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South Granville’s West On The Hunt For A Full-Time Bartender

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The GOODS from West

Vancouver, BC | We are looking for a full-time, fine dining bartender to join our professional and dedicated bar team led by our award-winning bar manager Sabrine Dhaliwal. The ideal candidate must have a solid knowledge of classic and contemporary cocktails, a keen eye for detail, a welcoming persona as well as a passion for food and commitment to hospitality. Wine knowledge is an asset. The successful candidate has the opportunity to advance to an assistant bar manager position. Applicants must have Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status, CIS, or valid work permit.

Recognized as the ‘jewel in Vancouver’s culinary crown’, West’s outstanding contemporary regional cuisine and seamless service has earned much critical acclaim. Pristine seasonal ingredients are sourced to deliver superbly conceived dishes offering modern interpretations of classics.

To apply, please email your resume and a cover letter in confidence to Sabrine Dhaliwal at sabrine.dhaliwal [at] westrestaurant.com. We thank all applicants but only short listed candidates will be contacted.

DETAILS

west

2881 Granville St. | Vancouver | MAP
Voice: 604 738 8938
Web: westrestaurant.com
Email: [email protected]

Gallery

  • Entrance
  • Restaurant interior
  • Lounge + Bar
  • original cocktail: pie
  • tian of Dungeness crab and couscous with smoked tomato gazpacho
  • squab and lobster with kabocha squash and rosemary beignets
  • noisettes of veal sweetbreads with mushroom duxelle
  • sablefish in curry butter with sunchoke purée and roasted pearl onions
  • halibut and chanterelles with watercress sauce and lasagna of Dungeness crab
  • galantine of quail, foie gras and jasmine-poached raisins
  • rrine of duck, David Wood goat cheese and pink lady apples with pickled celeriac
  • sherry-poached pears with pear and raisin compote and maple-roasted walnuts
  • fresh raspberries with lemon tuiles, cream cheese ice cream and nobo fruit tea syrup
  • saffron-spiced pumpkin panna cotta with ginger cake and orange saffron syrup

Hours

Restaurant: Nightly from 5:30 – 11:00pm
Bar: Nightly from 5:30 – midnight
Lunch: Daily from 11:30am – 2:30pm
Weekend Brunch: 10:30am – 2:30pm

Our Team

Quang Dang, Executive Chef
Rhonda Viani, Pastry Chef
Owen Knowlton, Wine Director & Restaurant Director
Sabrine Dhaliwal, Bar Manager

About West Restaurant

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True to our Region True to the Seasons

Recognized as the “jewel in Vancouver’s culinary crown,” West’s outstanding contemporary regional cuisine and seamless service has garnered much critical acclaim, including four consecutive wins as Restaurant of the Year by the Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards, and a prestigious four star rating by Mobil Travel Guide.

Pristine local ingredients are sourced to deliver superbly conceived dishes offering modern interpretations of classics. Exuding energy and action, the kitchen offers two ‘chef’s tables’ that render an up–close culinary theatre experience.

The elegant dining room is highlighted by a magnificent, temperature-controlled wall of wine housing West’s extensive wine collection, an ever-evolving list of acclaimed Old World producers, rare finds and exciting New World vintners. At the gleaming cherrywood bar, martinis and cocktails are composed of fresh herbs, juices and creative infusions.

West is located in Vancouver’s chic South Granville neighborhood (just five minutes from the downtown core).

Accolades

Wine List Award, Gold
Vancouver International Wine Festival, 2013

Best of the City “Gold for Best West Coast Cuisine”
Westender Reader’s Choice Award, 2013

Silver – Executive Chef Quang Dang
Gold Medal Plates 2012

World’s Most Imaginative Bartender, David Wolowidnyk
BOMBAY SAPPHIRE® World’s Most Imaginative Bartender Competition, Morocco, 2012

Wine List Award, Platinum (Best Overall)
Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival, 2012

‘Best of’ Award of Excellence
Wine Spectator, 2012

Top 50 Restaurants in Canada
Vacay.ca 2012

Best Upscale Restaurant, Silver
Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards, 2011

Sommelier of the Year, Owen Knowlton
Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival, 2011

Four Star Award
Mobil Travel Guide, 2011

Four Diamond Award
AAA / CAA, 2011

Best Service, Gold
Restaurant of the Year, Bronze
Best Last Course, Bronze
Best Regional, Honourable Mention
Vancouver Magazine Restaurant Awards, 2010

Best West Coast
WHERE Magazine ‘To Dine’ Awards, 2009

Ranked No. 1 in BC for Food & Service ?Vancouver
Zagat Survey, 2009

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