Director of Food & Beverage

About the role

Mama Shelter, a lifestyle hotel brand owned by Ennismore, is looking for a Director of Food & Beverage. You will be the creative force behind every restaurant, bar and social moment, leading from the floor and turning every service into an experience. The role covers restaurants, bars, events and in-room dining.

Key responsibilities

• Define and deliver a bold, creative and commercially strong F&B strategy aligned with the brand's lifestyle concept, bringing innovation to menus, concepts, events and activations.
• Create vibrant dining and bar experiences that reflect the local energy and the brand, ensuring every guest experience is memorable and shareable.
• Oversee all F&B outlets, ensure smooth daily operations, high service standards and consistency across venues.
• Maximise revenue, profitability and cost control, monitoring performance, budgets and KPIs.
• Lead, coach and develop large, diverse F&B teams and build a high-energy culture focused on service excellence.
• Work closely with Culinary, Rooms, Sales and Marketing teams, aligning F&B activations with hotel events and brand storytelling.
• Maintain the brand's standards across service, product, presentation and ambiance.
• Drive events, pop-ups, themed nights and activations that make Mama a social hotspot.

Required profile

• Strong senior Food & Beverage leadership experience in hospitality.
• Background in lifestyle, luxury or high-volume experiential brands.
• Natural leader able to inspire and develop large teams.
• Commercially sharp, with strong understanding of revenue, cost control and profitability.
• Thrives in fast-paced, high-energy environments and is hands-on on the floor.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple outlets, concepts and activations.

Pre-opening experience and multi-outlet or lifestyle brand experience are big pluses. After a telephone interview with HR, candidates meet in person at the property.