Restaurant & Bars Manager in Pitlochry

Experience a warm welcome in the Scottish Highlands. Join us at Pine Trees Hotel and embrace the very best of Scottish culture. Nestled in the heart of Pitlochry, we invite everyone who joins our team to help us create a traditional Coorie lifestyle, reflecting the natural beauty and serenity of our surroundings. At Pine Trees, we want both our team and our guests to step away from the hustle and bustle and immerse themselves in the breath-taking scenery of our 10-acre woodland estate.

At Flora, our bar is inspired by Scotland's diverse botanicals, bringing fresh, aromatic Highland flavours into every cocktail. Fauna, our restaurant, celebrates outstanding Scottish produce sourced from land, forest, and sea. Together, Fauna and Flora capture the natural beauty and bounty of Scotland, setting the stage for exceptional food and drink experiences.

Your Role: As Restaurant & Bars Manager, you will take ownership of the leadership, performance, and guest experience across all food and beverage operations at Pine Trees Hotel, including breakfast, lunch, dinner, bars, terraces, room service, private dining, and events. Working in close partnership with the Head Chef, you will ensure seamless front- and back-of-house collaboration, delivering refined, warm hospitality in line with AA Red Star luxury standards and Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) expectations. This is a highly visible, hands-on role where you will lead from the floor, inspiring your teams and creating memorable guest journeys.

Joining the restaurant team, you will:

• Lead the day-to-day operation of all restaurant and bar services, ensuring consistent quality and service excellence.
• Be a visible presence during service, engaging confidently with guests and leading teams by example.
• Deliver a refined, intuitive service culture aligned with luxury hospitality standards.
• Work closely with the Head Chef on service flow, menu delivery, tastings, and food-led events.
• Oversee the delivery of private dining, events, terrace service, and seasonal offerings.
• Recruit, train, motivate, and develop high-performing restaurant and bar teams.
• Manage labour, rotas, productivity, stock, margins, and wastage within agreed budgets.
• Ensure full compliance with health & safety, food hygiene, and licensing regulations.

About You: As a Restaurant & Bars Manager, you will be a passionate, organised, and people-focused hospitality leader who thrives in a luxury hotel environment. You will bring energy to your teams, confidence to the floor, and a genuine desire to create warm, memorable guest experiences while driving commercial performance. On your first day, you will begin a structured 12-week learning journey, giving you the skills, knowledge, and confidence to succeed in your role. We will support you by giving you the platform to develop, learn, and shine.

We ask of you:

• Proven experience managing restaurant and bar operations within a quality or luxury hotel environment.
• A hands-on leadership style with excellent communication and coaching skills.
• Strong attention to detail and a passion for service excellence.
• Experience managing rotas, labour costs, stock control, and service standards.
• The ability to inspire, motivate, and build engaged, high-performing teams.
• Flexibility to support wider hotel operations, including acting as Duty Manager when required.

Benefits: You’ll meet great people, have fun at work, develop new friendships, learn new skills, and enjoy a competitive benefits package, including:

• 35 days holiday.
• Training and development from day one.
• Employee events and celebrations.
• In-house interactive employee communication app.
• Healthy meals while you’re working.
• Access to an external Employee Assistance Programme.
• Financial Wellbeing App, allowing flexibility to access pay early.
• £200 referral bonus when friends or family join the team.

Following your first successful 3 months, you’ll also receive:

• Access to our discounts and wellbeing platform.
• Involvement in our employee recognition schemes.
• Long service recognition.
• Probation pass and annual anniversary complimentary overnight stay with dinner for two.
• 50% discount in our restaurants.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Discounted room rates for employees, friends, and family.
• Spa treatment and retail product discounts.
• Life Assurance cover.

We look forward to receiving your application and welcoming you into our warm, friendly team and into our haven within the Scottish Highlands.

Please note: This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. Candidates who were granted Skilled Worker status prior to 22 July 2025 and have had continuous permission may still qualify.

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity to be part of Pine Trees Hotel's exciting new chapter, click Apply, we look forward to hearing from you.