This venue is the group's premium venue located on a prime dining street in Sydney. The concept is Japanese precision and Italian soul - executed through the lens of the Executive Chef in a venue that's become genuinely beloved. It's not a trend-chasing restaurant. It's a place with real identity, real regulars, and real standards.
The wider hospitality group also operates several other premium dining concepts across Sydney and a forthcoming precinct. It's a group going places, and this venue is one of the cornerstones.
THE ROLE
This is a role for someone who loves hospitality in the truest sense. The local dining crowd is food-literate, loyalty-driven, and expects the best of the best. You need to walk in every service and light the room up, then do it again tomorrow.
- Lead all FOH operations across a two-level premium venue. Setting and maintaining high service standards every service.
- Build genuine guest relationships and foster the kind of loyalty that makes a neighbourhood restaurant irreplaceable.
- Work closely with the Executive Chef on creating a seamless kitchen-floor experience.
- Drive beverage sales across a specialised Japanese-Italian list. Think sake, Japanese whisky, Italian wine.
- Recruit, train, and develop a high-performing FOH team that understands what premium service actually feels like.
- Own rostering, labour management, and operational compliance.
- Experience as a Restaurant Manager or senior floor leader in a premium Sydney venue.
- Japanese food knowledge is essential. You understand the cuisine, the culture, and why it matters.
- Genuine warmth and the ability to build real connections with guests.
- Beverage confidence across a Japanese-Italian list - sake and Japanese whisky knowledge is a strong advantage.
- WSET or sake study background highly regarded but not essential.
- An understanding of the local dining demographic.
- $85,000 - $90,000 + super + generous group dining discounts
- A clear pathway - your predecessor just got promoted to GM.
- Work alongside a seriously talented kitchen team led by the Executive Chef.
- Part of a group that's growing rapidly and values people who grow with it.
If this sounds like you, don't sit on it. These roles are moving fast.
Contact Mathew on 0421 955 787 or mathewt@hospoworld.net.au.