At Lounge, we believe in bringing people together over delicious food in a relaxed and welcoming environment. What started in Bristol in 2002 has grown into more than 250 Lounges across the country, each one unique and rooted in its local community.
Lounge is your home away from home, offering a cosy space to eat, drink, and meet friends. Whether you’re here for brunch, a coffee, or an evening cocktail, our relaxed atmosphere welcomes all.JOIN THE LOUNGE TEAM
Browse job openings, learn more about our fabulous teams and career opportunities, and apply now to become part of the growing Lounge family.
Why Work For Lounges
Whether you’re looking for your first job in hospitality or the next step in your career, Lounge could be the place for you.
Young or old, and even your dogs, we’re here to make you feel welcome.
Working here means being part of a team that takes pride in creating great spaces for guests and communities alike. Our Lounges regularly support local causes, host events and raise money for charities that matter to our teams and customers.You’ll also find a culture where you can be yourself: No uniforms, no cookie-cutter venues. Just great people bringing their personality and energy to every shift.
Alongside a fun and supportive atmosphere, you’ll enjoy great benefits, real career progression and the chance to grow with one of the UK’s fastest-growing hospitality businesses.
OUR BENEFITS
Lounge offers jobs with great benefits and rewards. From a free meal on shift to a discount on food across brands from day one, there is plenty to enjoy about working at Lounge.
EXPLORE OUR ROLES
We offer a wide range of jobs, from entry-level hospitality to management roles,
including:
Barista, Front of House Team Member, Kitchen Assistant, Chef, Sous Chef, Head Chef,
Assistant
Manager, and General Manager jobs.
Many of our managers are promoted internally because we believe everyone should have
the
opportunity to grow their career with us.
Click here to see where our current vacancies are
Providing genuine hospitality is at the core of our business, and it’s our incredible teams that make that happen.
300+
sites
200+
spaces on Development Programmes each year
1,000
new jobs created a year in Lounges
80%
of our Operations Managers promoted Internally
>75%
engagement Score
LOUNGEFEST
Loungefest is the biggest day out in hospitality, our annual festival exclusively for Loungers teams. Once a year, we close every Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside so thousands of our team members can celebrate together. Expect live music, food, drinks and a brilliant atmosphere — it’s one of the most unique employee events in hospitality.
2025
Training and Development
WHEN YOU JOIN LOUNGES, WE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE TRAINING, SUPPORT AND TOOLS NEEDED TO SUCCEED.
Our training includes:
- Practical bite-size learning modules delivered by Operations Managers and Operations Chefs
- Role-specific skills development guides
- On-the-job coaching
- Dedicated training sessions throughout your career
- Step Up Courses for those aspiring to be General Managers or Head Chefs
- Future Ops Courses for those aspiring to be Operations Managers or Operations Chefs
For our Operations teams, we aim to provide at least two days of dedicated development time each year.
We also encourage every team member to have regular one-to-one conversations with their manager, ensuring you always have the opportunity to discuss development and career goals which is part of the Loungers commitments.
Your Community
Community is the heart of everything we do at Lounges, and it's the reason we exist.
We want our team to feel empowered to give back to their local community and support their local area, and with this in mind, all our Lounges are able to run their own events and fundraising on local matters that are important to them and their customers.
Each lounge team receives £1,000 to use as they want to support a local charity or cause that matters to their community
Every June, all of our Lounges take part in LoungeAid, our annual fundraising event where our Lounge teams choose a charity that is important to their community to support and raise money by holding different events. In 2025, we raised over £200,000 for local charities during LoungeAid.
All of our Lounges have their own social accounts. Make sure to check out the posts from your local Lounge to see how they use their Community Fund.
Every Lounge regularly hosts events including: Quiz nights, live music, book clubs, paint and sips, parent and baby clubs, bake sales and much more.
The Commitments
Our Commitments describe our aspirations for how we want to work together and what you can expect if
you
join Lounges.
We Will Prioritise Your Work-Life Balance
40-hour salaried contract option
48 hours max
Two days off
Weekend off every six weeks
We Will Build Fair Rotas
Rotas posted Monday for the following week
Staff food on every shift
One paid break for all shifts over 6 hours
Two paid breaks for all shifts over 9 hours
We Will Pay You Fairly
Every hour paid, with overtime for salaried team
Tips shared equally across
team based on hours worked
team based on hours worked
We Will Focus On Your Development And Progression
Regular informal feedback
One-to-One with your manager every six months
We Will Ensure You Are
Made To Feel Welcome
At Lounge
Be yourself!
Whatever your background or
identity, we value who you are Zero tolerance of
bullying or harassment
identity, we value who you are Zero tolerance of
bullying or harassment
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