Restaurant Manager - New Opening - Full Time - London

Restaurant Manager – Guinness Open Gate Brewery, London

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum

Working pattern: 40 hours per week, 5 over 7

Opening December 2025

Step into a landmark role at the heart of London’s newest hospitality destination.

Guinness Open Gate Brewery London – a stunning, four-floor venue featuring two innovative restaurant concepts designed to delight and inspire.

We are seeking a highly motivated Restaurant Manager to lead the day-to-day operations of one of our restaurant concepts, delivering outstanding guest experiences and supporting a passionate team of hospitality professionals.

About the Role

As Restaurant Manager , you will be the driving force behind one of the two restaurant concepts, responsible for:

• Leading a dedicated team of up to 50 staff to deliver exceptional service standards.
• Ensuring every guest enjoys a memorable and seamless dining experience.
• Supporting recruitment, training, and development of your team, fostering a positive and collaborative culture.
• Managing daily operations including service, health & safety, stock control, and financial targets.
• Collaborating with culinary and drinks teams to bring the brand and concept to life.
• Playing a key role in the pre-opening phase, including staff onboarding, systems setup, and launch readiness.

About You

You are an experienced and passionate hospitality professional with a track record of successfully managing high-quality restaurant operations. You thrive in fast-paced environments and have a genuine passion for creating memorable guest experiences.

You will bring:

• Proven experience managing restaurant teams, ideally in high-volume or multi-concept venues.
• Strong leadership skills with a focus on motivating and developing your team.
• A guest-first mindset, with the ability to maintain high standards of service and hospitality.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Flexibility and drive to work in a dynamic, evolving pre-opening and launch environment.

What's in it for you?

Working with us has its perks! People are at the heart of everything we do, so we've developed a range of benefits to keep you happy. 

• Personal Development and Training opportunities 
• Life assurance scheme 
• Pension scheme 
• Holiday allowance 
• Private medical eligibility 
• Eye care 
• A great wellbeing strategy – including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, salary finance 
• Family friendly support 

• Regular social events and communication with our leaders 
• A holiday purchase scheme 
• Volunteering days 
• Professional subscriptions 
• Recognition schemes and people awards
• Long service awards 
• Access to some great high street discount vouchers