Restaurant Manager in Bristol

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Competitive with service charge and great benefits

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Restaurant Manager to lead the day-to-day operation of the River Grille at the Bristol Hotel. You will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the restaurant, ensuring exceptional guest experiences, maintaining the highest service standards, and driving the commercial success of the business. Leading and inspiring the front-of-house team, you will create a positive working environment while delivering outstanding hospitality and operational excellence.

Ideally, you will have:

• Previous Restaurant Manager experience within a busy restaurant, hotel, or hospitality venue
• A genuine passion for hospitality and delivering exceptional guest service
• Strong leadership, coaching, and team development skills
• Excellent communication and organisational abilities
• A hands-on, proactive approach with the ability to lead by example
• Commercial awareness, including experience managing budgets, labour costs, and stock control
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and peak trading periods

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated hospitality professional to make a significant impact within a thriving waterfront restaurant and contribute to its continued success.

The perks of working at The Bristol:

• Free car park
• Service charge on top of your base salary
• 28 days of holiday including public holidays, increasing to 33 days with length of service
• Free meals on duty
• Discounted hotel rooms for you, your family and friends
• 50% off food when dining with the Doyle Collection
• Great location with easy access to public transport
• In-house training team dedicated to your personal development
• Reward and recognition programmes
• Save money with our Cycle to Work scheme
• Plan for your future with our pension
• Mental and physical wellbeing tools
• Step Forward Day - a day to spend giving to charity
• Monthly team engagement and communications events
• Staff summer and Christmas parties

The River Grille, part of the Bristol Hotel, is one of Bristol’s most elegant dining venues – famed for its superb steaks, vibrant ambience and unique setting. With musical entertainment in the form of live piano on Friday evenings and Sunday lunchtimes, it is easy to see why The River Grille is among the best restaurants in Bristol.

The Doyle Collection is a carefully curated collection of eight Irish family-owned luxury and urban hotels located centrally in London, Dublin, Washington DC, Cork and Bristol. What binds our hotels together is the Doyle service ethos – a real warmth and thoughtfulness. We are proud to say that The Doyle Collection has maintained its listing as one of the 'Best Large Workplaces' with Great Places to Work since 2017. This accolade means that our people are part of a culture of continuous improvement, working for leaders who are committed to the working environment.

In line with the requirements of the Asylum & Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must either be eligible to live and work in the UK. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process. Inclusion and diversity are key to us. At The Doyle Collection, where everyone is valued, and everyone is treated with fairness and respect. All our team members have the opportunity to thrive with an equal opportunities employer.