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We are currently seeking an experienced Bar Manager to join a leading high-end restaurant and lifestyle hospitality group in London.
This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and commercially minded bar professional with a strong background in premium, luxury, or high-volume hospitality environments. The successful candidate will take ownership of the bar operation, leading the team while ensuring exceptional standards of service, product quality, guest experience, and commercial performance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the day-to-day operation of the bar, maintaining the highest standards of service and presentation
- Manage, train, and develop the bar team to deliver a consistently elevated guest experience
- Oversee beverage quality, cocktail execution, stock control, ordering, and inventory management
- Work closely with the wider management team to drive revenue, profitability, and operational efficiency
- Ensure compliance with licensing, health & safety, and company standards
- Support the development of an engaging and commercially successful beverage offering
- Build a strong team culture focused on hospitality, attention to detail, and excellence
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The Ideal Candidate:
- Proven experience in a Bar Manager or senior bar leadership role within a high-end restaurant, luxury hospitality, lifestyle venue, or premium bar environment
- Strong knowledge of cocktails, spirits, wine, and contemporary beverage trends
- Confident managing high-volume operations without compromising service standards
- Strong leadership, training, and people-management skills
- Commercially aware with experience managing beverage costs, stock, and operational KPIs
- Polished, guest-focused, and highly organised
- Previous experience within the London luxury hospitality market would be highly advantageous
- Candidates MUST currently be based in London and have the right to work in the UK.
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