Pros
If you are an inexperienced fine dining server, this is a great company to work for if you want to learn HOW to be a fine dining server. Also, it is very common to see celebrities at their restaurants.
Cons
It's all about the money, and unfortunately it isn't as good as they make you believe that it will be... Some restaurants within this company will be better than others, but the same payment structure applies to all of them and it sounds like this.... As a server you will be paid $2.13/hour + the tips. The only cash you take home at the end of your shift is if you were actually tipped in cash by someone that night (but this is 2011 and 99% of people pay with credit cards so this doesn't happen often). And, you have to tip out the servers assistants (with cash) a percentage of your sales every night. All credit card tips are added up and they pay you with a check every week for the previous weeks credit card tips. There is the illusion that you can make a lot of money from tips, because the menus can be pretty pricey - thus causing your sales to be higher on average and giving you more tips. The problem is that you have to tip out 3 different departments (servers assistants, food runners, and bar tenders) and the percentages are very high. Long story short (and this is no exaggeration), after you tip out everyone and the government takes its share, you are left with only 49% of your tips!!! Also, the only real money is in the dinner shifts. It is very common to work a lunch shift and (after accounting for the tip outs and taxes) and walk away with a measly $25-50. As stressful as serving can be at times, this just isn't worth it...