Overview
We're looking for a Food & Beverage Manager to lead one of the most visible parts of The Gantry as the hotel continues to evolve its food, drink, meeting spaces and private dining offer. This role focuses on leadership, team development and commercial performance, building an operation that feels confident, consistent and aligned with the direction of the hotel.
Responsibilities
- Lead the overall food and beverage operation across restaurant, bar, private dining and meeting spaces, ensuring consistent, commercially focused service aligned with the hotel’s direction.
- Support the launch and development of new meeting spaces and private dining experiences.
- Build, develop and mentor a confident, forward‑thinking team.
- Drive consistency in service standards and guest experience.
- Manage staffing structures, rotas and payroll control.
- Drive revenue, spend and departmental profitability.
- Work closely with Kitchen, Rooms and Commercial teams.
- Support the wider repositioning and growth of the hotel.
Qualifications & Experience
- Comfortable leading within a fast‑moving lifestyle or London hotel environment.
- Commercially aware, with a strong understanding of labor, revenue and profitability.
- Confident leader who develops and empowers teams.
- Organised, detail‑focused and operationally strong.
- Calm under pressure and able to adapt quickly.
- Focused on creating an experience that feels considered, confident and commercially successful.
Location & Employer
The Gantry Hotel, 40 Celebration Avenue, East Village, London, Inner London, E20 1DB. The Gantry is a design‑led hotel in Stratford, part of Hilton’s Curio Collection, with growing meeting spaces and evolving private dining experiences.
Benefits
- Competitive salary and service charge.
- Bonus and incentives.
- Hilton and Cairn Group benefits and discounts.
- Development opportunities within Cairn Group.
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