Commis Waiter / Waitress

The Londoner; Greater London; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury hotel in London is seeking a Commis Waiter / Waitress for its fine dining restaurant. The role involves delivering exemplary customer service, taking orders, and serving food elegantly. Candidates should ideally have experience in a similar role, though training can be provided. The hotel offers competitive salaries, generous holiday allowances, and various employee benefits, including meals and discounts. Join a team committed to excellence in hospitality and employee wellbeing.

Benefits

Competitive salary

28 days holiday including Bank Holidays

Complimentary meals and beverages

Recommend a Friend Scheme

Annual complimentary night stays

Preferential accommodation rates

Access to discount platform

Auto enrolment in pension scheme

Regular social events

Annual recognition events

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Commis Waiter / Waitress is preferred.
• Must be able to demonstrate excellent attention to detail.
• Impeccable command of the English language required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver outstanding customer service to restaurant guests.
• Interact with customers, take orders, and serve food and drinks.
• Ensure tables are cleared promptly and guests' needs are met.

Skills

Customer service skills

Attention to detail

Fluent English

Passion for food and beverage

Tools

OpenTable

Micros

Adecco

Job description

Become a Londoner

Welcome to The Londoner, a hotel that is chic boutique in spirit and feeling yet staggering in scale and ambition. A perfectly engineered collection of spaces, tastes, textures, and offerings over 15 floors. Situated in the heart of Leicester Square, where the four corners of the city meet. We are seeking hospitality professionals whose unique talents and ambitions will drive them to not only rise to our guests' exacting standards, but also propel their own career potential in a company that recognizes and rewards. Stand out from the crowd by joining London’s first ‘Super Boutique’ hotel.

At The Londoner we are committed to being the best place to work, so much so that we have officially been recognised as a Great Place to Work. Our commitment to the wellbeing and development of our people is at the forefront of our culture.

We are currently recruiting for a Commis Waiter / Waitress for our stand our destination restaurant Whitcomb’s located within our 5 Star Luxury Hotel - The Londoner.

Overview

An amazing opportunity to join The Londoner our 5 Star Luxury Hotel a nd destination fine dining restaurant Whitcomb’s as a Commis Waiter / Waitress.

As a Commis Waiter / Waitress you will be working with the restaurant team to deliver outstanding customer service to our guests in the restaurant.

You will interact with customers, take orders and serve food and drinks to tables elegantly. You will ensure that tables are cleared promptly and that guests needs are met efficiently.

As Commis Waiter / Waitress you will be competent with-It applications such as Open table, Adecco and Micros.

About You

• Previous experience of working in as a Commis Waiter / Waitress ideally within a busy quality driven restaurant , however training can be provided.
• Demonstrates excellent, attention to detail and customer service skills.
• Impeccable command of the English language both written and spoken.
• Passion for food and beverage and keeping up to date with latest food trends.

Company Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 28 days Holiday per annum including Bank Holidays increasing with long service
• Complimentary hot meals, salad bar and unlimited beverages provided daily
• Recommend a Friend Scheme of up to £500 per friend recommended.
• Annual complimentary night stays within our hotels
• Preferential accommodation rates for all Edwardian Hotels for Hosts, their family and their friends
• Access to a discount platform for all of the most popular stores and outlets
• Auto enrolment into our company pension scheme
• Regular social events across all hotels
• Annual company recognition events held in January each year

Wellbeing champions across all of our hotels

• Access to our company doctor for medical appointments and occupational health support
• Access for all hosts to our online learning platform Edwardian Academy
• Opportunities for promotion and a wide range of training programs to support your development

Eligibility

In line with the requirements of the Asylum & Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process.