Restaurant Manager

Gees Restaurant & Bar; Oxford; On-site; GBP 25,200 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meals on duty

Food discount

Recruitment incentive

EAP Hospitality Action

Internal development

Uniform allowance

Birthday day off

Pension scheme

28 days holiday

Team awards

Hospitality Rewards

Job summary

Gees Restaurant & Bar in North Oxford is seeking a Restaurant Manager to lead our team in a Grade II listed Victorian Conservatory, now part of The Oxford Collection.

You will oversee a 45-hour week with an OTE up to £42,000 including service charge, and enjoy opportunities to develop within our luxury hospitality group.

Qualifications

• Passion for hospitality with high attention to detail.
• Good written English and IT literacy.
• Experience in dining in similar restaurants is beneficial and training will be provided.

Skills

Hospitality management

Team leadership

Service excellence

IT literacy

Written English

Industry experience

Job description

Gees is North Oxford’s neighbourhood restaurant. Set within a unique, Grade II listed Victorian Conservatory, Gees has been welcoming guests for over four decades, and in Summer 2026 underwent a bold transformation. Gees' newest chapter offers an evolved take on Modern British cooking; taking pride inusing only the freshest, carefully sourced ingredients, and combining nostalgic cuts with intuitive flavour combinations that evolve with the seasons.It continues as a well-established destination for adventurous, exciting and contemporary cooking.

Gees is part of 'The Oxford Collection'; a small, privately owned group of two luxury 5* hotels and apartments, three restaurants that consists of the Old Bank Hotel, the Old Parsonage Hotel, 36 St Giles, Parsonage Grill, Gees Restaurant & Bar, and Quod Restaurant & Bar. We have 80 bedrooms across three iconic properties in central Oxford, with unrivalled views across the city’s beautiful skyline.

We offer support, training, and development opportunities to help your career flourish. We believe that investment in each and every one of our ‘collectives’ is key to the success of our business and the happiness of our customers. As a member of the team, we are looking for an exceptional candidate who shares these values.

Key requirements for the role:

• Passion for hospitality, excited by food, wine, and restaurant culture, with high-level attention to detail and a positive can-do attitude.
• The following attributes; the ability to inspire and motivate people, experience of dining in similar restaurants, a keen willingness to learn, a high level of written English, and strong IT literacy.
• Previous management experience is beneficial although not essential as full training will be provided.
• This Restaurant Manager role is comparable with a Duty Restaurant Manager position.

We offer a flexible shift pattern across a 45-hour week (Monday-Sunday rota with two days off). You will be offered an OTE up to £42,000.00 per annum, including non-contractual tronc (service charge).

Part-time hours may also be considered.

Restaurant Manager Benefits:

• Meals on duty
• 50% discount on food within our restaurants
• Up to £700 recruitment incentive
• Membership to our Employee Assistance Programme with Hospitality Action
• Opportunities to develop within our Company
• Uniform Allowance
• Complimentary ‘Manager’s meal’ within one of our restaurants every six months
• Pension scheme
• 28 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays per annum (pro-rata)
• A paid day off on your birthday
• Team awards and prizes
• Hospitality Rewards: offering discounted gym membership, high-street and online shopping discounts, discounted vouchers, a cashback card, and 24/7 online GP service

Eligibility to work within the UK must be proven and two references should be available on request.