Food & Beverage - Assistant Manager

Front of House

Full Time Posted 03 December 2024

About the Role

Food & Beverage - Assistant Manager

Location: Beaulieu Road , Lyndhurst

Hours: Full Time

Salary: £30000 plus service charge

We are currently looking for Food & Beverage - Assistant Manager to drive our within our Courtyard Bar & dining space at Lime Wood Hotel, Hampshire.

Our Courtyard Bar & Dining service at Lime Wood offers both our lunch and dinner bar menu and the Main Restaurant – Hartnett Holder & Co dishes in a relaxed and information setting. Many of our guests choose our Courtyard to kick-start their day with a hearty breakfast or relax with friends and family over afternoon treats, dinner, or drinks. Centred in the heart of the hotel, our Courtyard has a retractable ceiling providing both an al-fresco feel in the summer and a cosy, personal dining experience within the winter.

Why join us?

We give our teams a great place to work that is fun, professional, and just little bit different.

At the heart of what we do and why we do it is our consideration for your work life balance. Compassion, consideration, and patience is the motto. Standards are clear, ambition is high. We understand our team and support them to achieve their goals.

Perks & Benefits:

  • Meals on duty – We are an ethical business committed to the best staff food in the industry.
  • 35% discount on food, beverages & treatments at Lime Wood.
  • Take home goods – cost price.
  • Perkbox – employee discount scheme with access to more than a hundred daily rewards ranging from free food in major UK restaurants, to movie tickets and high street clothing brands.
  • Range of learning & development opportunities

Plus, much more…

To view our full range of perks, visit our ‘Why join us’ section on our career’s webpage: jobs.limewoodhotel.co.uk/whyjoinus

About the role:

As Food & Beverage - Assistant Manager you will be essential to the day to day running of the Courtyard. On a day-to-day basis your duties will include, but not limited to:

  • Maintaining high standards of customer service within the Courtyard Bar.
  • Work closely with our Main Restaurant, linking guests with both dining areas.
  • Ensure all food handling and safety measures are met and compliant.
  • Present on the floor, working closely with the team.
  • Support F&B Assistants with their training & development – lead by example.
  • Report to our Restaurant General Manager for all people related enquiries.
  • Deal with and solve complaints.
  • Work closely with our suppliers, support in the management of stock ordering and budgeting.
  • Step up in the absence of the Restaurant General Manager, overseeing the Courtyard daily service.
  • Support with hiring & the rota of staff.


Previous experience as a Food & Beverage, or Restaurant Assistant Manager is essential. We are ideally seeking some someone who is a people-focused, natural leader. A genuine passion for providing a detailed and memorable service to guests is a must.

We are a founder member of the Hoteliers Charter aimed at raising the profile of hospitality, advocating working in hotels as a great career choice, for more information visit hotelierscharter.org.uk

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Who we are...

Lime Wood is laid-back luxury at its best – a stunning building set in the middle of the forest landscape. A multi-award-winning 5-star 33 bed hotel with everything from our Herb House Spa to a Green house guests can eat in. Set in the heart of The New Forest National Park and 1 mile from the village of Lyndhurst

The Hartnett Holder & Co. restaurant has a different approach to hospitality – fine dining has been thrown out and replaced with a fun dining experience which includes seasonal, locally sourced and fresh British food with an Italian twist. There’s no need for a suit and tie here! The team at Lime Wood provide the highest level of service within a relaxed environment, making our guest feel truly at home.