BELLA ITALIA
Was ok, just wasn't for me.
I had the position of kitchen assistant, which I assumed was just a pot washer or helping with deserts/side dishes based from the ad. My contracted hours were 10/week as I was at university.
They were training me as a chef, which for some people would be a dream but for me ideally I just wanted a simple part time job. The learning curve was what I'd consider steep and the workload was demanding. I was told how to make several things at once (how, what to use, equipment etc) then expected to remember it from that. Expect to be thrown in at the deep end as it gets extremely busy and stressful ... - less
They were training me as a chef, which for some people would be a dream but for me ideally I just wanted a simple part time job. The learning curve was what I'd consider steep and the workload was demanding. I was told how to make several things at once (how, what to use, equipment etc) then expected to remember it from that. Expect to be thrown in at the deep end as it gets extremely busy and stressful ... - less
ProsFree food after shifts, great people, advancement prospects, lots of hours
ConsLong hours, unsociable shifts, stressful, disorganised
What are people saying about the leadership at BELLA ITALIA?
66%
of employees approve of Steve Richards’s performance as CEO
CEO Approval is based on 47 ratings
bad
awful they just mess everyone around giving them bad tasks the high end members dont want to do.
awful pay of minimum wage and terrible managers that dont even know what there doing and abusive
awful pay of minimum wage and terrible managers that dont even know what there doing and abusive
Prosnon
Conseverything
What are the top-rated locations & roles at BELLA ITALIA?
- Manchester
- Bristol
- Leeds
- Glasgow
- Supervisor
- Assistant Manager
- Bar Staff
- Cleaner
- Server