Minimalist Hotels
Website:
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Job details:
The Restaurant Manager at Minimalist , Varanasi will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day F&B operations and ensuring a consistently high-quality dining experience that reflects Minimalist’s design-led, community-focused ethos.
The role involves managing the restaurant team, maintaining service and operational standards, coordinating closely with the kitchen, and ensuring compliance with hygiene, safety, and internal SOPs. The Restaurant Manager will also be responsible for monitoring guest feedback, resolving service-related concerns, and driving initiatives that improve guest satisfaction, operational efficiency, and revenue.
A key part of the role will be hiring, training, mentoring, and developing the F&B team, while maintaining strong team culture and accountability. The position will also oversee inventory management, vendor coordination, basic cost control, and support for events, community activities, and special experiences hosted at Minimalist VNS.
The Restaurant Manager will work closely with hotel leadership to align restaurant operations, offerings, and guest experiences with Minimalist’s overall brand positioning and business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee daily restaurant and F&B operations, ensuring smooth and efficient service.
- Maintain high standards of guest service, food quality, hygiene, grooming, and overall presentation.
- Lead, supervise, and schedule the restaurant team according to business requirements.
- Coordinate closely with the kitchen team to ensure timely service and consistent food quality.
- Handle guest feedback, complaints, and service recovery with professionalism.
- Monitor daily sales, revenue performance, operational costs, and basic F&B profitability metrics.
- Manage inventory, stock levels, wastage, and vendor coordination.
- Ensure adherence to food safety, hygiene, statutory, and internal operational standards.
- Hire, train, coach, and develop F&B team members.
- Conduct regular team briefings, performance reviews, and training sessions.
- Support the planning and execution of events, workshops, community activities, and special dining experiences.
- Identify opportunities to improve revenue, guest satisfaction, and operational efficiency.
- Work closely with hotel leadership and other departments to ensure a seamless overall guest experience.
- Contribute to creating a welcoming, inclusive, and community-driven environment within the hotel.
Qualifications & Experience
- Strong customer service and guest satisfaction skills, with a focus on creating warm, welcoming, and inclusive experiences.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for coordinating with guests, team members, vendors, and cross-functional hotel departments.
- Proven experience in hiring, training, and developing restaurant or F&B teams in a fast-paced hospitality environment.
- Hands-on experience in F&B operations, including menu execution, service quality, food quality control, and hygiene standards.
- Prior experience in restaurant management, F&B supervision, or a similar leadership role, preferably within boutique, lifestyle, or independent hotels.
- Working knowledge of F&B budgeting, cost control, inventory management, and revenue optimisation.
- Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and public holidays, depending on operational requirements.
- A diploma or degree in Hospitality Management, Hotel Management, or a related field is preferred but not mandatory.
- Comfortable working in diverse and multicultural environments and contributing to a strong sense of community within the hotel.
- Strong ownership, problem-solving ability, and a hands-on approach to hospitality operations.
- Passion for food, hospitality, people, and creating memorable guest experiences.
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