Are you an experienced Restaurant Manager who knows how to run a busy, high-volume commercial restaurant while delivering outstanding customer service?
We are recruiting for a major 300+ cover restaurant near Andover following significant investment and a £500,000 refurbishment. This is a substantial hospitality operation where you will have the opportunity to take real ownership of the team, service standards and day-to-day performance.
This role is ideal for a proven operator who thrives in a busy environment, leads from the floor and understands how great customer service can drive loyalty, reputation and commercial success.
Great opportunity for commuters from Winchester, Basingstoke, Newbury!
What's in it for you?
Salary up to £40,000 per annum, depending on experience
Sociable daytime hours with every evening off
Alternate weekend working
No split shifts
31 days annual leave
Enhanced Pension Scheme
Life Assurance
Full training and development
Access to an Online Learning Hub
20% employee discount
50% discount on the restaurant menu while on shift
Free on-site parking
Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme for you and your immediate family
Company Christmas gifts, subject to eligibility
Access to exclusive retail discounts, deals and cashback
The opportunity to lead a newly refurbished 300+ cover restaurant near Andover
A senior role where you can shape the customer experience, team culture and service standards
What you will be doing
As Restaurant Manager, you will:
Take full day-to-day responsibility for a large, busy commercial restaurant
Lead from the floor and set the standard for exceptional customer service
Ensure every guest receives a warm, efficient and consistently high-quality experience
Coach and develop the team to confidently manage high-volume service without compromising standards
Recruit, motivate and nurture a strong restaurant team
Use customer feedback to continually improve the guest experience
Manage rotas, staffing levels, stock and operational controls
Maintain high standards of food safety, cleanliness and compliance
Drive efficiency, consistency and commercial performance within a demanding hospitality environment
Maximise the opportunity created by the recent investment and refurbishment
What we're looking for
You will need:
Proven experience as a Restaurant Manager within a high-volume commercial operation
Experience successfully managing significant customer numbers and a large team
A strong hospitality background with a genuine passion for customer service
A track record of improving service standards and developing customer-focused teams
The confidence and presence to lead from the front
Strong people-management skills and the ability to build an engaged team
Commercial awareness and a good understanding of restaurant performance
The ability to remain organised and maintain excellent standards during a busy service
Experience delivering strong hospitality standards in a customer-focused environmentCandidates must have the right to work in the UK and be able to reliably travel to the Andover area for work.
The ideal candidate will be an operationally strong leader who understands high-volume hospitality and can combine commercial performance with genuinely excellent customer service in a busy environment near Andover.
If you are an experienced restaurant leader looking for significant responsibility without sacrificing your evenings and weekends, this could be a rare opportunity to achieve both real job satisfaction and genuine work-life balance.
Apply now - we'd love to hear from you.
Job Number | (phone number removed) INDF&B
Role | Restaurant Manager
Location | Near Andover
Consultant | Kevin Thomas
Platinum Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy
Salary description
£40000.00 - £40000.00 per year