



The Folly is one of London’s most vibrant bars — a botanical haven in the heart of the City. We’re part of the Drake & Morgan family: a collection of stylish bars and restaurants across London, known for craft cocktails, quality food, and unforgettable experiences.
The Role
We’re seeking an enthusiastic and creative Bartender to join our bar team. You’ll be mixing signature cocktails, pouring beautiful drinks, and delivering genuine, friendly service that keeps our guests coming back.
What You’ll Do
What We’re Looking For
41 Gracechurch Street, EC3V 0BT, London

Bar, Restaurant • More than 250 Employees
Hiring on JOB TODAY since October, 2025
Drake & Morgan is a collection of stylish bars and restaurants across London and Manchester, designed for every moment from morning coffee to late-night cocktails.



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Join our team at The Folly, part of the Drake & Morgan collection, where we value providing exceptional dining experiences. As a Waiter/Waitress, you will be the face of our restaurant, ensuring each guest receives attentive and friendly service. What You’ll Do: • Welcome guests and provide menus., • Take food and drink orders accurately., • Serve dishes and beverages with professionalism., • Ensure dining areas are clean and well-maintained., • Respond promptly to guest inquiries and concerns., • Assist in setting up and breaking down tables as needed. What We’re Looking For: • Previous experience in a restaurant setting is preferred., • Excellent communication skills and a friendly demeanor., • Ability to multitask and work efficiently under pressure., • A team player who is attentive to detail and committed to delivering outstanding service. We offer a dynamic work environment and the opportunity to grow within the Drake & Morgan family. If you are passionate about hospitality and eager to contribute to our vibrant team, we would love to hear from you.

Join the kitchen team at The Folly, part of the Drake & Morgan collection, a stylish, vibrant bar & restaurant in the heart of the City. We’re seeking a Chef de Partie with passion, precision, and a strong personality. You’ll work alongside our Head Chef and team to deliver fresh, seasonal dishes to the highest standards. What You’ll Do: • Prepare and cook dishes in your section to the company specs, • Keep a clean, organised workstation and maintain high food safety standards, • Support the Head Chef and Sous Chef during busy services, • Help train and develop junior team members What We’re Looking For: • Experience in a busy, high-volume kitchen, • Passion for fresh ingredients and great food, • Team spirit, reliability, and attention to detail

About the Role We’re looking for an energetic, confident and guest-focused Bartender to join our Front of House team at The Britannia – SMOK’D, a busy, high-quality pub and whisky-focused venue in the heart of SE1. You’ll be serving great drinks, delivering friendly service, and helping maintain the atmosphere our guests love. Key Responsibilities • Serving drinks (beer, cocktails, whisky pours, soft drinks) to a high standard., • Delivering warm, efficient and professional service at the bar and on the floor., • Maintaining a clean, organised and well-stocked bar., • Preparing simple cocktails and mixed drinks following SMOK’D specs., • Engaging with guests, offering recommendations, and enhancing their experience., • Handling payments, tills, and cash-up procedures when required., • Supporting the FOH team during busy service and ensuring smooth operations., • Upholding all licensing laws, age-verification checks, and health & safety standards. Candidate Requirements • Friendly, confident and great with people., • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while keeping service standards high., • Comfortable pouring beer, making basic cocktails, and handling a busy bar., • Good communication skills and a strong team-player attitude., • Previous bartending or hospitality experience preferred — but the right attitude is most important., • Flexibility to work evenings/weekends., • Right to work in the UK. What We Offer • £12.50 per hour + share of the service charge., • 25–40 weekly hours with flexible scheduling., • A fun, supportive team and a lively pub environment., • Training in whisky, cocktails, and SMOK’D brand standards., • Progression opportunities within the wider group., • Staff food & drink benefits.

Busy Bar Located in the iconic old Debenhams building in Clapham Junction. We are currently looking for an enthusiastic Bartenders for our new site Botanica Hall, who can confidently deliver an exceptional service, and engage our bar guests with captivating and intriguing personality. You will have extensive wine, spirits and cocktails knowledge, in order to lead the bar service and deliver outstanding results. WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME? 28 days holiday. Flexible shifts – to fit around the other important things in life. Love dining out? You’ll love it even more with a 25% discount across all our bars. Never a dull moment – fun, laughs and lifelong friends! Training on drinks, cocktails and an Elite Bartender programme. Development and career progression. WHAT WILL I BE DOING? AS BARTENDER YOU WILL.. Greet, serve, and look after our guests so they go home happy. Maintain the highest standards of cleanliness. Work with our team to create a friendly atmosphere. Be open to learning in order to develop your knowledge and skill.. Fully understand our drinks inside out, making recommendations to our guests. WHO ARE WE? Albion & East operates upscale urban bars with wood-fired artisan pizza, humble social food and in-house bakeries. Cocktail bars and banquet halls of old reclaimed decadence, offering coffee and hot-desking by day, cocktails and pizza by night for the revellers, and an Italian feast for those seeking weekend brunch. We distil our own small batch gin at each site and offer gin blending & cocktail masterclasses too Hours: Part time position 25-30h per week Salary: up to £15h

The Slaughtered Lamb is on the search for an experienced, passionate & friendly Bar tender to join our thriving business and family in Clerkenwell. We are looking for a motivated bartender that is ready for a new challenge and wants the opportunity to learn, develop new skills and progress within the business. You Are: passionate about food and drinks with great servive We Offer: Up to £13 per hour Working alongside a supportive and experienced GM who is passionate about training and developing their Career progression and promotion opportunities with regular new openings 30% discount on the total bill at our Pubs, bars and restaurants 10% off Gym membership 30% off grooming and hair salons Who We Are: Part of the award-winning Urban Pubs & Bars (Publican Awards Best Managed Pubs 1-50), a fast-growing independent hospitality group with an incredible and diverse range of pubs, bars and restaurants all with their own individual identity.

Old Street Records is in the heart of Shoreditch and has been providing the best party in the area since ’16. Set over two floors it has an eclectic mix of live bands and superstar DJ’s. If you love slinging cocktails and listening to some great music then this is your gig. What we can offer: One of London’s best mental well-being support programmes. A company that actively promotes a balanced work-life balance. £13 - £13.50 including Service Charge 28 holiday days a year (additional holiday for long-term service). Adhoc bonuses (Christmas bonus / Mystery Shopper). Long service bonuses (3yrs - £1k, 5yrs - £3k, 7yrs - £5k) Free pizza on all shifts worked. We guarantee five years development from day one Strong discounts to enjoy in your downtime in our sister venues. As an operator, our people are at the heart of what we do with a heavy focus on delivering for all our team members. We are looking to build one of London’s best learning and development programmes to ensure from day one you will develop both professionally and personally. We always seek to ensure there is a focus on finding the correct work-life balance and have recently created a company mental health support programme to ensure the well-being of our teams is at the heart of what we do. Job Details: Position – Bartender Overview – Bartending is what we do and what we do well. While experience isn’t essential as we can provide the training, some base experience in hospitality will help. We are looking for someone who loves all things bartending to join the team Thursday – Saturday and join our already kick-ass team. Contract – Full-time (35 - 40 hours). Part-time also available. Benefits: Company pension Discounted or free food Employee discount Flexitime Work Location: In person

Bartender - Hoppers St Christophers Place Salary - Up to £14.50 ph Schedule - Full Time Experience - Previous experience in a quality restaurant Hoppers Marylebone are seeking a Bartender to join their team. The successful candidate will be friendly, personable and passionate about all things food and drink. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Bartender looking for a new role in an award winning, critically acclaimed group. The Restaurant Located in Marylebone, the restaurant accommodates more than 85 guests across two floors with an additional 16 seats available on an outside terrace. The menu is inspired by the roadside shacks of Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu served in a vibrant dining room, Hoppers is a fun and lively workplace to join. Our people are a big part of what we do, helping to translate the cuisine and always going above and beyond to make sure our guests have a fantastic experience. It’s what makes us different. Being part of the Hoppers family requires commitment, charm, confidence and an eagerness to learn. The Position The right Bartender will be passionate and knowledgeable about beers, whisky and cocktails, and have a good background in high volume restaurants and bars, whilst delivering exceptional guest experiences with personality and flair. The Successful Bartender will have: Prior experience as a Bartender within a fast paced-quality restaurant or bar; Eagerness to roll your sleeves up and get stuck in; A creative approach with impeccable attention to detail; Passion for beverage, food and hospitality, along with the eagerness to continually learn; The desire to develop your career within an ambitious and trend-setting restaurant group.

OITA, Japanese Restaurant in Chinatown is looking for a creative and dynamic Bartender to join our team. You will be expected to create and prepare alcohol or non-alcoholic cocktails for bar and restaurant guests, taking orders and serving drinks to the highest standards. Full time and part time position available. The Successful Bartender will: • Have minimum of 2 years of previous experience as Bartender in a busy and fast paced restaurant, • Have the ability to create seasonal cocktails and special requests from customers, • Have creative approach with impeccable attention to detail, • Have the ability to deliver high standards consistently, • Have great communication and organising skills, • Have the ability to closely work with the management team, • Be passionate and enthusiastic about their job Benefits: • Salary: starting from £12.21/h + £4-6/h service charge, • Free staff meals, coffee & tea on shift, • 30% staff discount when spending with family and friends, • 30% discount for stays at Green Rooms hotel, • rewards for exceptional performance You will also benefit from in role support, and we offer career path progression to maximise your potential and pay rise.

• Experience working in a busy venue., • Excellent communication skills., • Extensive knowledge and experience in cocktail making and bar workflow are essential., • Strong, customer focused interpersonal skills and a great team player., • Deep love for the night and bar industries., • Genuinely hospitable.

Chicome is a family-run high-end Mexican Fusion Restaurant and Bar located in St Katharine Docs (Tower Bridge) that provides executive-level dining to its guests with high attention to detail service. Opened in late 2023 we continue our growth and take pride in our team that makes it happen every day! We are a people business. We are looking for an experienced Bartender to join our team and take ownership of the bar experience. You will have solid drinks knowledge and a passion for wines, cocktails and great service. An ideal candidate will have the following: • Solid experience working behind the bar, • Good working knowledge of wines, beers and spirits, • Confidence in cocktail preparation and flavour pairing, • Engaging approach to customer service, including at-table interaction, • Basic understanding of draught beer dispensing systems and its maintenance, • Willingness to learn and grow within the role, • Ability to recommend drinks and understand our menus Desirable, but not essential skills include: • WSET level 1 or 2, • POS system familiarity, • Past experience in waitering and guest engagement. What you may expect at Chicome: • Agile team leading with frequent improvement, • Take charge and make your role matter by building ideas and we will make it happen, • Team events and trips for great performance months and exceptional service, • Unique new concept restaurant and bar where you are heard and your input matters, • Internal progression and personalised performance reviews and training plans We believe in investing in our team, and we expect considerable dedication, team play, and attentiveness in return.