Banquet Cook - Madonna Inn
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
About the Job
The Madonna Inn is seeking an experienced Banquet/Line Cook. Primary responsibility will be to take the lead on prepping meals for our large Banquet/Events department, serving between 25 to 800 people at a time. Our Banquet/Events menu is large, so applicants should have well-rounded experience. On days with no large events, this position floats where needed. Sometimes prepping for banquet events the next day, sometimes working the Line in either the Copper Cafe or Alex Madonna's Gold Rush Steak House, etc. Shift times vary, so flexible availability is needed, but must at least be able to work after 11am. Position includes life insurance, 401K plan, pension plan, free meals, paid breaks, paid vacation, employee discounts, and full health insurance benefits (medical, dental, and vision).
Many people have asked for a history of Madonna Inn, so with this brief story, we will attempt to tell you how it all began.
The first 12 rooms were completed December 24, 1958, and were given complementary for that night’s stay, to a very surprised group of travelers. An additional 28 rooms were quickly built, making a total of 40 rooms available to travelers.
Demand for public areas to handle the rooms encouraged us in April 1960 to start construction of the main inn, which was to eventually consists of the wine cellar, bakery, coffee shop, dining room, the cocktail lounge, banquet rooms, ladies’ boutique, men’s gift shop, and the gourmet shop.
One hundred ten unique rooms now exist, each decorated differently to suit many individual tastes...rock rooms, waterfall showers, rock fireplaces, European fixtures, and fine furnishings to name a few.