Restaurant Manager
Job Description
Restaurant Manager - Prestigious Private Members’ Club
Location: Central London
Hours: 40 hours per week, 5 days, Monday to Friday (lunch & dinner)
Salary: £45k-£48k + bonus
Club is closed: all public holidays & 3-weeks in summer
Tiger is delighted to be partnering with a prestigious and long-established private members’ club in Central London to recruit a Restaurant Manager / Maître d’ for its main dining room. This is a hands-on, member-facing role for a warm, polished hospitality professional with a background in fine dining.
You’ll lead the dining room team and make sure every member and guest enjoys a seamless, refined experience.
The role:
- Greeting members and their guests personally and creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere
- Acting as an ambassador for the Club, representing its values and traditions with poise and discretion
- Handling member queries and complaints diplomatically and resolving issues promptly
- Overseeing daily dining room operations, including table planning, reservations, service flow and pacing
- Working closely with the kitchen, sommeliers, bar and banqueting teams to deliver flawless service
- Leading pre-shift briefings on menu changes, member expectations and service details
- Leading, training and motivating the team through regular feedback, coaching and performance reviews
- Planning fair rotas in line with business levels
- Making sure the team is well presented and follows uniform standards
- Ensuring member charges are posted accurately and managing payments for reciprocal guests
- Liaising with the finance and administration teams on billing
- Maintaining high standards of food hygiene and health and safety compliance
- Ordering replenishment stock for the dining room
- Supporting special functions, some of which may fall outside normal hours
The ideal candidate:
- Previous experience as a Restaurant Manager or Maître d’ in a high-end or fine dining setting
- Luxury hospitality or private members’ club experience preferred
- A natural, confident leader who can inspire and unify a team
- Strong food and beverage knowledge, including wine pairings
- Warm, polished and professional, with immaculate personal presentation
- Confident and discreet with high-profile guests
- Calm under pressure, highly organised and detail-focused
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Flexible on working hours
- WSET, Food Safety and Health and Safety qualifications are an advantage
If this sounds like you, please apply with your CV – we’d love to hear from you!
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