Cocktail Waiter/Waitress

InterContinental Hotels Group; London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the team at Kimpton Fitzroy London as a Cocktail Waiter/Waitress in their luxurious Fitz's Bar. Embrace your unique personality while delivering exceptional cocktail experiences in a vibrant setting. Enjoy competitive pay, great benefits, and a chance to grow within one of the world's leading hotel brands.

Benefits

28 days holiday, increasing up to 33 days

Free meals on duty

Worldwide hotel discounts

Employee assistance programme

Access to Wagestream

Food and beverage discounts

Social events

Qualifications

• Experience as a Cocktail Waiter/Waitress in a 5-star hotel.
• Extensive knowledge of drinks and cocktails.
• Excellent customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide exceptional service and make cocktail recommendations.
• Create personalized experiences for guests.
• Lead creatively in a dynamic bar environment.

Skills

Cocktail Knowledge

Customer Service

Creativity

Job description

Hotel Brand: Kimpton
Location: United Kingdom, London

Hotel: Fitzroy London (LONLP), 1-8 Russell Square, Bloomsbury, WC1B 5BE

At Kimpton Fitzroy Londonwe are looking for a Cocktail Waiter/Waitressto join our team is Fitz’s Bar within our luxury hotel in Central London

Located in the heart of Kimpton Fitzroy London, Fitz’s Russell Sq. features three opulent spaces with unique personalities. Fitz’s Brasserie, a sophisticated eatery serving classic British dishes elevated from modern palates, and Fitz’s Bar & Parlour, a glamorous drinking dean and all-day parlour. Here guests can dine on quintessentially British cuisine, sip finely crafted cocktails and savour a late-night tipple (or two). Here local foodies and intrepid travellers alike gather to create memorable tales.

Join us to help create a London experience like no other!

Kimpton Fitzroy Hotel is in the heart of Bloomsbury just a 2 minute walk from Russell Square tube station where the Piccadilly line runs 24hrs a day on Fridays and Saturdays!

As a Cocktail Waiter/Waitress we will support you to:

• Be yourself- bringing the real you to work, with your unique personality we want you to be who you are!
• Lead yourself – we trust you to make decisions and exert your creativity in order to provide our guests with heartfelt human connections, we trust you to do right!
• Make it count– you matter, and we will provide you with all the tools you need in order to create ridiculously personalised experiences for our guests every day!

We are looking for an experienced Cocktail Waiter/Waitress, someone who has extensive knowledge of drinks and cocktails and who feels comfortable talking to customers and making recommendations. Ideally you will have gained your experience working in a 5 star hotel. You understand what great customer service looks like and you are able to deliver or exceed the guests’ expectations when it comes to high standards.

You have a flexible approach to shifts, but it is important remember you will be finishing after midnight almost every day.

Do you have what it takes to be our next Cocktail Waiter/Waitress? If so, we would love to hear from you.

What’s in it for you as ourCocktail Waiter/Waitress:

We are part of the IHG Hotels & Resorts family, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, with a portfolio of 19 brands worldwide - which means global opportunities! OurCocktail Waiter/Waitressenjoys a range of benefits including:

• £28,808 full time salary (£13.85 per hour) plus Service Charge and great IHG perks!
• 28 days holiday each year, including bank holidays, this increases up to a maximum of 33 days (Pro Rated)
• Access to Wagestream a financial wellbeing app giving you the opportunity to save, track and withdraw your pay as you earn it.
• Free meals whilst on duty prepare by skilled chefs!
• Worldwide employee and friends & family hotel room discounts
• Food and Beverage discounts at the delicious Fitz bar and Fitz Brasserie
• Discounts off your supermarket shop, other shopping, and experiences through our portal!
• Employee assistance programme 24/7 and employee healthcare plan with access to Mental Healthcare first aiders
• Regular sporting and social events
• Most importantly, we’ll help you grow and develop you as an individual.

Kimpton Fitzroy London is all about providing a contemporary luxury hotel experience whilst building heartfelt human connections with guests and colleagues – we call it the Stay Human project. What more you ask? We have been named ‘The plushest pet-friendly hotel,’ because our heartfelt connection does not end with humans, it is extended to our furry friends. Want to know more? Apply now as we would love to hear from you!

You are always welcome here!

We are open 7 days a week 365 days a year and need people to work a range of shifts and days - this means we can offer great flexibility if required.

Please click ‘apply’ now!

You must meet the legal requirements to work in the UK.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual's, race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Who we are

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants crafts unique destinations that kindle heartfelt human connections. Our bespoke spaces blend spirit, style and delight to create an addictive culture of refined irreverence where locals, visitors & colleagues seamlessly connect.

Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.