Restaurant Manager | Luxury Safari Lodge | Hoedspruit | LB

🍽️ Deliver World-Class Dining Experiences in a Luxury Safari Setting 🍽️👉 Restaurant Manager📍 Hoedspruit, Limpopo🏢 Luxury Safari Lodge💰 Salary: R20,800🏡 Live-In Position

Kendrick Recruitment is seeking a polished and service-driven Restaurant Manager for a luxury lodge in the Hoedspruit area. This role is ideal for an experienced hospitality professional with strong leadership skills and a passion for delivering refined, high-touch dining experiences across multiple restaurant venues within a five-star safari environment.

The successful candidate will oversee all dining operations, ensuring exceptional service standards, smooth service flow, and memorable guest experiences from arrival to departure.

Requirements:✔ Minimum 2 years’ experience as a Restaurant Manager in a luxury lodge or high-end hospitality environment✔ Proven experience managing à la carte service for up to 165 guests✔ Strong experience overseeing multiple dining venues simultaneously✔ Excellent leadership, staff training, and team management abilities✔ Strong understanding of international service standards and guest expectations✔ High attention to detail with calm, composed decision-making under pressure✔ Strong administrative, organisational, and coordination skills✔ Experience with restaurant management systems advantageous✔ Valid driver’s licence essential✔ Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and public holidays

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee daily operations of all restaurant and dining venues
• Lead, train, and motivate service staff to deliver five-star standards
• Act as primary guest contact ensuring exceptional dining experiences
• Manage guest feedback, requests, and complaints professionally
• Coordinate reservations, seating plans, and service flow
• Work closely with kitchen teams to ensure seamless service delivery
• Oversee bar, beverage, and wine service standards and training
• Manage staffing rosters, floor plans, and operational logistics
• Maintain inventory control and ensure compliance with hygiene standards
• Ensure dining areas are maintained to luxury presentation standards
• Implement cultural awareness and service excellence training

Candidate Profile:

• Strong, guest-focused leader with a refined service style
• Calm, organised, and highly professional under pressure
• Passionate about luxury hospitality and team development
• Detail-oriented with strong operational discipline
• Confident communicator and natural floor manager

Please note that only suitable candidates will be contacted. If you have not heard back from us in 7 working days, please consider your application unsuccessful.