Bartender

Surety Hospitality; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Food discount

Probation reference bonus

Referral bonuses

Parental pay

Early wage access

Meal on shift

EAP support

Development plan

Cocktail competitions

WOW Fest

Long Sabbatical

Mexico trip

Job summary

Wahaca is seeking enthusiastic bartenders who thrive in a lively, guest-focused environment. You will lead with warmth, share Wahaca stories about our drinks, and maintain a spotless bar area while delivering cocktails with care and passion. This role values teamwork, resilience under pressure, and a genuine love for hospitality.

Experience in hospitality is welcome; attitude matters most as you connect with guests and contribute to a positive, inclusive workplace culture.

Qualifications

• Experience in hospitality or bartending is preferred.
• Ability to engage guests with warmth and energy.
• Strong cocktail knowledge and passion.
• Maintain bar area cleanliness at all times.
• Thrive in fast-paced, buzzing environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead with warmth and personality.
• Bring positive energy to every shift.
• Love connecting with people.
• Take pride in keeping bar area spotless at all times.
• Thrive in a fast-paced, buzzing environment.
• Anticipate guest needs before they ask.
• Talk about our drinks with genuine passion and Wahaca stories.
• Stay calm and confident under pressure.
• Support your team without hesitation.
• Craft cocktails to Wahaca specs using fresh ingredients.

Skills

Aspirational service

Warmth & personality

Guest engagement

Bar cleanliness

Fast-paced resilience

Cocktail knowledge

Job description

At Wahaca, we're all about fresh Mexican food, great people and a little bit of sunshine in every shift. Everything we do is rooted in our founders' values - taking pride in what we do, staying humble, choosing integrity, having fun and thinking positively.

We're looking for bartenders who love hospitality:

• Lead with warmth and personality
• Bring positive energy to every shift
• Love connecting with people
• Take pride in keeping bar area spotless at all times
• Thrive in a fast-paced, buzzing environment

Do you own "Aspirational Service"?

• Anticipate needs before our guests ask
• Talk about our drinks with genuine passion sharing Wahaca stories and personal recommendations
• Stay calmand confident under pressure
• Support your team without hesitation
• Demonstrate your passion for perfectly crafted cocktails made to our specs using fresh ingredients

People do their best work when they feel looked after - and when our teams thrive, so do our guests. That's why we care just as much about creating a supportive, inclusive place to work as we do about the food we serve - and why we offer a range of great benefits:

FINANCIAL:

• 70% off food when dining at Wahaca with up to 3 friends
• Earn £100 to celebrate your probation and up to £1000 through friend referrals
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption pay
• Early access to wages, financial support and discounts through Stream

HEALTH AND WELLBEING:

• Free, nutritious meal every time you work, freshly made by our talented chefs
• Support from our Employee Assistance Programme, The Burnt Chef Project
• Time off for when needed; like your child's first day at school

DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL:

• Own development plan - we are committed to growing our people from within
• Our very own Masterchef and Cocktail competitions
• Unwind at one of our many events across the year such as WOW Fest!
• Celebrate your milestones with a flight to Mexico at 2 years, and a 4-week sabbatical at 5 years

Wahaca was founded by Thomasina Miers and Mark Selby, inspired by a love of the vibrant food of Mexico and a mission to bring its bold flavours to the UK - using great British produce and ingredients sourced with care.

Experience is welcome - but attitude is everything.

If you believe hospitality is about how you make people feel, we want to meet you.