Assistant Restaurant Manager

Role summary

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The Assistant Restaurant Manager is expected to support the Restaurant Manager in running daily food and beverage operations, maintaining Shangri-La service standards, and delivering a welcoming guest experience. Requirements generally include relevant experience in hotel or upscale restaurant operations, strong knowledge of food and beverage service, good communication skills, and the ability to supervise and motivate a multicultural team. The successful candidate should be organized, customer-focused, commercially aware, and confident handling guest concerns, staff scheduling, training, stock control, and quality or hygiene procedures. Flexibility to work shifts, weekends, and public holidays is normally required. Hospitality qualifications and experience with international luxury brands are advantageous.

About the employer

Shangri-La is a luxury hospitality group founded in Asia and recognized internationally for its hotels, resorts, residences, and distinctive service culture. The company operates properties across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, North America, and other major destinations. Shangri-La hotels are known for attentive service, high-quality dining, wellness facilities, and a strong emphasis on personalized guest experiences. In the United Arab Emirates, the group has operated prominent properties in destinations such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi, serving leisure travelers, business guests, and events clients. Employees typically work in multicultural teams and are expected to demonstrate professionalism, warmth, attention to detail, and respect for the company’s hospitality values. Career opportunities cover hotel operations, food and beverage, culinary services, guest relations, sales, finance, engineering, and corporate support. Benefits vary by property and may include accommodation, transportation, meals, insurance, and annual airfare.

Working in United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates is not an island but a federation of seven emirates, with Dubai and Abu Dhabi offering especially strong opportunities in hotels, restaurants, tourism, retail, aviation, events, and business services. The culture blends Emirati traditions with a large international community; modest dress, courtesy, and respect for Islamic customs are important. Lifestyle can be highly convenient and modern, with excellent restaurants, beaches, shopping malls, desert activities, and year-round sunshine, although summers are extremely hot. Most overseas employees work under an employer-sponsored residence visa. The employer normally arranges the work permit, medical checks, Emirates ID, and residency processing, while requirements can change. Confirm contract terms, accommodation, transport, insurance, annual leave, and airfare before relocating. Dubai and Abu Dhabi are relatively expensive, particularly for housing, but hotel packages can reduce living costs. Public transport is good in major cities, and English is widely used in workplaces.