Sommelier

MJMK Restaurants; West End; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned restaurant group in the UK is seeking a Sommelier to ensure best-in-class wine service and manage the wine list. The ideal candidate will have a strong passion for hospitality, excellent organisational skills, and a friendly demeanor with customers. You'll be responsible for training the team and managing supplier relationships in a dynamic restaurant environment. This role offers a range of benefits including discounts, holidays, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

50% discount across all restaurants

28 days holidays including Bank Holidays

Career development opportunities

Mental health and well-being assistance

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Enhanced pension plan after 5 years

Qualifications

• Passion for best-in-class hospitality and wine service.
• Energetic and engaging personality, especially with confident wine consumers.
• Understanding of restaurant operations.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Head Sommelier to manage the wine list.
• Train FOH team to pair and sell wine.
• Manage relationships with wine suppliers.
• Oversee wine ordering and cellar management.
• Deliver exceptional wine service to enhance guest experiences.

Skills

Wine service excellence

Strong organisational skills

Attention to detail

Team training and empowerment

Job description

Sommelier Candidate Requirements:

• Collaborating with the Head Sommelier in maintaining and updating the restaurant's wine list
• Working in service for lunch, dinner and private events.
• Inspiring, training and empowering the FOH team to pair and sell wine confidently.
• Developing relationships with wine suppliers
• Wine ordering and cellar management
• Assisting the Head Sommelier with wine inventory, stock counts and stock management
• Ensuring that guests receive best in class wine service that enhances their experience

You will deliver expert training, team empowerment and development of knowledge. You will be a great floor personality; energetic and engaging to our team, confident with experienced wine consumers and HNW individuals.

Key requirements for this role are a passion for best-in-class hospitality, generosity of spirit, a positive outlook, and love of all things restaurants and people.

You will need to demonstrate strong organisational skills, attention to detail and an understanding of what it takes to run some of the best restaurants in London.

As a Sommelier at MJMK, we’ll offer you:

• 50% discount across all MJMK restaurants
• 28 days holidays, including Bank Holidays
• Opportunity to develop your career with MJMK Restaurants
• Mental health and well-being assistance with Hospitality Action who can offer free advice and counselling if you’re struggling at work or at home.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay after your first year with us.
• An enhanced pension plan after you’ve worked with us for 5 years.

About MJMK Restaurants

MJMK Restaurants own and operate a collection of award-winning restaurants. Founded in 2018 by lifelong friends Jake Kasumov and Marco Mendes, our journey began with Casa do Frango. In 2020, we partnered with chef patron Santiago Lastra to open KOL, a restaurant in Marylebone celebrating Mexican cuisine with British ingredients. KOL has since earned a Michelin Star and been named one of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants.

In 2024 saw two new ventures: Fonda, a contemporary Mexican concept in Mayfair - our second collaboration with Santiago Lastra - and AngloThai in Marylebone, a debut restaurant from husband-and-wife John and Desiree Chantarasak, blending Thai flavours with British ingredients. Within three months of opening, AngloThai earned a Michelin star.

In the 2025 National Restaurant Awards, AngloThai was named The Square Opening of the Year and ranked 7th in the Top 100 list, followed by KOL at number 50. Luso, a contemporary Portuguese restaurant in Fitzrovia, opened in September 2025.