside the cooks, and the guest at seat three should get the same experience Wednesday at 6 as Saturday at 9. What You'll Own Cocktail execution at a craft standard: our signature list, classics done right, and the judgment to build for the guest in front of you Full service at the bar top Table service in the room, at the same standard as the bar Bar prep before and during service, so the night never catches you behind Menu fluency across food and beverage. Guests will ask you about everything on the plate, and "I'll check" is not the house standard.
Anticipating the guest:
the refill offered before it's requested, the pacing read off the table without being told What We're Looking For 3+ years of restaurant experience, or 2+ years in fine dining Real depth in spirits: scotch, bourbon, whiskey, tequila, rum, and vodka, and the craft cocktail canon Working knowledge of fine wine and fine dining service standards Food literacy, including meat temperatures and preparation. You'll be selling the menu, not just the bar. Calm, subtle urgency under pressure. The room never sees you rush.
A team-first instinct:
you help before you're asked, and you make the people around you better Current New Mexico alcohol server certification (required) Nice to Have Craft cocktail bar or speakeasy background Wine certification or sommelier coursework Experience at a tasting-menu or chef-driven restaurant Why This Seat Is Different Vernon's is where service professionals come to refine their craft. Nobody plateaus here. The cocktail program is ours to keep building, and bartenders who hold the standard have a real path into lead bar, beverage program, and leadership roles as we grow. Schedule Vernon's is open Wednesday through Sunday. Typical shift runs 3:30pm-11:30pm and may run longer based on reservations. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, with occasional special events and expanded holiday hours. Friday and Saturday availability is required. You'll meet several members of the team during the interview process, because this room runs on the people in it choosing each other.
Pay:
$23.00 - $76.00 per hour Expected hours: 30.0 - 40.0 per week Application Question(s): Vernon's is chasing one goal: to be the number one restaurant in New Mexico. At a speakeasy, the bar co-headlines with the kitchen, and bartenders here are held to that standard with real feedback and real accountability. Is that an environment you want to work in? How many years of restaurant experience do you have? Describe the most technically demanding cocktail program or beverage environment you've worked in, and what it demanded of you. Shifts run Wednesday through Sunday evenings, typically 3:30pm to 11:30pm, and every Friday and Saturday is expected. Can you commit to this?
