General Manager

Côte Restaurants; St Albans; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tasty bonus scheme

Team meals

Access pay early with Stream

Job summary

Côte Restaurants in the United Kingdom is seeking a General Manager who can lead a busy brasserie with flair, passion, and a love of great food and company.

You’ll inspire the team, charm regular guests, and ensure the dining room runs smoothly from brunch to dinner, while maintaining the brand’s joyful, French-inspired service.You’ll need to balance exceptional hospitality with commercial sense, oversee operations, and foster a welcoming atmosphere where both guests and staff feel at home.

Qualifications

• Experience running a busy restaurant or bar.
• Strong leadership and customer service skills.
• Commercially aware with a hands-on management style.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team with energy, warmth and a positive culture.
• Manage reservations, service flow, and dining room atmosphere.
• Oversee profitability and cost control, including P&L awareness.
• Ensure guests leave feeling delighted and teams proud to call Côte home.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Hospitality

Job description

General Manager

We’re not just another restaurant. We are a Brasserie. “Restaurants” are everywhere. Brasseries are rarer, richer, and far more us. We are bustling, all-day, joyfully French – the place where life happens between the big occasions. A Brasserie is for every day, not just “someday”.

Do you know how to lead a team, charm the regulars, and make a busy brasserie feel effortlessly fun? If you’re a fan of turning meals into moments with good food, good wine and good company, then we think you’ll be at home here.

We’re looking for a General Manager with flair, passion, and a healthy love of good food and great company. Someone who can juggle reservations, inspire the team, charm the regulars, and still find time to taste the pistachio crème brûlée.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading your team with joie de vivre — energy, laughter, and genuine warmth
• Keeping the service flowing and the atmosphere buzzing, from brunch to Bordeaux o’clock.
• Knowing your way around a P&L as easily as you do a wine list.
• Creating a place guests love — and teams are proud to call home.

Who you’ll be:

• A natural leader who can motivate, mentor, and make things happen.
• A lover of hospitality — and a knack for making people smile.
• Commercially savvy, bringing a hands‑on attitude and genuine openness
• Experience running a busy restaurant or bar (ideally something a little ooh la la).

What we offer:

• A competitive salary and tasty bonus scheme, and we pay all our teams fortnightly because who doesn’t love a payday?
• Great perks, team meals, and plenty of opportunities to grow.
• Access your next pay early with our Stream partnership
• A vibrant, supportive company that believes in having fun while doing what we love.

So, if you can say “yes, chef!” — we’d love to meet you.