Restaurant & Training Manager

Restaurant & Training Manager – Kiki’s Tavern

South Yarra | Full-Time | Immediate Start

Kiki’s Tavern is a brand-new all-day hospitality venue in the heart of South Yarra, and we’re looking for an experienced Restaurant & Training Manager to join our leadership team for an immediate start.

This is a hands-on management role for someone who loves being on the floor, developing people and creating exceptional hospitality.

You’ll play a key role in establishing the service standards and culture of Kiki’s — leading the restaurant day-to-day while taking ownership of the training and development of our front-of-house team.

The Role

Working closely with the Venue Manager and senior leadership team, you’ll be responsible for:

• Leading busy restaurant services and maintaining a strong presence on the floor
• Training, coaching and developing our FOH team
• Implementing and maintaining Kiki’s service standards and procedures
• Running structured onboarding and training for new employees
• Developing the team’s knowledge across food, wine, cocktails and general hospitality
• Conducting pre-service briefings and ongoing on-the-floor coaching
• Ensuring every guest receives warm, professional and consistent service
• Supporting rostering, labour management and daily venue operations
• Identifying future leaders within the team and helping develop them
• Working closely with the kitchen and bar teams to deliver seamless service
• Helping build a positive, accountable and high-performing workplace culture

About You

We’re looking for someone with strong restaurant management experience who genuinely enjoys developing people.

You’ll ideally have:

• Experience as a Restaurant Manager, Assistant Venue Manager, FOH Manager or similar senior hospitality role
• A strong background in high-volume, quality restaurants or premium hospitality venues
• Excellent service standards and attention to detail
• Confidence leading and training a large FOH team
• Strong food, wine and beverage knowledge
• The ability to coach people constructively and hold the team accountable to standards
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• A hands-on approach — you’re happiest leading from the floor rather than managing from the office
• A genuine passion for hospitality and creating memorable guest experiences

Why Kiki’s?

Kiki’s Tavern is an exciting new venue with a big focus on great food, drinks, atmosphere and genuine hospitality.

You’ll be joining at the beginning and have the opportunity to directly influence how the venue operates, how our team is trained and the service culture we build.

There is also significant opportunity for career progression across the wider hospitality group for the right person.

Immediate start available.

If you’re an experienced hospitality leader who loves restaurants, training people and building great teams, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now or contact Tony directly to discuss the role.