Restaurant Area Manager

HotelJobs; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 446,000 - 558,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodation: Live-out

Job summary

HotelJobs is seeking an experienced Restaurant Area Manager to oversee Cape Town operations for a group of upmarket restaurants. You will support restaurant managers, drive service standards, and ensure profitability across multiple venues.

The role requires hands-on leadership, strong budgeting, stock controls, and the ability to travel regularly between locations. A relevant hospitality or business qualification is advantageous, and South African residency is required.

Qualifications

• Experience leading multi-site restaurant operations is essential.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and cost-control abilities are required.
• Proven ability to recruit, train and develop high-performing teams.
• Hands-on leader with focus on premium guest service and standards.
• Willingness to travel between Cape Town locations and South Africa outlets.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations and performance of multiple upscale restaurant outlets.
• Conduct regular site visits and provide practical support to managers.
• Maintain high standards of food quality, beverage service and guest care.
• Monitor revenue, expenses, labour, stock usage and profitability.
• Review reports and implement corrective actions when targets fail.
• Assist with budgets, forecasts and improvement plans.
• Drive sales, average spend and sustainable profitability across venues.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, training and team development.
• Coach management teams and promote accountability and service excellence.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, hygiene, and company procedures.
• Monitor stock controls, ordering, cash handling and loss-prevention.

Skills

Restaurant leadership

Budget management

Team development

Operational planning

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Hospitality or business qualification

Tools

POS systems

Stock control software

Job description

Hospitality and Outdoor - New Vacancy - Restaurant Area Manager Group of Upmarket Restaurants - Cape Town - Western Cape

An established group of upmarket restaurants is seeking an experienced Restaurant Area Manager to oversee its Cape Town operations. This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially focused, hands‑on leader who understands premium dining environments and can maintain exceptional standards across multiple outlets. The successful candidate will support restaurant managers, improve operational performance and ensure that every venue delivers a consistently outstanding guest experience.

Job Description & Requirements:

• Oversee the daily operations and performance of multiple upmarket restaurant outlets.
• Conduct regular site visits and provide visible, practical support to restaurant managers.
• Maintain consistently high standards of food quality, beverage service, presentation and guest care.
• Monitor revenue, operating expenses, labour costs, stock usage, wastage and outlet profitability.
• Review management reports and implement corrective action where performance falls below target.
• Assist restaurant managers with budgets, forecasts and operational improvement plans.
• Drive sales, average spend and sustainable profitability across the assigned restaurants.
• Support restaurant managers with recruitment, onboarding, training and team development.
• Coach management teams and promote accountability, collaboration and professional service.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, hygiene, health and safety and company procedures.
• Monitor stock controls, ordering processes, cash-handling procedures and loss-prevention measures.
• Resolve operational, staffing and guest-service concerns professionally and timeously.
• Protect the premium positioning, reputation and service culture of each restaurant.
• Strong multi-site restaurant operations or senior restaurant management experience is essential.
• Previous exposure to upmarket, premium or high-volume restaurant environments is highly beneficial.
• Proven ability to lead restaurant managers and develop high-performing teams.
• Sound commercial understanding, including budgets, cost controls and profit-and-loss performance.
• Excellent planning, communication, problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• A hands‑on leadership style and the flexibility to work according to operational requirements.
• Willingness to travel regularly between restaurant locations in Cape Town.
• Must be South African.
• A relevant hospitality, operations or business qualification would be advantageous.
• Experience with restaurant point-of-sale, stock-control and reporting systems would be advantageous.
• A valid driver’s licence and reliable transport would be advantageous.

Package

• Package Salary: R40 000 - R50 000 depending on experience Accommodation: Live-out