We’re looking for a Bartender who can deliver warm, confident service, move fast without losing standards, and help guests feel like regulars on their first visit.

Job title: Bartender
Reports to: General Manager / Duty Manager
Location: The Talbot, Brockley SE41QG
Contract: Rota including evenings, weekends, bank holidays

• Welcome every guest straight away, keep an eye on the door, clock who needs what next.

• Talk confidently about our beer board (especially local/rotating guests), our wines by the glass, and our house cocktails.

• Make recommendations that match what they’re eating – e.g. which red with the beef roast, which lager with tacos in summer, which low/no for drivers.

• Handle complaints or concerns in a calm, human way and flag anything serious to the manager on duty.

• Set the bar for service: ice, citrus, herbs, garnishes, syrups, clean glassware, tills online, allergen book in place.

• Serve guests quickly, accurately, and with consistency – correct measures, clean pours, no sloppy glassware.

• Work the bar and floor together during busy garden service, so no one is stood waiting, and tables feel looked after.

• Support with cellar tasks: accepting deliveries, rotating stock, line cleaning, checking cask and keg temperatures, logging issues.

• Pour a correct pint every time – proper glassware, correct head, no overspill, and never serve anything you wouldn’t drink.

• Protect the Talbot reputation for good pints. If a line tastes off, you pull it, you tell us.

• Build our house cocktails and classics to spec (measure, shake/stir, dilution, garnish, presentation).

• Talk guests through our wines by the glass with confidence, with personality – not snobby.

• Make consistent coffees during the day trade to our standard (grind, extraction, milk texture).

• Keep the bar, back bar, fridges, floor and glass-wash area spotless. No dirty glass mountains.

• Follow daily / weekly cleaning schedules and sign-offs.

• Follow Challenge 25 and responsible service. No exceptions.

• Support allergen compliance (know the garnishes, know what’s in the syrups).

• Report accidents, breakages, or anything unsafe immediately.

• Record wastage and breakages honestly.

• Rotate and label anything prepared in-house.

• Cash handling and till work must be accurate; follow manager sign-off procedure for refunds, comps and voids.

• Help with stock counts and keep an eye on anything running low in service so we never 86 key lines without telling the kitchen / floor.

• Communicate constantly with the floor team, runners, food pass and kitchen so guests aren’t sat missing drinks.

• Support the garden/tipi bars when they’re live in summer and during events.

• Help train new starters on how we pour, how we talk to guests, how we keep standards. Lead by example.

Must have

• Previous bar experience in a busy pub/bar/restaurant.

• Confident pouring cask and keg, serving wine, and making basic cocktails properly.

• Good under pressure. 

• Guest-first mindset: you genuinely care if someone’s had a good time.

• Comfortable on tills and payments with minimal mistakes.

• Able to work evenings, weekends, Sunday roast shifts, and key dates.

Nice to have

• Cellar experience including line cleaning.

• Basic barista skills.

• Knowledge of London independent breweries / English wine.

• Any formal training (WSET, beer, cocktail, etc.) or appetite to do it with us.

• Bar guests greeted and served quickly, even at peak.

• Pints and cocktails consistently to spec.

• Positive guest feedback mentioning “service,” “welcome,” or you by name.

• Clean bar

• Responsible alcohol service documented (Challenge 25 done properly).

• Honest communication with managers about stock, problems, guest issues.

• Staff food on shift.

• Team discount across the Little and Large Pub Company sites.

• Proper training: cellar, wine, cocktails, coffee.

• Real progression: Bartender → Senior Bartender → Bar Supervisor if that’s where you want to go.

We’re looking for a Bartender who can deliver warm, confident service, move fast without losing standards, and help guests feel like regulars on their first visit.

Job title: Bartender
Reports to: General Manager / Duty Manager
Location: The Talbot, Brockley SE41QG
Contract: Rota including evenings, weekends, bank holidays

• Welcome every guest straight away, keep an eye on the door, clock who needs what next.

• Talk confidently about our beer board (especially local/rotating guests), our wines by the glass, and our house cocktails.

• Make recommendations that match what they’re eating – e.g. which red with the beef roast, which lager with tacos in summer, which low/no for drivers.

• Handle complaints or concerns in a calm, human way and flag anything serious to the manager on duty.

• Set the bar for service: ice, citrus, herbs, garnishes, syrups, clean glassware, tills online, allergen book in place.

• Serve guests quickly, accurately, and with consistency – correct measures, clean pours, no sloppy glassware.

• Work the bar and floor together during busy garden service, so no one is stood waiting, and tables feel looked after.

• Support with cellar tasks: accepting deliveries, rotating stock, line cleaning, checking cask and keg temperatures, logging issues.

• Pour a correct pint every time – proper glassware, correct head, no overspill, and never serve anything you wouldn’t drink.

• Protect the Talbot reputation for good pints. If a line tastes off, you pull it, you tell us.

• Build our house cocktails and classics to spec (measure, shake/stir, dilution, garnish, presentation).

• Talk guests through our wines by the glass with confidence, with personality – not snobby.

• Make consistent coffees during the day trade to our standard (grind, extraction, milk texture).

• Keep the bar, back bar, fridges, floor and glass-wash area spotless. No dirty glass mountains.

• Follow daily / weekly cleaning schedules and sign-offs.

• Follow Challenge 25 and responsible service. No exceptions.

• Support allergen compliance (know the garnishes, know what’s in the syrups).

• Report accidents, breakages, or anything unsafe immediately.

• Record wastage and breakages honestly.

• Rotate and label anything prepared in-house.

• Cash handling and till work must be accurate; follow manager sign-off procedure for refunds, comps and voids.

• Help with stock counts and keep an eye on anything running low in service so we never 86 key lines without telling the kitchen / floor.

• Communicate constantly with the floor team, runners, food pass and kitchen so guests aren’t sat missing drinks.

• Support the garden/tipi bars when they’re live in summer and during events.

• Help train new starters on how we pour, how we talk to guests, how we keep standards. Lead by example.

Must have

• Previous bar experience in a busy pub/bar/restaurant.

• Confident pouring cask and keg, serving wine, and making basic cocktails properly.

• Good under pressure. 

• Guest-first mindset: you genuinely care if someone’s had a good time.

• Comfortable on tills and payments with minimal mistakes.

• Able to work evenings, weekends, Sunday roast shifts, and key dates.

Nice to have

• Cellar experience including line cleaning.

• Basic barista skills.

• Knowledge of London independent breweries / English wine.

• Any formal training (WSET, beer, cocktail, etc.) or appetite to do it with us.

• Bar guests greeted and served quickly, even at peak.

• Pints and cocktails consistently to spec.

• Positive guest feedback mentioning “service,” “welcome,” or you by name.

• Clean bar

• Responsible alcohol service documented (Challenge 25 done properly).

• Honest communication with managers about stock, problems, guest issues.

• Staff food on shift.

• Team discount across the Little and Large Pub Company sites.

• Proper training: cellar, wine, cocktails, coffee.

• Real progression: Bartender → Senior Bartender → Bar Supervisor if that’s where you want to go.