Assistant Restaurant Manager
About the job
Trattoria AD 1530 is a welcoming and vibrant restaurant located in the heart of Mdina, offering traditional trattoria-style cuisine including pizzas, pasta, grills, salads, and Mediterranean and Maltese-inspired dishes.
Xara Collection are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Assistant Restaurant Manager to support the daily operation of our restaurant and help deliver exceptional guest experiences. This is an excellent opportunity for a hospitality professional with strong leadership skills and a passion for food, service, and people.
The Role
As Assistant Restaurant Manager, you will support the Restaurant Manager in overseeing daily restaurant operations, supervising service teams, ensuring operational excellence, and maintaining the high standards that define the Trattoria AD 1530 experience.
You will play a key role in coordinating lunch, aperitivo and dinner services, managing guest satisfaction, supporting team development, and ensuring compliance with company standards and legal requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in the day-to-day management of restaurant operations
- Supervise assigned shifts and ensure smooth service delivery
- Coordinate reservations, group bookings, and guest flow
- Support opening, closing, handover, and reporting procedures
- Lead and motivate the team during service
- Provide coaching, training, and support to team members
- Handle guest feedback and resolve service issues professionally
- Monitor service standards, grooming, and operational procedures
- Assist with stock control, inventory checks, wastage control, and requisitions
- Encourage upselling of food, beverages, desserts, and specials
- Ensure compliance with HACCP, food safety, allergen, health and safety regulations
- Maintain accurate operational records and reports
- Report maintenance, stock, and operational issues as required
- Department: F&B Management
About you
What We're Looking For
- Minimum 2–4 years' experience in restaurant or hotel Food & Beverage operations
- Previous supervisory or team leadership experience
- Strong understanding of restaurant service standards and guest relations
- Experience with POS systems, cash handling, stock control, and reporting
- Excellent communication, leadership, and organisational skills
- Strong problem-solving ability and attention to detail
- Good command of English
- Ability to work flexible shifts, including evenings, weekends, public holidays, and peak seasonal periods
Desirable
- Additional language skills
- Experience working in high-volume restaurants or hospitality venues
- Valid Food Handler Licence in accordance with Maltese regulations
If you are a motivated hospitality professional who enjoys leading teams, creating memorable guest experiences, and thriving in a fast-paced restaurant environment, we would love to hear from you.
- Language required: English.
The company
The Xara Palace Relais & Châteaux is an exclusive family-run boutique hotel hidden away in the medieval city of Mdina, the old capital of Malta. Perched on centuries-old bastions, and surrounded by stunning baroque architecture, this 5-Star hotel caters for the individual traveller, mini-groups and corporate travellers. Secluded and private, it provides the perfect setting for weddings and honeymoons.
Housed within the walls of a 17th Century Palazzo, sensitively restored to reflect its former glory, The Xara Palace boasts seventeen individually designed rooms and suites. Featuring unique pieces of antique furniture and paintings, each room or suite sets the scene for an unforgettable holiday experience.
The Xara Palace is the only Maltese hotel associated with Relais & Châteaux, a family of independent hotels and restaurants from ‘all around the world, unique in the world’, that fulfil the prerequisites of character, courtesy, calm, charm and cuisine.
