Restaurant Manager, Sri Lankan Restaurant, Borough Market, up to £48k
Location: Borough Market, London SE1
Salary: Up to £48,000
Hours: Full time, lunch and dinner service
The role
Take full ownership of a much loved, chef-founded Sri Lankan restaurant on the edge of London's oldest food market, leading the team and the guest experience across a ground floor dining room and a basement cocktail bar.
What you'll do
Run the restaurant day to day, across both floors and every service
Lead, recruit, train and rota a front of house and bar team
Drive sales, covers and spend per head, reporting weekly to the owner
Manage labour, stock, cash and the P&L to target
Keep the room, the team and the guest experience in line with the chef-founder's vision
Own compliance: licensing, health and safety, allergens
What you'll bring
Experience as a Restaurant Manager or senior AGM in a busy, independent or chef-led restaurant
A record of hitting sales, GP and labour targets
Strong rota, stock and P&L skills
Personal licence holder (or willing to obtain)
Why this business
The restaurant was founded by a British Sri Lankan chef and award-winning cookbook author whose pop-ups and street food stalls built a loyal following for a decade before she opened her own place. It has been trading successfully since 2023 and you'll work directly with the founder, with real influence on how the restaurant runs.
Why you'll love it
Food with a story worth telling. A daily changing menu rooted in the northern Tamil cooking of Jaffna: hoppers, rotis, curries and dals from an open kitchen, plus street snacks like spicy fish buns and mutton rolls. Every service gives your team something new to talk guests through.
Produce people notice. Fish and veg from the market's own traders, regeneratively farmed pork, Cornish mutton and heritage rice imported from Sri Lanka. Easy to sell, easy to be proud of.
A bar with personality. A downstairs bar pouring cocktails built around arrack, mezcal and cachaça, giving you a second revenue stream and a natural place to grow evening trade.
A beautiful room. Interiors inspired by Sri Lanka's post-colonial architecture, finished with hand-loomed textiles from Sri Lankan women weavers.
One of London's best restaurant streets. Steady footfall from locals, City workers and market visitors all year round.
Real autonomy. An independent, founder-led business where your ideas get heard and acted on.
Apply now with your CV through Caterer. Shortlisted candidates will hear back within 48 hours.
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