Criniti's Restaurants
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    Company overview

    Industry

    Restaurants & Cafes (Full Service)

    Primary location

    Australia
    Frank Criniti, the brainchild behind the success that is Criniti’s today, was born to humble immigrant parents that landed on Sydney’s shores by boat in the early ‘60s.Frank grew up eating traditional Italian food prepared by his Mamma Rosa where the ingredients were mainly dictated by the vegetables growing in his dad’s garden, his pride & joy, of which he dedicated so much time cultivating. An excess of tomatoes meant there was always plenty of produce for the napoletana sauce prepared daily. His earliest childhood memories include the smell of simmering garlic, olive oil & fresh tomatoes being cooked in a saucepan. Not to mention the annual backyard rituals of making tomato sauce, salami & homemade vino - traditions still practiced today by the Criniti family.Food preparation & preservation is central to the Criniti way of life & is where his dreams to establish a traditional Italian eatery stems from, affording people the opportunity to experience authentic Southern Italian food in a restaurant environment.Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.

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    Employees recommend this employer to friends

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    Employees at Criniti's Restaurants appreciated the friendly and supportive colleagues they worked with, as well as the opportunities for personal growth in areas like customer service and confidence. The food quality was also praised by multiple reviewers.

    However, there were several potential challenges noted, including poor management with issues such as lack of communication, unrealistic expectations, and lack of support for employees. The work environment could be stressful, particularly during busy periods, with long hours and high workloads. There were also concerns raised about pay and benefits, with mentions of attempts to reduce pay and lack of compensation for overtime.

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    Recent reviews

    4.0
    Waitperson
    Feb 2023
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Working with Criniti's helped me significantly gain a lot of confidence and experience. Although we faced some trouble along the way, it taught me how to deal with certain situations. This place is only my second job and although I wouldn't go back, I don't regret spending 1 year as a waitress/host there as it helped me gain 1 year experience in customer service/waitressing
    The good things- Helped me gain a huge amount of confidence - Gained experience in customer service - Gained new friends - Worked along side people I knew - Helped me learn ways to deal with certain situations - Friendly environment - Professional environment
    The challenges- During extremely busy times, it got a bit stressful but my team and I always manage to overcome it - The company wanted to reduce pay to employees so they cut down the shifts, leading to understaff
    2.0
    Runner
    Mar 2020
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Went on holiday for two weeks and never got a shift afterwards
    The good thingsThe non-manager staff where nice and easy to work with
    The challengesMultiple managers that didn't communicate with each other before instructing staff (told to do one thing by one manager and then told to another by the other, then you get in trouble with the first)
    1.0
    Section Waitperson
    Nov 2019
    Less than 1 year in the role, former employee
    Underestimate
    The good thingsThere isn't good things
    The challengesThe way of they manage everything's it's ridiculous
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