who we are.

It all started when…

Laura met Kiki working at Jamie Oliver's Fifteen, way back in 2007, and built a friendship over a mutual love of food and wine.

Since then we’ve been on a mission to make wine accessible, believing that when it comes to wine, it should be a conversation that everyone can join in with.

After hosting pop ups under the A Grape Night In name between 2010-2014, Unwined was born in 2015 when we opened our first wine bar in Tooting, with our second site in Waterloo following shortly after in 2018. They’re a home away from home, a place where we open wines that we love and share with our community of wine lovers. 

In 2020, the year we all lived online, we went virtual and alongside our online tastings we launched Unwined at Yours with a series of experience kits and tasting cases. In a nutshell these bring the experience, knowledge and taste of our bars to your living room – wine wisdom unpacked you could say.

So what’s our wine taste, and will you like it? When it comes to the wines we select and buy, we ask one question. Does it offer value? If the answer is yes, and it’s delicious and even better, sustainably made - then it makes the cut for Unwined.

kitchen.

head chef

Are you a head-chef-in-waiting or a sous chef ready to take a step up? Unwined might have just the role for you… 

creative small company • work life balance • exciting sector • supportive culture

Unwined Bars has an exciting opportunity for a talented, creative & organised chef to manage our Waterloo Kitchen. 

• 45 hours p/wk, no early starts

• mostly Mon-Fri, occasional Sat events

• bank holidays off

• grow with an exciting, young (but experienced) company

• small, hard working, supportive team

• feed your creativity with bi-monthly menu changes

• learn about wine & wine pairings

This role will suit someone who enjoys working within a small team and who is keen to be a hands-on manager. Through working closely with the owners/ops manager you will also have the opportunity to learn in person about day-to-day operations of a restaurant/bar (from front to back of house), team development and business growth.

Ideally you will have experience in a sous chef role or similar, with responsibilities including managing rotas, running services, curating menus (see more below), managing people and meeting targets (financial and others).

Unwined’s aim is to take the snobbery out of wine and make it more accessible. Our focus is on wine, but the food offering plays a big role at Unwined in Waterloo. The food menus change every 2 months, with dishes created to pair with the current wine list, rather than the traditional way of the wine paired to the food. We have a structure for the menu and inspiration for flavours which will help guide your menu development. 

Salary will be a combination of a base remuneration + service charge, with a combined offer of between £35-39,000 per annum (dependent on candidate experience). 20 days paid annual leave + bank holidays off, and workplace pension as standard. 

Team and individual development are core beliefs for Unwined. We believe hospitality can be a rewarding and exciting industry, and we strive to do better for our employees than historic norms; we value work/life balance, foster mutual respect, encourage open communication, and nurture creativity and engagement. 

Must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Please email CV + cover letter to hello@unwinedbars.co.uk 

other kitchen roles

Also looking for other kitchen roles, please contact send CV with details of your experience, and we’ll follow up with suitable roles.

front of house.

p/t floor team

@ both Waterloo & Tooting

we’re always looking for great floor staff to join the team at both tooting & waterloo sites. Ideally be able to work a min of 2 shifts and up to 4 shifts a week. Hospitality experience preferred but not essential, flexible rota but with evening and weekend shifts.

All candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

Please email CV + cover letter to hello@unwinedbars.co.uk

team perks.

🍷 FREE wine to take home every month

🤑 massive staff discount on wine purchases

🥳 summer & Christmas all staff parties

🙌 staff discounts on drinking/dining in

📓 access to loads of trade portfolio tastings

🚌 staff excursions/opportunities to meet winemakers

👩‍🏫 sponsorship for in house wine school or WSET qualifications

what a job at Unwined is all about.