Position Overview & Specifications
Property / Office: Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London
Location: London, United Kingdom
Host/Hostess, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, the two Michelin starred, award winning and internationally recognised restaurant located at the iconic Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London, is seeking an experienced Host/Hostess.
Benefits
We provide a comprehensive Benefits Package which includes but is not limited to:
- Guest Hotel experience for employees
- Up to 5 complimentary room nights per year in Mandarin Oriental Hotels
- Discounted Room Nights
- 50 % discount on Food and Beverage and for Spa treatments
- 1 Paid Volunteering day per year
- Health cash plan
- Exciting range of learning and development opportunities
- Regular colleague social and wellbeing events
- Opportunities for promotion and transfer across the group
About Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
Inspired by Heston Blumenthal’s fascination with historic gastronomy, Dinner is one of the world’s most celebrated restaurants. First conceived in the late 1990s, the idea for Dinner sprung from Heston’s fascination with the savoury ice creams of the late 1800s, the theatre of the Tudor dining experience and the dishes featured in Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
Through his research, Heston realised that obsession with food is no modern-day phenomena. He worked with food historians and the team at Hampton Court Palace, as well as reading cookbooks such as those by the royal chefs of King Richard II. The result is Dinner’s thrilling menu, which perfectly fuses the historic with the contemporary in a uniquely exciting manner.
About the role
As a Host/Hostess you will be able to work individually as well as part of a team. As a hospitality professional, you will ensure you are fully conversant with the menus/items and features of the restaurant, able to make recommendations to our guests and always look at ways to enhance our guest journey. Some of your duties will include but not be limited to:
- To take reservations in a friendly and professional manner
- To follow up any special requests related to reservations
- To greet and seat guests with a warm welcome
- To communicate relevant information of each reservation to the Head Waiters and Managers
Experience in working in a similar quality restaurant is desired but most importantly, love for wine and food and creating fascinating experiences for guests is what we most value. We train our team continuously, so do not hesitate to apply, if you think you have what it takes to be a great Host/Hostess at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal.
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.
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group is an equal opportunity employer
Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, 66 Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7LA, United Kingdom
Advertised: 08 Mar 2023 GMT Standard Time
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