Restaurant Manager – Daytime Hours – City of London
Rice Guys – London Wall
Full-time, Permanent
40 hours per week
Typical hours: 9am–5pm
Rice Guys is looking for a confident, hands-on Restaurant Manager / Store Manager to lead our London Wall store in the heart of the City.
This is a great role for someone from hospitality, catering, fast casual dining, QSR, food retail, or corporate catering who enjoys running a smooth operation, developing a team, and delivering great food and service every day.
Our London Wall store is busy, fast-paced, and lunch-focused, with both in-store customers and corporate catering orders. This is a daytime role, usually 9am–5pm, making it ideal for a hospitality manager who wants responsibility and career growth without late-night shifts.
What you’ll be doing
As Restaurant Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the London Wall store.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Opening and preparing the store for daily service
- Leading the team during busy lunch periods, especially between 12pm and 2pm
- Making sure customers receive fast, friendly, and professional service
- Organising front-of-house and back-of-house duties
- Allocating team roles and communicating daily priorities
- Training new team members and helping them settle into the business
- Maintaining high standards of food quality, hygiene, cleanliness, and store presentation
- Completing and checking food safety records, including temperature checks and cleaning records
- Managing stock levels, supplier orders, and daily store supplies
- Reducing waste and managing products efficiently
- Managing daily corporate catering orders and making sure they are prepared, packed, and ready on time
- Preparing weekly rotas and managing staff hours in line with the store budget
- Reviewing timesheets, completing daily sales reports, and maintaining key business records
- Supporting promotions, local marketing, customer engagement, and sales growth
What we’re looking for
We are looking for someone who is reliable, organised, positive, and hands-on.
About Rice Guys
Rice Guys is a growing London food business serving Chinese comfort food with a modern twist. We started in 2018 as a small street food stall with a mission to change the perception of Chinese food in London: fresher, more soulful, and rooted in real Chinese flavours.
Today, we operate across London through our stores and food trucks, serving busy lunch customers, corporate catering clients, and delivery partners. We are a hands-on, people-focused business that cares about quality, consistency, and creating a team culture where people take pride in the food they serve.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £32,000.00-£38,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
- Store discount
Experience:
- Catering: 1 year (preferred)
- Kitchen: 1 year (preferred)
- Manager: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
