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    Morton's Restaurant Group Reviews

    Updated June 7, 2017
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    Morton's Restaurant Group CEO Tilman Fertitta
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    • Landry's takes a small percentage of every credit card tip for "processing fee" (in 4 reviews)

    • Landry's charges employees if they want to partake in family meal (which includes being able to have a soda, coffee, or tea while at work (in 3 reviews)

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    1. "Great Money and Clientel"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Server/Bartender in King of Prussia, PA
      Former Employee - Server/Bartender in King of Prussia, PA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Morton's Restaurant Group full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great Money for the work. Most of the staff is enjoyable. Short hours, usually out between 9-11. Our guests are great, 90% of the time. Great product.

      Cons

      Some of the staff has been there for a long time and feels as though they are entitled. They like to complain, often, about what is normal for being in that job.

    2. "Server"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in San Antonio, TX
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in San Antonio, TX
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook

      I worked at Morton's Restaurant Group full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Nights only serving jobs are hard to come by.

      Cons

      Condescending management, no incentive for sales growth.

      Advice to Management

      Go back to food providers pre-Landry's takeover.

    3. "Avoid if you're a woman or like being busy."

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      Former Employee - Server in Chicago, IL
      Former Employee - Server in Chicago, IL
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Morton's Restaurant Group full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Family meals for a small fee is cool. Way less than eating at a discount at other jobs. I liked my coworkers although they're slow to warm up to new people. More seasoned staff= less arguing.

      Cons

      Management. Old boys club, literally puts a man cave sign on the office even though there's a woman manager. Overstaffed every shift, so even when it's busy, I made a lot less on high tips and check averages than I did at less expensive places. Management is disrespectful of servers time and work and shows it.

      Advice to Management

      You get the respect you give.

    4. Helpful (1)

      "Run."

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      Former Employee - Server in Troy, MI
      Former Employee - Server in Troy, MI
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook

      I worked at Morton's Restaurant Group full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      High price point. Decent clientele.

      Cons

      They're owned by Landrys, which uses every opportunity it can to suck their employees dry, from paying to be able to get your discount at other Landry restaurants and be able to drink the pop at your place to paying your own credit card processing fee. Management is disorganized and they clearly learned that from their higher ups. The entire company is predicated on favoritism, subtle racism, and good old boy antics.

      Advice to Management

      If you're going to be sexist, racist, side tip accepting, ego maniacs, you'd be better off in another industry. Learn to support your employees and to take constructive critism.

    5. "Avoid working for Landry's/ Morton's"

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      Former Employee - Server in Denver, CO
      Former Employee - Server in Denver, CO
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Morton's Restaurant Group full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great group of servers. I met some really great friends working at Mortons.

      Cons

      It's ALL about the bottom line. And while profit IS the main goal of a company/ restaurant, Landry's (Morton's parent company) makes if very obvious that they do not care about their employees. From the weekly requirement to sell Landrys gift cards (or have your shifts cut), to a bi-monthly payment for family meal (which was rarely edible), to the management who was either drunk or didn't know how to work the computer system... it was an all around disaster. They also SIGNIFICANTLY overstaffed every night, making it incredibly difficult to make good money despite the high ticket totals. The only saving grace was the assistant manager, and sadly, she left after not being able to put up with the nonsense anymore. It's a place that use to be really great, but once bought by Landry's, their greed, their disregard for their employees, and their placation of pompous, and disrespectful VIP's made Morton's a terrible place to work.

    6. "Great Schedule for people who have other things going on"

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      Former Employee - Host in Washington, DC
      Former Employee - Host in Washington, DC
      Recommends

      Pros

      Family Dinners every shift
      Flexible schedule if you're a student or just have another job
      Nice Discount at Landry's restaurants

      Cons

      Varies from store to store. Need to work about 40hrs a week to get benefits which mainly only management does.

    7. Helpful (1)

      "Held several positions"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY

      I worked at Morton's Restaurant Group full-time

      Pros

      Workers were awesome to work with

      Cons

      Hours aren't as great as you want them to be

    8. Helpful (1)

      "Mirage"

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      Current Employee - Server in Miami, FL
      Current Employee - Server in Miami, FL
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Morton's Restaurant Group (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Flexible hours, opportunity to make money

      Cons

      Overstaffed, poor communication with employees

    9. "Server"

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      Current Employee - Sever in Honolulu, HI
      Current Employee - Sever in Honolulu, HI
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      Pros

      This is one of the best restaurants I've worked at. My coworkers are very respectful and everyone shows great team work. Management is fair and approachable and will take the time to coach you if you aren't a strong server, instead of just cutting hours and not talking about it. The hours are short and tip percentage is high for the amount of hours worked. There is room for growth if you excel and show initiative.

      Cons

      Sometimes the restaurant if slow so tips vary during busy and slow times (which is like a lot of other places).
       Selling LSC cards are time consuming, and it's frustrating to have to grab a manager to process it when you have tables that just walked in and others that want to close out. I wish we could issue our own LSC cards just to save time..

    10. "Server"

      Star Star Star Star Star
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      Former Employee - Server/Bartender in Woodland Hills, CA
      Former Employee - Server/Bartender in Woodland Hills, CA

      I worked at Morton's Restaurant Group full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      The training received will take you to most any other fine dining or steakhouse. Once you've developed your skills, and increased your product knowledge, you can make very good money.

      Cons

      Bought by the Landry Restaurant Group and they changed everything. The dumbing down of what was once a high quality experience is really disappointing. They also make you sell Landry's cards and write you up if you don't sell enough.

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