Restaurant Manager – Lebanese Cuisine (Arabic Speaker)

AccorHotel; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury hotel in Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced Restaurant Manager to spearhead food and beverage operations while ensuring exceptional service standards. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of progressive experience in a 5-star environment, a strong understanding of Lebanese cuisine, and exceptional leadership skills for managing a diverse team. This full-time position requires leadership in recruiting, training, and maintaining high service levels, along with budget management duties.

Qualifications

• 57+ years of experience in food & beverage operations.
• Strong knowledge of Lebanese cuisine and cultural etiquette.
• Experience in managing multicultural teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach colleagues to maintain morale and team spirit.
• Ensure adequate staffing for guest needs.
• Establish and implement 5-star service levels.
• Develop and implement colleague training initiatives to maintain service excellence.
• Work collaboratively with culinary and stewarding teams to ensure food service meets or exceeds guest expectations.
• Monitor and develop Food & Beverage controls adhering to budget guidelines.
• Analyse and control outlet performance including quality of service guest satisfaction and operational equipment.
• Create and innovate new ideas and promotions to generate revenue.
• Ensure a safe and healthy work environment implementing preventative cleaning and maintenance programmes.
• Participate in the preparation of the Food and Beverage department budget and goals.
• Manage guest reservations and arrange private functions or special parties.
• Perform daily checks on staffing levels quality control maintenance and cleanliness.

Skills

Leadership

Guest relations

Problem-solving

Food safety standards

Budget management

Guest relations

P&L analysis

Culinary coordination

Arabic language

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach all colleagues in the department maintaining high staff morale and team spirit.
• Oversee recruiting staffing and scheduling to ensure adequate staffing levels for guest needs.
• Establish and implement 5-star service levels creating and executing guest preference programmes.
• Develop and implement colleague training initiatives to maintain service excellence.
• Work collaboratively with culinary and stewarding teams to ensure food service meets or exceeds guest expectations.
• Monitor and develop Food & Beverage controls adhering to budget guidelines.
• Analyse and control outlet performance including quality of service guest satisfaction and operational equipment.
• Create and innovate new ideas and promotions to generate revenue.
• Ensure a safe and healthy work environment implementing preventative cleaning and maintenance programmes.
• Participate in the preparation of the Food and Beverage department budget and goals.
• Manage guest reservations and arrange private functions or special parties.
• Perform daily checks on staffing levels quality control maintenance and cleanliness.

Qualifications

• Minimum 57 years of progressive experience in food & beverage operations within a 5-star luxury hotel or high-end standalone restaurant with at least 23 years in a Restaurant Manager role.
• Strong knowledge of authentic Lebanese cuisine service style and cultural dining etiquette
• Strong leadership and people management skills with experience in recruiting training coaching and developing multicultural teams
• Excellent knowledge of luxury service standards guest engagement and personalized dining experiences in line with Fairmont and Accor brand standards
• Solid understanding of food safety hygiene standards HACCP and Abu Dhabi municipality regulations
• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets control costs optimize revenues and analyze P&L performance
• Strong guest relations complaint handling and problem-solving skills with a proactive service mindset
• Fluent in English; Arabic language skills are highly preferred

Remote Work

No

Employment Type

Full-time