BAO is looking for creative and experienced full time Waiters/Waitresses for our Soho restaurant. Recently awarded a Michelin Bib Gourmand, BAO serves innovative Asian dishes in an informal, fast-paced setting.

BAO specialises in ‘Xiao chi’ small snacks and ‘bao’ steamed milk buns, each individually made to a secret recipe the Trio have spent years developing. The menus feature “Xiao Chi” – small eats – and a selection of sharing dishes.

When you join the BAO family as Waiter/Waitress, we will offer you:
• Up to £25,000 per annum, dependent upon experience.
• A personalised learning and development plan to develop your skills and knowledge.
• Career progression within a fast-growing, critically-acclaimed restaurant group.
• 50% Off dining across JKS Restaurants
• A supportive, people-focused culture
• 28 Days’ holiday per year
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee referral bonus
• Employee of the Month and Long Service awards.
• Childcare voucher scheme
• Free meals on duty
• Great staff parties

What you’ll learn:
• You’ll receive a personalised development plan including a clear progression route. We value internal growth and see this an important aspect;
• We encourage staff to participate in BAO’s field trips, learning and interacting with our suppliers;
• Sake, Wine and Beer Tastings and talks;
• Staff swaps, organised chef swaps so you can experience another restaurant in the group.

If you are an enthusiastic Waiter/Waitress with experience of working in a busy restaurant, passionate about food and hospitality, and would like to be part of one of the most talked-about restaurants in town, then we want to hear from you. Good knowledge of or experience in Asian cuisine and culture is a bonus!

“I don’t know of any other single mouthful that potentially delivers a hit of such intense, pit-of-the-stomach, synapse-electrifying pleasure as the steamed bun”, AA Gill, Sunday Times (5 out of 5)