Restaurant General Manager | General Manager | Fine Dining | Hotels & Events
Location: Preston
Availability: 4 weeks’ notice
Salary Expectations: £35,000
Target Roles: Restaurant General Manager | General Manager | F&B Manager | Restaurant Manager | Hotel F&B Manager | Operations Manager
Candidate Overview
An accomplished and highly experienced Restaurant General Manager and Hospitality Operations professional with over 30 years of experience across fine dining restaurants, luxury hotels, country house venues, bars, banqueting and international hospitality.
Currently working as a General Restaurant Manager within a busy fine dining restaurant in Manchester city centre, this candidate brings extensive experience managing high-volume operations while maintaining exceptional standards of food, service and guest experience.
Their career includes senior management positions across some of the North West’s established hospitality venues, alongside 10 years as the owner of an Italian bar and restaurant in Chester. This provides a particularly strong combination of operational, commercial and entrepreneurial experience.
An experienced leader with a strong focus on guest experience, team development, service standards and operational efficiency, they are well suited to senior restaurant and hospitality management positions.
Key Skills & Expertise
• Restaurant General Management
• General Management
• Fine Dining Operations
• Food & Beverage Management
• Hotel Operations
• Weddings & Banqueting
• Events & Functions
• Team Leadership & Development
• Staff Recruitment & Training
• Staff Rotas & Performance Management
• Customer Service & Guest Experience
• Food Safety & Compliance
• Stock & Inventory Management
• Cost Control
• Supplier & Vendor Management
• Menu Planning
• Quality Control
• Sales & Revenue Development
• Operational Performance
• Conflict Resolution
• Financial Management
Career Highlights
General Restaurant Manager – Manchester City Centre
Currently managing a busy fine dining restaurant in Manchester city centre, with responsibility for maintaining high standards across the operation and ensuring consistently strong service and customer experience.
Working within a fast-paced environment, they lead the restaurant team while overseeing day-to-day operational performance.
Deputy General Manager – Hotel, Weddings & Events
Previously worked as Deputy General Manager within a 161-bedroom hotel, with responsibility for the restaurant and banqueting operation.
The venue operated a significant weddings and private events business, providing extensive experience managing large-scale functions, guest experience, F&B operations and busy service periods.
Food & Beverage Manager – Hotel
Managed the restaurant and banqueting operation alongside responsibility for four bars, giving them broad experience across hotel food and beverage operations.
Restaurant General Manager – Fine Dining
Previously held responsibility for a busy fine dining restaurant specialising in Italian and British cuisine, overseeing the complete restaurant operation and maintaining high standards across service, team management and customer experience.
Restaurant Owner – Italian Bar & Restaurant
Successfully owned and operated an Italian bar and restaurant in Chester for 10 years.
This provided extensive hands-on experience across all aspects of running a hospitality business, including operations, staff management, customer service, financial management, suppliers, stock control and commercial decision-making.
Senior Hotel & Restaurant Management
Earlier career experience includes a number of senior management positions across hotels, restaurants and country house venues, including responsibility for:
• Fine dining restaurants
• Wedding and function operations
• Conference and event facilities
• Food & beverage departments
• Stock control and purchasing
• Recruitment and staff training
• Rotas and staff performance
• Menu development
• Wine selection
• Restaurant layout and refurbishment
• Customer satisfaction
• Operational standards
As a General Manager, they were also involved in the refurbishment and repositioning of a pub into a contemporary hospitality venue, playing a key role in its successful development.
International Hospitality Experience
Early career experience includes working as a Restaurant Supervisor within a 5-star cruise environment in Monte Carlo, providing an international foundation in high-end hospitality and service standards.
What This Candidate Offers
This candidate offers significant depth of experience across restaurant management, hotel F&B and hospitality operations, with a proven ability to lead busy teams and maintain high service standards.
Their background as both a senior hospitality manager and business owner means they understand the operational and commercial demands of running a successful venue.
They are particularly strong in fine dining, weddings, events and banqueting, with extensive experience managing teams, developing staff, controlling costs and delivering excellent guest experiences.
Their combination of hands-on operational experience, senior leadership and business ownership makes them a strong candidate for senior restaurant and hospitality management opportunities.
Ideal Roles
Restaurant General Manager | General Manager | F&B Manager | Hotel F&B Manager | Restaurant Manager | Hospitality Operations Manager | Venue Manager
Ideal Venues
Fine Dining Restaurants | 4-Star & 5-Star Hotels | Country House Hotels | Wedding Venues | Destination Venues | Restaurants with Events & Banqueting | High-Volume Hospitality Operations
Languages
Italian: Native
English: Fluent – spoken and written
Spanish: Spoken
Qualifications
Merit in Catering Management – Catering College, Rimini, Italy
Recruitment Enquiries
For further information about this experienced Restaurant General Manager and Hospitality Operations professional, or to discuss their suitability for your restaurant, hotel or events operation, please contact Perfect Recruitment.
Info@perfect-recruitment.co.uk
19953569
