Boparan Restaurant Group
Head Waiter
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Join The Cinnamon Collection as a Head Waiter!
Are you passionate about delivering exceptional service in a vibrant and innovative environment? The Cinnamon Collection, a leader in contemporary Indian cuisine, is looking for an experienced and charismatic Head Waiter to take our guest experience to the next level.
Why You’ll Love Working With Us
At The Cinnamon Collection, we create more than just meals—we create unforgettable dining moments. As a Head Waiter, you’ll lead by example, ensuring that every guest receives impeccable service while overseeing the smooth operation of the front-of-house team.
Your Role
- Lead with Excellence: As a Head Waiter, you’ll be responsible for delivering first-class service while overseeing the wait staff to ensure a seamless dining experience. Your leadership will inspire the team to go above and beyond for every guest.
- Enhance the Guest Experience: With your deep knowledge of our menu and passion for hospitality, you’ll provide personalised recommendations, manage special requests, and ensure every guest leaves delighted.
- Support Front-of-House Operations: You’ll work closely with the management team to ensure smooth service, manage bookings, and handle any guest issues swiftly and professionally.
- Mentor the Team: You’ll train and coach junior wait staff, sharing your expertise in customer service, menu knowledge, and operational efficiency.
- Uphold High Standards: You’ll ensure that service runs smoothly, from setting tables to managing guest flow, while maintaining high standards of cleanliness and presentation.
What We’re Looking For
- Experienced & Professional: You’ve worked in high-end restaurants before and have a deep understanding of what it takes to deliver impeccable service.
- Natural Leader: You’re confident, approachable, and love motivating a team. You lead by example and inspire those around you to deliver their best.
- Customer-Focused: You have a passion for creating memorable guest experiences. You know that every detail counts, from a warm welcome to personalised recommendations.
- Organised & Efficient: In a fast-paced environment, you stay calm, manage your time well, and ensure everything runs smoothly.
- Knowledgeable About Food & Wine: You have a passion for great food and an understanding of wine pairing that enhances the dining experience.
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The Perks
- Grow with Us: From day one, we invest in your development. With tailored training and clear pathways for progression, your journey from Assistant Manager to General Manager—or even Operations Manager—starts here.
- Rewards That Matter: Enjoy a performance-based bonus scheme, exclusive discounts on dining with us, and access to savings at thousands of retailers through our BRG Spark App.
- Well-being at Your Fingertips: From advanced pay access with Wage stream to comprehensive healthcare support and free financial advice, we take care of our team like family.
- Flexible Working: We know life is full of surprises, so we offer flexible working opportunities to help you balance it all.
Ready to Lead with Passion?
If you’re an experienced and motivated individual with a passion for hospitality, we’d love to have you on board as a Head Waiter at The Cinnamon Collection. Apply today and join a team that’s as dedicated to excellence as you are!
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Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG)
Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) is a growing hospitality group committed to striving to become the Best Restaurant Group in everything we do. We’re obsessed with building credibility, going above and beyond, and delivering a memorable guest experience and an amazing working environment.
At BRG, We Live By Our Core Values
- ✅ Honest – Acting with integrity in everything we do.
- ✅ Hardworking – Giving our best, every day.
- ✅ Hungry – Always striving for growth and excellence.
- ✅ Heart – Caring deeply about our people, our guests, and our communities.
Join one of the most innovative and contemporary Indian restaurant groups in the market. Vivek Singh, is the executive chef of our 5 successful modern Indian restaurants – The Cinnamon Club, City’s Cinnamon Kitchen, Covent Garden’s Cinnamon Bazaar, the first out of London Cinnamon Kitchen Oxford and also Cinnamon Kitchen Battersea.
We are always looking to evolve the food we cook, responding to new ingredients, techniques and influences to create menu’s and dishes that are mindful of Indian tradition. Since opening our doors in 2001, at the old Westminster Library with Cinnamon Club, we have been redefining the expectations of Indian cooking. Encompassing the varying flavours and assorted ingredients of different regions, our dishes are immaculately presented and designed to reflect the culinary traditions and depths of Indian cooking whilst dining in an informal and relaxed environment.
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- Casual Dining Experience
- Fast-Paced Experience
- Hospitality Experience
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