Assistant Restaurant Manager - The Jugged Hare
Join The Jugged Hare as Assistant Restaurant Manager: lead with warmth, elevate guest experiences, mentor your team, and grow within London’s premier hospitality group.
The Jugged Hare is a traditional British pub and restaurant located near Barbican in the City of London, offering a classic dining experience, warm atmosphere, and a strong focus on exceptional service. Renowned for its game-led menus and seasonal British cuisine, the venue combines heritage character with a refined approach, creating a distinctive and memorable guest experience.
As part of ETM Collection within ETM Group, The Jugged Hare sits within a portfolio recognised for operational excellence, people development, and some of London’s most distinctive hospitality venues.
Role Overview:
At ETM Group, being an Assistant Restaurant Manager is a key leadership role and an important step in your progression within premium hospitality. You’re not just supporting service — you’re helping drive standards, developing your team, and ensuring every guest experience reflects the quality and professionalism of our ETM Collection venues.
Across our ETM Collection venues — from rooftop restaurants to refined dining spaces — our Assistant Restaurant Managers play a vital role in the daily success of the restaurant. Working closely with the Restaurant Manager and senior leadership team, you help lead service, maintain operational standards, and create memorable guest experiences through strong floor presence and hands-on leadership.
As an Assistant Restaurant Manager, you will take ownership of key areas of the operation, support team development, and help deliver strong commercial and service performance. This is a hands-on role where energy, organisation, and attention to detail are essential, alongside a genuine passion for hospitality and guest experience.
If you are driven by people, passionate about premium service, and ready to take the next step in your management career, this is an opportunity to grow within one of London’s leading hospitality groups.
Company Benefits:
• Competitive industry pay (based on salary & Tronc)
• Guaranteed 48 hours per week contract
• 50% discount for you and up to 5 friends at any of our venues
• 5.6 weeks paid annual leave
• Pension
• Quarterly Incentive Scheme
• Generous employee referral scheme
• Discounted shopping at many high street stores
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to Stream for better money management
• Access to the award winning Hospitality Action Charity, offering an Employee Assistance Program
• Group wide Learning and Development opportunities
• Complementary hot drinks in your venue
• Complementary meal on shift
• Your birthday lunch is on us
The Ideal Candidate Will Present:
• Proven Experience: You have experience in a supervisory or management role within a premium or high-end hospitality environment.
• Leadership Potential: You are a confident and approachable leader with a passion for developing and motivating your team.
• Guest-centred Approach: You consistently deliver excellent guest experiences with strong attention to detail.
• Operational Awareness: You understand the importance of smooth floor operations, service standards, and team coordination.
• Commercial Understanding: You have a good understanding of labour control, service efficiency, and overall restaurant performance.
• Organisation & Communication: You are highly organised, communicate effectively, and remain calm during busy service periods.
• Passion for Food & Drink: You have a strong interest in modern food and beverage trends within premium hospitality.
• Hands-On Leadership: You lead from the floor, support your team throughout service, and set the standard through your actions.
About Us:
ETM Group is a leading London hospitality business, home to a collection of premium restaurants, bars, and iconic sports venues. Through our portfolio of standout London venues across ETM Collection and ETM Sport London, — we deliver exceptional food, drink, entertainment, and guest experiences across the capital.
From elevated rooftop dining to high-energy match-day occasions, our venues are united by a commitment to quality, innovation, and memorable hospitality. At the heart of our success are our people, guided by our EPIC values: Excellence, Passion, Integrity, and Challenge.
ETM Group are proud to be an equal opportunity employer who seek to recruit and retain the most talented individuals from a variety of backgrounds, skills and perspectives.
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About ETM Group
It all started with a love of great hospitality.
After studying Law, Tom found himself living above a gastro pub and quickly fell in love with the energy, atmosphere and sense of community that great pubs can create. Inspired by the concept, he bought his first pub with a business partner in 2000 and transformed it into a gastro pub.
Meanwhile, Ed was building his own career after studying Finance in Bristol. When he joined Tom, the business began to take shape and together, they set out to create something special.
What started as a small, family-run business grew steadily year after year. As our ambition grew, so did our portfolio, with the opening of venues including The Botanist in Sloane Square, one of our first larger, food-led concepts.
We continued to grow, opening new venues while staying true to the entrepreneurial spirit and hands-on approach that had been there from the very beginning. A major turning point came in 2015 with the opening of Greenwood, which doubled the size of our team and marked an exciting new chapter for the business. We also began working with prestigious partners including Royal London House and The Montcalm, expanding our reach and creating even more ambitious hospitality experiences.
By 2024, it was clear that our growing business had evolved into two distinct hospitality offerings. To better reflect who we are and where we were going, we created ETM Collection and ETM Sport London.
Today, we are proud to continue growing while holding on to the passion, ambition and entrepreneurial spirit that started it all. From a single gastro pub to a diverse portfolio of venues, our story has always been driven by great people, and we are always looking for more talented people to become part of what comes next.