At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a vibrant restaurant, ensuring top-notch guest experiences and team performance.
- Company: Join The Pavilion at the stunning Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, pension scheme, healthcare perks, and exclusive discounts.
- Other info: Flexible shifts with free parking and wellness classes to unwind.
- Why this job: Be part of a dynamic team in a unique hospitality setting with growth opportunities.
- Qualifications: Experience in restaurant management and strong leadership skills required.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 40000 £ per year.
Salary: £40,000 per annum
Shift hours: Full Time
Set within the world-famous Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, The Pavilion is a vibrant, high-volume restaurant offering a dynamic hybrid dining experience in one of London's most unique hospitality settings, with a strong focus on quality, pace, and guest experience. The Pavilion combines the energy of a busy destination venue with the standards and culture of modern hospitality leadership.
Shift Pattern: 5 over 7 days, 45 hours per week (Winter hours: Garden closes at 16:00, Summer hours: Garden closed at 19:00)
Location: TW9 3JR (Free Parking)
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead a busy hybrid-service restaurant operation with a strong focus on guest experience and service standards.
- Drive team performance through hands-on leadership, coaching, and development.
- Manage labour, rotas, and staffing to deliver efficient and commercially successful operations.
- Maintain high standards across customer service, food safety, compliance, and daily operations.
- Take ownership of stock control, operational readiness, and service delivery during peak trading periods.
- Support sales growth through strong communication, upselling focus, and commercial awareness.
- Build a positive, accountable, and hospitality-led team culture.
- Managing a team of 2 assistant managers, 2 supervisors and 12-14 casual team members.
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:
- 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
- Unwind with us with free wellness, mindfulness and exercise classes
- You can share all discounts and offers with your friends and families
Restaurant Manager - Full Time - Richmond employer: Compass Group
As a Restaurant Manager at The Pavilion, located within the stunning Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, you will thrive in a vibrant and dynamic environment that prioritises guest experience and quality service. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through our Career Pathways and MyLearning programmes, alongside a comprehensive benefits package that includes healthcare perks, exclusive travel discounts, and wellness classes, making us an exceptional employer for those seeking a rewarding career in hospitality.
