- Posted 28 August 2025
- LocationLondon
- Job type Permanent - Full Time
- DisciplineThe Parlour
- Reference015826
Host/ess
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 Host to join our unique team at our Flagship Piccadilly store. 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:
Maintain a high customer focus and convey this attitude to all team members
Ensure that all standards of service are met
First impression of restaurant and last warming goodbye, creating positive and fun experience for customers.
Reservation bookkeeper, ensuring organized and accurate records of customers.
Strive for customer satisfaction by meeting all personal and special requests of guests.
What We're Looking For:
A friendly warm approach with great people skills
Flexibility to work various shifts, including weekends
Outstanding communication skills
Passionate about food
Willing to learn and grow
This is a great opportunity to demonstrate a genuine passion in delivering a memorable experience to all our customers, as well as developing your skillset within a luxury setting.
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.