Head Bartender - London

Edwardian Hotels; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury hotel group in London is seeking a Head Bartender to join their prestigious bar, The Stage, at The Londoner. You will be responsible for leading the bar team, ensuring high standards in drink service, and exceeding guest expectations. The role offers a competitive salary along with numerous benefits, including free meals, annual stays at the hotel, and opportunities for professional development. A deep knowledge of beverages and strong leadership skills are essential for success in this position.

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 pension scheme

Regular social events

Annual recognition events

Wellbeing champions

Access to company doctor

Online learning platform access

Opportunities for promotion

Qualifications

• Current in-depth beverage knowledge, including cocktails, fine wines and champagnes.
• Capable of demonstrating outstanding leadership skills, including delegating tasks appropriately.
• Ability to demonstrate personal ownership of tasks ensuring completion.

Responsibilities

• Direct the bar operations team to ensure customer and staff satisfaction.
• Serve a variety of wines, spirits, and cocktails to high standards.
• Ensure bar pre-opening checklist is complete before service.

Skills

Beverage knowledge (cocktails, wines, champagnes)

Leadership skills

Teamwork

Tools

Micros

Job description

Head Bartender - London

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 currently recruiting for Head Bartender for our 5 Star Luxury Hotel, The Londoner, and its destination The Stage, our Champagne Bar.

Overview

• An amazing opportunity to join the Bar in The Stage at The Londoner as a Head Bartender.

• You will have good knowledge of our drinks menu and be able to serve a variety of wines, spirits and cocktails.

• You will be able to answer questions about the menu and make recommendations where appropriate. You will ensure that all of the drinks served by yourself and the bar team are to specification and presented to a high standard as per our brand standards.

• You will direct the bar operations team to ensure both customer and staff satisfaction is achieved in a motivated and cohesive environment.

• You will ensure that the bar pre‑opening checklist is complete before every service commences and will ensure that par stocks are maintained in the bar.

• You will ensure that any discrepancies such as spillages and breakages are reported so that the month‑end stock take is correct.

• You will ensure that the bar team are processing all orders through Micros and that the correct payment is taken for all orders.

• You will co‑ordinate bar closing procedures and ensure that cashing up is done correctly.

• You will ensure that guest expectations are exceeded and will seek opportunities to improve guest experience by seeking feedback and evaluating service levels.

About You

Current in‑depth beverage knowledge, including cocktails, fine wines and champagnes. Capable of demonstrating outstanding leadership skills, including delegating tasks appropriately. Has the ability to demonstrate personal ownership of tasks and will ensure completion to achieve the required results. Understands the benefit of teamwork and works collaboratively with others.

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 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 programmes 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.