Exceptional Service Is Rarely Accidental

The world’s finest hotels and restaurants share one characteristic above all others: consistency.

Guests may remember a spectacular meal, a beautiful room or an exceptional bottle of wine, but what brings them back is the confidence that every visit will meet the same high standards.

Behind that consistency lies leadership, training, culture and carefully designed systems.

Having worked with hospitality businesses across multiple continents, Jean-Vincent Ridon understands that service excellence cannot be reduced to a checklist. It is a mindset that must be embedded throughout an organisation.

Flying Sommelier partners with hotels, restaurants, lodges, clubs and hospitality groups seeking to elevate guest experience, strengthen service culture and improve operational performance.

Sometimes this begins with an audit. Sometimes it begins with staff training or a review of beverage operations. Often it begins with a simple conversation about where a business is today and where it wants to be tomorrow.

Our role is not to impose a formula.

Our role is to help businesses discover the standards, systems and culture that will allow them to deliver memorable experiences consistently and profitably.

Advisory Services

• Hospitality Audits

• Guest Experience Assessments

• Service Excellence Programmes

• Staff Development

• Beverage Programme Reviews

• Wine List Optimisation

• SOP Development

• Management Coaching

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