Restaurant General Manager - Couqley French Brasserie

Role summary

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The Restaurant General Manager will lead daily operations at Couqley French Brasserie, overseeing service quality, guest satisfaction, team performance, budgets, inventory, and compliance with health and safety standards. Candidates are expected to have substantial restaurant or hospitality management experience, ideally in an upscale or international dining environment, with strong knowledge of French or European cuisine and beverage service. The role requires confident leadership, commercial awareness, excellent communication, staff-training ability, and the flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays. The successful candidate should be hands-on, organized, guest-focused, and capable of maintaining high standards while achieving revenue and profitability targets.

About the employer

Pullman Dubai Downtown is an upscale Accor hotel located in Dubai’s Business Bay area, close to the Burj Khalifa, Dubai Mall, and Downtown Dubai. Pullman is Accor’s business-focused lifestyle brand, combining contemporary accommodation with restaurants, meeting facilities, wellness services, and social spaces for both business and leisure travelers. Couqley French Brasserie brings a relaxed Parisian dining concept to the hotel, offering classic French dishes, wines, and a lively brasserie atmosphere. As part of Accor, the property operates within a large international hospitality network that provides structured standards, career development, training, and opportunities for internal mobility. Employees typically work in a multicultural environment where guest experience, operational discipline, teamwork, and commercial performance are important.

Working in United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates is a modern Gulf federation with strong opportunities in hotels, restaurants, tourism, retail, aviation, finance, technology, and construction. Dubai offers an international lifestyle, excellent infrastructure, beaches, shopping, dining, and year-round events, although rent and living costs can be high. The culture blends Emirati traditions with a large expatriate population; modest dress and respect for local customs are appreciated, especially during Ramadan. Summers are extremely hot, while winters are warm and popular for outdoor activities. Most overseas employees require an employment visa and residence permit arranged and sponsored by their employer. The process normally includes medical testing, Emirates ID registration, and work authorization. Employers may also provide accommodation or an allowance, health insurance, annual airfare, and transport, depending on the contract. Candidates should confirm salary, service charge, gratuity, probation terms, housing, and relocation support before accepting an offer.