Restaurant Manager

Arcade Centrepoint

Salary: Up to £50,000 plus Tips!

Arcade – Restaurant Manager
- Steering the Restaurant Soul of Arcade - A Dynamic Role for a Restaurant Manager, with the experience and knowledge needed to also oversee our Bar operation

Imagine leading one of our standout restaurant sites within a revolutionary hospitality group that’s redefining the dining experience in London and beyond 🚀. Picture yourself managing a vibrant, high-performing venue - your restaurant is a stage where creativity meets flawless execution, generating impressive weekly revenues. while setting new standards in modern dining.

This is more than managing a restaurant - it’s about being at the forefront of an exciting and rapidly growing food brand collective. Your role as Restaurant Manager? To ensure your site is an iconic success story, all while contributing to the overall vision of Arcade.

This is your chance to make an impact. If you’re ready to take on the challenge of managing an iconic venue with heart, soul, and fire as Restaurant Manager - let’s talk!

Restaurant Manager-

About the role:

To take ownership of Front of House (Bar) financial operations while keeping things efficient, creative, and seamless for both the team and our guests. We’re looking for: How efficiently the FOH wait team operates - Are FOH labour costs and inventory waste under control? Are revenue targets being met without compromising the guest experience?

Play a key role in shaping our Bar team and ensuring our values shine through every aspect of the business. Collaborate with the GM to embed Arcade Values and Principles into recruitment, training, onboarding, and daily operations. Your role as a Restaurant Manager also includes leading by example, fostering a motivated and professional team environment that encourages engagement and excellence. We’re looking for: How effectively you recruit and retain your FOH talent - Are your new hires aligned with Arcade values? Are they staying and thriving beyond their probation period?

As a Restaurant Manager, you'll lead by example, fostering a motivated and professional team environment that encourages engagement and excellence. We’re looking for: Your FOH Team engagement and professionalism - Are the Bar teams motivated, attending work consistently, and recognised for their great work?

Be the driving force behind staff knowledge and development, ensuring the FOH and Bar team is confident and capable in all aspects of their roles. We’re looking for: Staff knowledge and confidence - Are the Bar Team and Waiters team members trained to handle all aspects of their roles effectively? Are they receiving the support from their manager to grow?

But first, will our energy’s match:

✅ Does the idea of stepping into a thriving start-up sound exciting?
✅ Is product and attention to detail your “thing”? from Service, food quality and ambiance.
✅ Someone who is ready to put in the processes and keep teams sticking to them.
✅ Are you ready to keep standards high and teams trained and engaged?
✅ Will you mentor as well as lead?
✅ Growth mindset? Check ✔️
✅ Humility is your middle name.
✅ A natural collaborator
✅ You are a Restaurant Manager, Virtuoso.

Indicators that we will just stay in the friend-zone:

👎 Avoids the floor and thrives in the office
👎Shy’s away from the energy of a busy service prefers to fade into the background
👎 Doesn't lead by example unwilling to roll up your sleeves, jump on the floor or behind the bar to support the team
👎 Disregards the guest experience
👎 doesn’t share the same spark for food and drink
👎 Overlooks team development and uninterested in coaching and growing your team
👎 Prefers "playing it safe." If taking calculated risks, trying new ideas to improve operations feels uncomfortable, this might not be your jam.

Our Benefits & Culture
Our team is the most important part of our business, translating our passion for genuine hospitality to our guests every day. We are proud to work with industry-leading talent and recognise the importance of offering our teams the tools, guidance and experience necessary to build confidence and grow.
We encourage you to bring your whole self to work and celebrate the skills and characteristics that make you unique. Your commitment to be kind and work hard comes with a range of benefits such as:

• Refer a friend bonus
• Internal wage advance facility to instantly access the wages you’ve earned
• Delicious, seasonal meals when you’re at work
• A restaurant recognition budget for Birthday goodies and career milestones
• Dedicated staff chill out areas with kitchens and your own seating off the restaurant floor
• Balanced rotas. Your time outside of work is important to us.
• 50% off food in our restaurants for you and your loved ones
• 50% off food in JKS restaurants within Arcade for you and your loved ones
• Access to counselling, remote GP/physio services, legal advice and more through Hospitality Action 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year.
• Huge Summer and Christmas team parties where we all down tools and have some fun!