Ottolenghi is a popular Middle-Eastern and Mediterranean restaurant group with 9 restaurants across London & Oxford. Our Spitalfields venue is a short walk from Liverpool Street station making it a perfect location for a bright and buzzy restaurant.
We are looking for a Restaurant Host to join our team and be the first point of contact for our members and their guests during dinner service.
The Ideal Restaurant Host at Spitalfields will be:
- Responsible for greeting guests and escorting them to their tables
- Passionate about delivering exceptional customer service and a commitment to exceeding guest expectations
- Efficiently handle reservation systems such as ‘Seven Rooms’, ensuring accurate bookings and timely communication with guests
- Serving as a central point of contact between guests and various departments, including the kitchen and waitstaff, to ensure smooth communication
The ideal Restaurant Host will have:
- At least 6 months experience in a similar role and setting
- Excellent communication skills and a good level of English, both spoken and written
- A positive friendly can-do attitude
- The ability and desire to provide exceptionally high levels of customer service to create exceptional experiences.
What's in it for you:
- Health benefits package
- English language training (Basic, Intermediate and Business Levels)
- Enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Surrogacy or Primary Care Giver Parent Pay and Paternity Pay after 2 years service
- £100 uniform voucher
- A birthday treat
- Refer a friend scheme, £500 each
- Monthly cooking demos and food, wine and cocktail workshops in the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen
- Opportunity to develop your career, with a strong learning culture and internal progression
We’d love to hear from you if you’re an experienced Restaurant Host and are ready for the next step in your working journey.