Restaurant Manager

Join us as Restaurant Manager – Lead the next chapter of dining at Adelaide Festival Centre. Adelaide Festival Centre is opening a brand-new signature restaurant in February 2026. We seek an accomplished Restaurant Manager to lead the front-of-house team and deliver exceptional, memorable service for every guest. Starting in January 2026, this is a rare opportunity to help shape the culture, standards, and style of a restaurant from day one – working alongside our new Executive Chef to define a fresh hospitality experience that celebrates South Australian food, wine, and creativity. In this role, you will: Lead the daily operations of our new signature restaurant, ensuring seamless, polished service from a la carte dining to special events. Recruit, train, and inspire a passionate service team with a culture of excellence, warmth, and professionalism. Collaborate closely with the Executive Chef and hospitality leadership to create distinctive dining experiences that complement the Festival Centre’s artistic energy. Oversee wine and beverage programs, service standards, and guest relations. Manage performance, costs, and efficiencies to support profitability while maintaining quality. Identify unique upsell opportunities that help drive revenue targets. Uphold the highest standards of safety, presentation, and responsible service. Represent the restaurant and Adelaide Festival Centre with pride, ensuring every guest leaves delighted and eager to return.  What we’re looking for: A polished hospitality professional with 3–5 years of leadership experience in fine dining or luxury restaurant environments. A hands-on leader with exceptional people and communication skills who thrives under pressure. Deep knowledge of food, wine, and formal service techniques, with a passion for creating memorable guest experiences. Proven ability to manage labour, stock, and service flow in a fast-paced environment, supported by solid commercial insight and a focus on profitability. A positive, collaborative attitude and the drive to set new standards in service excellence. Current RSA and Responsible Person accreditation (Sommelier or Barista training highly regarded). Follow the link to view more details on each of these opportunities Be part of a defining moment for Adelaide Festival Centre, launching a flagship restaurant at the heart of South Australia’s premier arts destination. You’ll lead with creativity and care, supported by a passionate customer experience team and surrounded by the energy of world-class arts and performance. If you’re ready to make your mark and bring your expertise to one of Adelaide’s most exciting new dining destinations, we’d love to hear from you. Benefits and Culture Adelaide Festival Centre employs over 350 people in Lighting, Sound, Staging, Wardrobe, Production Management, Patron Services, Hospitality, Merchandise, Marketing, Programming, Education, Sponsorship, Philanthropy and Corporate Services. Joining our team means sharing our ambition to be the arts and entertainment heart of the festival state, to entertain, engage, educate and inspire, and to be a national and international cultural leader and collaborator. At Adelaide Festival Centre, we value our employees and offer a range of benefits which include: Access to $15 staff tickets to performances in all our venues Access to 10% staff discount in all our food and beverage outlets Participating in our biannual Bring Your Dog to Work Day Having a free annual flu vaccination Accessing our free Employee Assistance Program Working in a breast-feeding friendly workplace Working in an approved Child Safe Environment Adelaide Festival Centre is located on Kaurna Yarta. We respect First Nations people around Australia and acknowledge the Kaurna people as the traditional custodians of the Adelaide Plains. We honour their spiritual relationship with their country, and we do so in the spirit of reconciliation. Adelaide Festival Centre has an ambitious Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan in place approved by Reconciliation Australia and is committed to being an inclusive, supportive workplace and an employer of choice for First Nations people. The public sector is diverse and desires to increase in diversity and to create opportunities for more South Australians. Adelaide Festival Centre is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you want to help shape the next chapter of South Australia’s premiere performing arts centre and bring a bold, fresh hospitality vision to life, we’d love to hear from you. Established in 1973, Adelaide Festival Centre is the heart of the arts in South Australia.