- Posted 20 October 2025
- LocationLondon
- Job type Permanent - Full Time
- DisciplineDiamond Jubilee Tea Salon
- Reference017708
Head Waiter
Job description
Join the Fortnum & Mason Team!
Are you passionate about delivering great service and eager to share your knowledge with others? Do you have a flair for customer service and a love for artisanal products? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
Fortnum & Mason are looking for an exceptional Head Waiters/Waitress to join our unique team at our beautiful Flagship store in Piccadilly at our Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon. Responsible for demonstrating world-class service, our new team member will possess passion for our product, and an ability to bring this to life for each and every customer.
Why Work For Us:
Competitive hourly rate + paid overtime
Discretionary annual bonus (up to 5% of salary)
Up to 40% store and restaurant discounts
Subsidised staff restaurant using Fortnum’s ingredients
28 days holiday + a day off for your birthday and 5 extra wellbeing days off
Matched pension scheme and career development opportunities
Annual staff party and incredible gifts after 5 years
What You'll Do:
- Work with the Restaurant management team to ensure the smooth running of the restaurant
- Help drive, motivate and encourage the teams to look for areas where we can deliver more
- Support and develop the Waiters and Commis waiters
- Create and deliver an extraordinary customer experience, meeting all targets set
- Act as a role model at all times with customer experience at the top of the agenda
- Demonstrate an authentic and passionate understanding of brand, menus and restaurant service
- Ensure all the teams are aware of any menu changes and can accurately inform the customers
- Motivate and inspire team to hit targets
- Consistently lead by example
- Help to ensure that all staff carry out their duties to the best of their abilities at all times, liaising with other supervisors where appropriate
What We're Looking For:
Experience within an Afternoon Tea/High Tea/Private Dining restaurant.
Coach, counsel and train team to deliver exceptional customer service at all times
Ability to think quickly and rationally to ever-changing situations
Consistently lead by example
Solid interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to multitask, prioritize and manage time effectively
Think widely while focusing in on important detail generating winning ideas
Demonstrate an authentic and passionate understanding of brand, menus and restaurant service
We are committed to developing your career and nurturing your talent, regardless of age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race; religion or belief; sex; sexual orientation
We respect and embrace each other’s differences, to create a truly inclusive environment.
In the last year alone, our people have been recognised and celebrated, winning awards for their outstanding contributions to Retail, Technology, Global Hospitality & Tourism, Visual Merchandising & Display, Customer Service and Local Community Awards.