Restaurant Manager
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About the Role
Sunset Hospitality Group seeks an experienced Restaurant Manager for TAPASAKE, a Japanese-Mediterranean dining destination in Dubai. The role involves leading daily operations, driving guest satisfaction, and managing a high-performing team in a luxury environment.
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Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee daily restaurant operations, ensuring exceptional service standards
- Drive guest satisfaction by delivering memorable dining experiences and effectively resolving guest concerns
- Lead, coach, and develop the FOH team to achieve operational excellence
- Ensure compliance with brand standards, grooming, hygiene, and health & safety regulations
- Manage staffing, scheduling, and labour productivity to support business performance
- Collaborate closely with culinary and bar teams to ensure seamless service delivery
- Support recruitment, onboarding, training, and performance management of the restaurant team
- Monitor operational performance and identify opportunities to improve service quality and efficiency
Requirements
- 5 8 years of Food & Beverage experience
- At least 2 3 years in a Restaurant Manager role within upscale lifestyle or nightlife dining concept
- Proven experience leading high performing restaurant teams in a fast paced environment
- Strong understanding of luxury hospitality standards and guest experience
- Experience managing high volume operations while maintaining exceptional service quality
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Commercially aware with experience driving operational performance and team productivity
- Experience working with internationally recognized hospitality brands is highly desirable
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Company Overview
- Sunset Hospitality Group (SHG) is a leading multinational lifestyle hospitality group with a portfolio encompassing Hotels & Resorts, Restaurants, Beach Clubs, Nightclubs, Fitness Centers, and more.
- SHG operates 111 properties in 26 countries.
Role Overview
- We are looking for an experienced Restaurant Manager to join TAPASAKE, our iconic Japanese Mediterranean dining destination located at One Za'abeel, Dubai.
- TAPASAKE offers an elevated lifestyle experience with exceptional cuisine, innovative mixology, vibrant entertainment, and impeccable service.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee the daily restaurant operations, ensuring exceptional service standards.
- Drive guest satisfaction by delivering memorable dining experiences and effectively resolving guest concerns.
- Lead, coach, and develop the FOH team to achieve operational excellence.
- Ensure compliance with brand standards, grooming, hygiene, and health & safety regulations.
- Manage staffing, scheduling, and labour productivity to support business performance.
- Collaborate closely with the culinary and bar teams to ensure seamless service delivery.
- Support recruitment, onboarding, training, and performance management of the restaurant team.
- Monitor operational performance and identify opportunities to improve service quality and efficiency.
Ideal Candidate
- 5 8 years of Food & Beverage experience, with at least 2 3 years in a Restaurant Manager role within upscale lifestyle or nightlife dining concept.
- Proven experience leading high performing restaurant teams in a fast paced environment.
- Strong understanding of luxury hospitality standards and guest experience.
- Experience managing high volume operations while maintaining exceptional service quality.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Commercially aware with experience driving operational performance and team productivity.
- Experience working with internationally recognized hospitality brands is highly desirable.
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