Bartender

Experimental Cocktail Club; Greater London; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discounts and benefits

Pension scheme

Job summary

Experimental Cocktail Club in London’s Chinatown is seeking a Junior Bartender who is passionate about cocktails, guest service, and a clean bar station. You will learn the menu, craft high-quality drinks, and help provide a welcoming experience for guests.

The role requires experience in a cocktail bar, knowledge of spirits and classics, great communication, and flexibility. Eligibility to work in the UK is required; training and career development are offered, including staff discounts and

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role within a cocktail bar.
• Excellent knowledge of spirits and classic cocktails.
• Attention to detail and understanding of guest needs.
• Personable, social and motivated with great communication.
• Flexible to work across shifts and varying situations.
• Good spoken English and communication skills.
• Knowledge of other languages is a plus.
• Eligibility to work in the UK is required.

Responsibilities

• Learn the cocktails on the menu and classics; understand products used.
• Prepare and serve high-quality cocktails with precise measurements and clean tools.
• Communicate bar needs to servers and barbacks in advance.
• Greet and engage with guests and assist with seating and menus.
• Ensure guest satisfaction and take drinks orders.
• Open/close the bar following procedures and maintain cleanliness.
• Report inventory issues and guest feedback to Bar Manager.

Skills

Cocktail bar experience

Spirits knowledge

Attention to detail

Social & engaging

Flexible & adaptable

Strong communication

Language skills

UK work eligibility

Job description

Experimental Cocktail Club Chinatown is the first London venue from Experimental Group (Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels, Henrietta Hotel, Cowley Manor, and STEREO). Established in 2011 in the heart of Chinatown, the Experimental Cocktail Club is a two-floors speakeasy bar.

Role:

Location:

Experience, knowledge of bartending, top presentation, ambition, zero pretension - this is what we are looking for in our bartenders. Junior Bartender must be impeccable in all areas of our activity - cocktails, cleanliness of his bar station, guest relation, speech and presentation.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIEs:

Cocktails

• Learn the cocktails on the menu and the list of classic cocktails provided. Understand and know about the products used.
• Prepare and serve high-quality cocktails, respecting our basic rules: use of jiggers at all times, perfectly measured, clean bar tools, swift response time. All while adhering to our principle of aiming to provide the best drinking experience without a hint of pretension.
• Communicate to the servers and barbacks their needs well in advance.

Guest Relation

• Greet and interact with guests.
• In cooperation with the Servers, ensure that the client is seated, provided with a menu, and thoroughly taken care of from that point forward.
• If the server is absent for whatever reason, the bartender nonetheless ensures that the client’s needs are covered.
• Create a welcoming environment for guests, assess their needs, present the cocktails menu and make recommendations.
• Take drinks orders.

Cleanliness, opening and closing of the bar

• Responsible for the opening and the closing of the bar, following the procedural list, from the set-up to taking out the rubbish at the end of the evening, and everything in between.
• The opening and closing duties are part of a collective effort from all team members, as is the cleanliness of the bar throughout the entire service.
• Apply all food and beverage safety and quality regulations.

Communication & Reporting

• Communicate with the Bar Manager for inventory issues, client comments, and general reporting.
• Comply with all reasonable direction and/or requests from the Management Team.

ABOUT YOU

• Experience in a similar role within a cocktail bar.
• Have excellent spirits & classic cocktails knowledge.
• Attention to details and customer needs.
• Social, engaging and motivated.
• Flexibility to respond quickly and positively to a range of work situations.
• Be well spoken with excellent communication skills.
• Knowledge as well as abilities in other languages would be beneficial.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

WHAT IT IS LIKE TO WORK FOR US?

Whether you’re looking for an entry-level employment or a new opportunity to evolve, we make a point to recruit, develop, and retain the most motivated and talented people from all backgrounds and skills. Here is what we can offer:

• On the job and personalised training to develop the technical and managerial skills necessary to develop a clear career path: weekly masterclass, internal training and training with brands, incentive, etc.
• Possibility of inner company mobility within our foreign venues such as Italy, France, Spain or Switzerland.
• Staff discounts and benefits.
• Pension scheme.