Restaurant & Bar Manager

Lomani Island Resort & Spa is seeking an experienced and passionate Restaurant & Bar Manager to lead and oversee all restaurant and bar operations, ensuring the delivery of exceptional dining experiences and outstanding guest service. This role is responsible for managing daily operations, leading and developing the Food & Beverage team, maintaining service excellence, and driving operational efficiency while upholding the resort’s luxury standards.

The successful candidate will provide strong leadership, coordinate staff scheduling and training, monitor service quality, manage inventory and cost controls, and ensure compliance with food safety, health, and workplace regulations. They will work closely with other departments to enhance guest satisfaction, maximize revenue opportunities, and create memorable dining experiences for all guests.

The ideal candidate will possess proven leadership experience in a restaurant and bar management role, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, strong organizational and problem-solving abilities, and a genuine passion for hospitality and guest service. Previous experience in a luxury resort or hotel environment will be highly regarded.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure a high standard of service delivery for all food and beverage services, minimising and resolving guest complaints to maximise customer satisfaction and repeat customers to the restaurant
• Develop and implement procedures and policies to ensure effective operation of restaurant outlet
• Work in conjunction with kitchen leadership team, to develop and promote daily and weekly menu specials, including development and implementation of promotional activity for the restaurant
• Develop on the job training and shift checklists, personally delivering training to upskill your team and ensure new employees are fully inducted into the department and their position
• Ensure staff rosters are effective and provide the correct number of staff to ensure a consistently high standard of customer service
• Monitor staff productivity, managing overtime costs and ensuring workloads are fairly distributed
• Ensure all pre-opening tasks are completed in a timely manner, so that the restaurant outlet opens on time for each meal service period
• Monitor cleanliness and functionality of all restaurant equipment, promptly escalating breakdowns to maintenance
• Ensure an adequate supply of crockery, cutlery, glassware and consumable items is in place at all times, so that service levels are not impacted through a shortage of equipment
• Liaise with laundry for any restaurant linen issues
• Ensure staff follow the company’s responsible service of alcohol policy, including ensuring all staff have been trained on the policy and how to recognize signs of intoxication, and that staff feel supported when refusing service
• Ensure any alcohol served is in compliance with liquor legislation and company policy

About You:

• Previous experience in a senior service leadership role in a hotel or restaurant outlet environment
• Excellent customer relationship and communication skills, with demonstrated experience and knowledge in dining trends and wine
• Has the ability to coach, mentor and inspire team members, building a high performing customer service focused restaurant team
• An understanding of point of sale and inventory management systems is preferred.

Join our team and help create unforgettable, relaxing experiences in paradise.

Why You’ll Love It Here:

• Competitive salary package.
• On-site accommodation & meals.
• Work in tropical paradise every day.
• Career growth within one of Fiji’s most respected hotel groups.

Apply Now:

Send your CV + Cover Letter to hr@raffehotels.com and show us how you’ll help shape the future of our island resort.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Application closes on: 13 October 2026