Restaurant Manager FONDA

Last year has seen the launch of Fonda, an exciting, contemporary Mexican restaurant, years in the making from chef Santiago Lastra and MJMK Restaurants. Opening on Mayfair’s Heddon Street, Fonda has showcased regional Mexican cooking through Santiago’s unique lens, presented in an elegant, vibrant style, complemented by contemporary design.

At Fonda, our team’s welfare and happiness always comes first. We value the importance of work-life balance and here are some of the benefits and welfare that we offer to our team members:

· Up to £50,000 per annum, dependent on your experience.

· 50% staff discount across all MJMK restaurants.

· Up to £500 team referral bonus.

· Opportunity to develop your career with MJMK restaurants.

· Investment in training and development with qualifications across Wine, H&S, Food Safety, and HR.

· Family meal options every day as well as healthy drinks and snacks.

· Mental health and well-being assistance with Hospitality Action who can offer free advice and counselling if you’re struggling at work or at home.

· An extra day’s holiday every year you’re with us.

· An enhanced pension plan after you’ve worked with us for 5 years.

In Mexico, a Fonda is a family-owned eatery, serving traditional dishes in an informal setting, each inspired by personal recipes from the generations that came before. Santiago Lastra’s Fonda builds on this concept to showcase recipes from across the country. Though seemingly simple, Fonda’s dishes draw on the quality and provenance of ingredients, combined with innovative techniques to elicit the flavours of Mexico in a modern way. The warmth and genuine hospitality is at the forefront of how we look after our team and guests, replicating Mexico’s traditional family run Fonda’s.

A FONDA Restaurant Manager is:

· A hands-on, natural leader who can support the senior management group to nurture a large team orientated around genuine hospitality and a high attention to detail service.

· An energetic and proactive individual, who will support the Assistant General Manager with all areas of responsibility in the restaurant.

· Able to work with integrity, generosity, and excellent attention to detail for people & product.

· Curious, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable about food, wine, and hospitality and able to exceed guests’ expectations.

· A champion of our values and ethos, motivating the junior team to be always working to a ‘best in class’ level.

· Truly passionate and dedicated about delivering outstanding dining experiences and creating a memorable & enriched impression for our guests.

· A skilled manager, able to pass on knowledge, motivation, and inspiration to our team.

· Leading with compassion, able to resolve conflicts and ensure a consistently smooth running of operations, working towards the charitable assumption ethos.

· Experienced in working with fresh, top-quality ingredients and building relationships with our world leading supply partners.

· Responsible for self-development, knowledge and learning in their job role, always looking to consistently be the best and improve our team and environments.

We’d love to hear from you if you’re an experienced Restaurant Manager you’re up for a new challenge and opportunity.