Food & Beverage – Service • Posted 20 April 2026
Food & Beverage Manager
Dormy House Hotel & Spa · Broadway, Worcestershire
£43,449–45,949 per year
5 days per week including weekends
About the hotel
Dormy House is a 17th-century, 38-bedroom country house hotel perched above the village of Broadway and set within the 500-acre Farncombe Estate in the heart of the Cotswolds. The hotel blends honey-hued stone, roaring fires and panoramic hill views with an award-winning spa, fine dining and a relaxed dining pub. It is part of a small, privately-held collection of luxury Cotswolds hotels, with an unwavering focus on warm, personalised five-star service.
The work
- • Lead the day-to-day Food & Beverage operation across the hotel, restaurants, lounges and bar
- • Set the tone of service across all outlets, delivering personal, memorable and anticipatory guest experiences
- • Recruit, develop and inspire a high-performing F&B team through coaching, training and clear standards
- • Monitor and manage departmental budgets, wage costs, rotas and stock in line with financial targets
- • Identify and drive revenue opportunities across food, beverage and events
- • Maintain impeccable service standards and uphold the hotel's AA Rosette and luxury positioning
- • Partner closely with Head Chef and Sommelier to continually refine menus, pairings and guest journeys
- • Handle guest feedback with confidence and a genuine service-recovery mindset
- • Ensure full compliance with licensing, food safety, health & safety and allergen legislation
- • Deputise for the General Manager on duty and act as a senior on-floor presence during peak service
This role is for you if…
- • You have proven F&B management experience within a four- or five-star hotel or quality restaurant
- • You lead from the floor and set standards by example rather than from the office
- • You are commercially minded and comfortable working to budgets, GPs and payroll targets
- • You enjoy coaching, developing and retaining high-performing hospitality teams
- • You thrive in a rural, estate-based environment and have your own transport
- • You are passionate about food, wine and guest experience
This role might not be for you if…
- • You prefer back-of-house or non-guest-facing roles
- • You are not available to work weekends, evenings and peak holiday periods
- • You are uncomfortable balancing service standards with commercial accountability
- • You would not enjoy a rural Cotswolds setting