F&B Service Expert

Role summary

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The F&B Service Expert is responsible for welcoming guests, taking food and beverage orders, serving meals and drinks, preparing tables, processing payments, and maintaining high service standards. Candidates should have previous experience in hotel or restaurant service, good communication skills, a professional appearance, and a strong customer-focused attitude. Basic knowledge of food and beverage menus, hygiene procedures, and point-of-sale systems is useful. The role requires teamwork, attention to detail, reliability, and flexibility to work shifts, weekends, and holidays. The successful candidate is expected to create a warm Westin guest experience, respond promptly to requests, handle complaints professionally, and follow Marriott and property service, safety, and cleanliness standards.

About the employer

The Westin City Centre Bahrain is an upscale Marriott International hotel connected to City Centre Bahrain, one of the Kingdom’s leading shopping and entertainment destinations. The hotel is part of the Westin brand, which focuses on guest wellbeing through its signature sleep, fitness, nutrition, and relaxation experiences. It offers contemporary accommodation, restaurants, meeting facilities, spa services, and convenient access to shopping and major attractions in Manama. Employees work in an international hospitality environment and are expected to deliver attentive, personalized service while following Marriott’s operational and brand standards. The property serves business travelers, leisure guests, families, and event visitors, creating opportunities across food and beverage, rooms, culinary, guest services, and hotel support functions.

Working in Bahrain

Bahrain is a compact island country in the Arabian Gulf with strong opportunities in hotels, restaurants, retail, finance, logistics, healthcare, and tourism. Manama and nearby areas offer a modern lifestyle, international communities, shopping malls, beaches, cafés, and cultural attractions such as Bahrain Fort and Muharraq’s historic neighborhoods. The culture blends Arab traditions with a diverse expatriate population; modest dress and respectful behavior are expected, especially during Ramadan. Summers are very hot, while winters are pleasant. Employers usually arrange a work visa and residence permit for overseas hires, and candidates should confirm medical checks, insurance, accommodation, transport, leave, and end-of-service benefits before accepting. New arrivals should budget for accommodation and utilities if these are not provided, although Bahrain has no personal income tax on salaries.