I have known Eric Jones for a number of years. Our contact has been through the Chester Racecourse Company and specifically the operation of its Pavilion Suite function facility. I have been both a guest when the suite has been used as a restaurant and the organiser of several large private events.
Much of my business career, spanning forty years, has included operating an hotel with three restaurants capable of accommodating upto five hundred guests. I have been able to observe Eric from the comfort of my dinning table and working with him on events I have helped to organise.
As with all good restaurant managers Eric has a constant eye on his staff and guests. In many instances, because of the nature of the business, he has to rely on agency staff with varying degrees of competence and often having a complete lack of familiarity with the venue. I particularly admire his quiet reassuring approach to directing his staff whilst maintaining an energetic hands-on approach to the service.
Eric is always welcoming, with a ready smile and has a remarkable memory of guests even when they may not have seen him for some time. He is modest and a little shy which might inhibit to promote his own professional skills.
I have no hesitation in recommending Eric, equally at home running a busy restaurant with all its varied customers or a large scale private function, for any catering post requiring an experienced, approachable dedicated and loyal manager.
If I can be of any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact me.