Restaurant Manager

Andrew Brownsword Hotels; Amberley; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury hotel in West Sussex is seeking a hands-on manager to lead the food and beverage service team. The role welcomes candidates with varying experience levels, focusing on a positive personality and teamwork. Key responsibilities include ensuring exceptional guest experiences and participating in hotel management duties. The position offers a full-time contract with competitive salary and service charge incentives.

Benefits

Service charge sharing

Potential for off-site accommodation

Qualifications

• Positive and engaging personality required.
• Ability to lead and develop others.
• Self-motivated and thrives in a busy environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a great guest experience.
• Lead food and beverage service.
• Participate in hotel Duty Management.

Skills

Food and beverage service knowledge

Leadership

Customer service

Team collaboration

Job description

Location: Located in the picturesque village of Amberley in the beautiful West Sussex countryside, Amberley Castle is a unique luxury hotel steeped in over 900 years of history. With 4 AA red stars, 3 AA rosettes, and a member of Relais & Châteaux, Amberley Castle offers our team the chance to work in a castle with quality and style.

Amberley Castle is open Wednesday to Sunday each week, which means most employees are guaranteed Monday and Tuesday off each week.

Service Charge: We pay our team a service charge each month! This service charge all goes into one pot, and 100% of that service charge is then shared amongst all the team at the hotel—every penny received is paid out to the team.

Service charge can be in the region of £375-£475 a month (approximately £4,500 per year) over and above base pay for a full-time employee.

The hotel may also be able to offer off-site staff accommodation in our 2 staffhouses (within walking distance to the hotel) to help the newest members of the team to re-locate, so they can settle into life at the hotel and local area in comfort.

Hours: Full-time 48-hour contract

Salary: £35,000 / £37,000 per annum

Role: As part of our team, we welcome your passion, natural warmth, and humour to ensure our guests have an amazing experience every time. We’re seeking friendly, warm, and cheerful individuals who are happy to work together as a team and, importantly, want to have fun. We welcome candidates who are new to the industry as well as experienced ones—what matters most to us is that you have a positive and engaging personality, are self-motivated, and enjoy the buzz and excitement of a busy hotel atmosphere.

For this role, you will need to be a hands-on manager who leads from the front, be knowledgeable about food and beverage service, be good at developing others, and be happy to be part of the hotel Duty Management team.