Food runner and barbacks

We are looking for fun, full time, enthusiastic, driven people to join our team. We work hard, we play hard, and we offer an excellent environment within which even the most gregarious personalities will thrive.

The role is for those who are looking for a first step into hospitality and want to join a great values-led business, multi-facetted, cocktail bar and restaurant. The role of FOOD and DRINKS RUNNER (Commis Waiter) or BARBACK (Service Bar) or BARISTA (Service Bar) are important positions that support speed and efficiency within a restaurant and bar. You will be given training and an opportunity to develop into a cocktail bartender, server looking after our customers dining experience or host where you will welcome our guests as the first point of contact.

If you genuinely care about improving the lives of those around you each and every day, you’re the kind of person we want at Dishoom and this is the team for you. We look after our people well and we expect our people to look after everyone they spend time with on a daily basis well. You’ll need to genuinely care about your guests and your colleagues and you’ll need to ensure that you’re doing all you can for them, all of the time.
We have four restaurants currently. One in Covent Garden, Shoreditch, King's Cross and our newest opening in Carnaby Street, Soho.

If you’re interested, have had some experience working within a busy, fast paced environment and are looking for a challenging, enjoyable and exciting position with a team that will work as hard as you will to develop your skills and your career within the industry, you should join us.

Benefits of working with us:

• Exclusive access to a massive network of discounts (money off at thousands of retailers such as Topshop, Apple, Sainsbury’s, Boots, Netflights, Cineworld etc…)
• 40% Off bikes on the Cycle to Work scheme.
• Annual summer party for all team members and their families.
• Generous staff discount: 50% off food and drink during the day (with up to 5 friends), and 25% in the evenings at any of our restaurants.
• Food and hot drinks provided on shift
• Company pension scheme – Dishoom will contribute an amount equal to 1% of your salary into your pension (on top of whatever you choose to contribute)
• Regular staff drinks for all team members.
• 28 Paid holiday days
• Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day off – then January 2nd off for our big Christmas knees-up!
Thanks so much for taking the time to read this, We very much hope to meet you soon and to welcome you to the team.