Job Introduction
We are recruiting an exceptional Restaurant Manager to lead a flagship, high-profile dining destination operating at the highest standards of hospitality. This premium venue features multiple private dining rooms, a bar and lounge, and a main restaurant, delivering in excess of 200 covers daily while hosting VIP clients, senior leadership, and bespoke events.
This is a hands-on leadership role for an experienced operator who treats the business as their own. You will be fully accountable for day-to-day performance, service excellence, financial delivery, and people development, while continuously raising standards across every aspect of the operation.
Working closely with senior stakeholders, you will drive key projects, lead meetings, implement strategic initiatives, and contribute to both short- and long-term business planning. You will set the tone for a positive, professional culture, ensuring exceptional guest experiences and a consistently high-performing team.
Key Responsibilities
Oversee the daily operation of a premium restaurant, bar, lounge, and private dining spaces
Deliver flawless service for VIP clients, leadership meetings, and bespoke events
Lead, motivate, and develop the team, fostering a strong people-first culture
Drive financial performance, budgeting, forecasting, and cost control
Ensure compliance with company policies, food safety, health & safety, and CSR standards
Lead projects, assign tasks, and implement departmental and business-wide initiatives
Monitor and deliver against departmental KPIs, identifying opportunities for improvement
Maintain exceptional standards across service, product quality, and presentation
Ideal Candidate
Proven experience as a Restaurant Manager in a high-end, upmarket hospitality environment
Strong leadership skills with a track record of developing high-performing teams
Commercially minded, with solid financial and operational acumen
Confident managing VIP guests and high-profile stakeholders
Highly organised, detail-focused, and calm under pressure
Passionate about service excellence, continuous improvement, and people development
We ensure you're rewarded for all your hard work, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
- Subsidised meals
- Subsidised gym membership
- Contributory pension scheme
- Grow your career with our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes
- Quick access for you and your immediate family to a Digital GP, and wider healthcare benefits
- Exclusive travel discounts with TUI, Expedia, Booking.com and many more
- Save money on your food shop with discounts on Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and many more
- Up to 44% off cinema tickets to enjoy your favourite blockbuster
- Receive cash rewards every time you spend and use them on a wide range of brands
- Un-wind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes
- You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families
About Us
Restaurant Associates provides brilliant hospitality through our food, drink and services. We work with our partners and collaborate with our clients to achieve great things together.Every day, our teams of passionate hospitality professionals strive for excellence in delivering employee dining and hospitality to some of the UK's leading workplace as well as inspiring exceptional experiences in iconic cultural and heritage destinations.
Job Reference: com/2301/76427003/52786746/SU #RA Group
Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!