Restaurant Receptionist-Host
20 minutes ago
London
🐟 Experienced Restaurant Receptionist / Host 📍 Fish! Borough Market – London Bridge 💷 £14–£15 per hour including tronc + monthly tronc bonus ⏰ 30 hours per week | Permanent position 📅 Mix of single & double shifts | 2–3 days off per week Love hospitality, thrive in a busy restaurant and know how to keep a buzzing reservations book under control? We’d love to hear from you! Fish! Borough Market is looking for an experienced, confident and enthusiastic Restaurant Receptionist/Host to join our front-of-house team in the heart of one of London’s most iconic food destinations. Our brasserie-style seafood restaurant welcomes around 2,500 guests every week, with seating for 110 guests inside and 45 on our terrace. We're busy, fast-paced and friendly, combining professional service with a relaxed atmosphere. As our Host, you'll be at the centre of the action, managing reservations, coordinating tables and being one of the first friendly faces our guests meet. 🍽️ The Role You'll take ownership of the reception and reservations area, helping the restaurant run smoothly throughout service. Your responsibilities will include: • Warmly welcoming and seating our guests, • Managing online, telephone and walk-in reservations, • Coordinating the reservations book and maximising table availability, • Managing table allocations and turnover during busy services, • Organising and overseeing larger party reservations, • Responding professionally to guest enquiries in person, by phone and email, • Updating menus and completing daily administrative tasks, • Using Word, Excel and restaurant reservation systems like SevenRooms and Opentable, • Completing opening, closing and daily reception procedures, • Working closely with the management and front-of-house teams to ensure smooth service ⭐ What We're Looking For This is an experienced position, so we're looking for someone who is already comfortable working in a busy, high-volume restaurant environment. You'll ideally have: • Strong restaurant reception/hosting experience, • Experience managing busy restaurant services and reservation books, • A good understanding of table management and table turnover, • Experience with OpenTable and SevenRooms, • Knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Word and Excel, • Strong administrative and organisational skills, • Excellent communication and customer service skills, • Confidence handling guest requests and queries, • High energy and the ability to stay organised under pressure, • A proactive, positive and professional approach, • The ability to work independently while being a great team player 💫 What We Offer • £14–£15 per hour including tronc, depending on experience, • Additional monthly tronc bonus, • Monthly pay with early access to earned wages through Stream, • Additional benefits available through the Stream platform, • Free staff meals and drinks while on duty, • Sage employee benefits, • £500 Refer-a-Friend bonus, • 50% staff dining discount, • 20% family dining discount, • Workplace pension scheme, • 28 days' holiday, including bank holidays. Additional holiday days with length of service, • The opportunity to work in the heart of the vibrant Borough Market, • Internal training and development 🇬🇧 Right to Work All applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK and be able to successfully complete the required Right to Work check before starting employment. 🐟 Ready to Join Us? If you're an experienced restaurant host who loves people, enjoys the buzz of a busy service and knows how to keep things running smoothly when the restaurant is full, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today with your CV and tell us about your restaurant reception/hosting experience.