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Purgatory Bar – Victoria, Central London

Typical earnings: £17.50 per hour including service charge & tips
20–35 hours per week

We’re looking for experienced cocktail and hospitality people to join the team at Purgatory Bar in Victoria.

Purgatory isn’t your standard London bar. We’re part of No Escape London, combining great cocktails and hospitality with immersive entertainment and escape-room experiences.

For us, service and personality are just as important as making a great drink. We want people who talk to guests, make recommendations, bring energy to the room and genuinely care about giving people a brilliant night.

The role

You’ll work across the cocktail bar and floor, so we’re looking for people who are comfortable doing both.

You’ll be:

• Making high-quality cocktails confidently and consistently
• Delivering excellent table and floor service
• Talking to guests and recommending drinks
• Bringing personality and energy to the experience
• Working as part of a small, close-knit team
• Maintaining high standards even when service gets busy
• Helping create the fun and immersive atmosphere Purgatory is known for

Who we’re looking for

Previous cocktail bar or premium hospitality experience is important.

You’ll ideally be:

• Confident making cocktails
• Naturally good with customers
• Friendly, outgoing and personable
• Passionate about great hospitality
• Reliable and organised
• Comfortable working both bar and floor
• Available evenings and weekends, particularly Fridays and Saturdays

We’re looking for people with real hospitality experience and personality, not just someone who can follow a cocktail spec.

Pay & hours

20–35 hours per week, depending on availability.

Our current base rate is £12.71/hour plus service charge and tips, with our team typically earning around £17.50/hour in total.

That figure is based on the actual average service charge received by our hourly team over the last eight months, rather than an advertised maximum. Service charge varies with trade and isn’t guaranteed.

We’re also working towards extending our opening hours, which we expect will create opportunities for additional hours and shifts in the near future.

Perks

• £5 bonus every time a guest mentions you by name in a review
• Free No Escape escape-room games
• 40% staff discount
• Team nights out and social activities
• Workplace pension
• Holiday entitlement
• Training and development
• Opportunities for additional hours and progression

Come work with us

We’re an independent hospitality and entertainment business with a small team where great people genuinely make a difference.

If you’re someone who remembers regulars, enjoys talking to guests, takes pride in making a proper cocktail and wants to work somewhere a little more interesting than a standard bar, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply with your CV and tell us a little about your cocktail/hospitality experience and availability.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: £12.71-£17.50 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Store discount

Experience:

• Bar: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person