Front of House manager - Isle of Wight Pearl
Job Posted: 28 September 2026
- Contract Term: Permanent
- Location: Brighstone , Isle of Wight
- Contract Type: Full time
- Salary: £31,200
- Industries: Catering, Hospitality & Bar
Job Start Date: Asap
Job Description – Pearl Café, Front of House Manager
Location: Isle of Wight Pearl, Brighstone
Contract: Permanent, daytime shifts only with breaks, 40 hours per week, working weekends.
Salary: £31,200pa plus commission and bonus
About us
Part of FS Group, Isle of Wight Pearl is a multi-award-winning family business. For nearly 40 years, we’ve helped locals and visitors to our island celebrate special moments with pearl jewellery and beautiful food. We have a new opportunity for an experienced Front of House Manager to join our much-loved Pearl Café. Reporting to the Head Chef, you will drive improvements in service to help us reach new heights.
About the role
- Take full responsibility of our café front of house to build our reputation and grow sales.
- Develop an excellent team to ensure that everyone who visits the Pearl Café receives outstanding service.
- Take ownership of our front of house food and beverage to create a wonderful offering of island focussed hot and cold drinks, cakes and alcohol.
- Manage our front-of-house team through effective rotas, regular 1:2:1s, training and clear communication, creating an environment that brings out the best in everyone.
- Lead with hands on operations of the café to delight our customers with excellent customer service.
- Handle administrative tasks such as processing invoices and cashing up.
- Ensure legal compliance with allergens, cleaning protocols as well as health and safety
- Nurture relationships with customers to increase loyalty and grow our reputation.
About you
- Experience successfully managing and developing a café, restaurant or pub front of house team is essential.
- Demonstrate a dynamic, positive and committed leadership style, with the energy and drive to lead from the front.
- Bring a network of local contacts that can help us improve our offering and drive business growth.
- You should have level 2 or above food hygiene and safety certificate.
- Passionate about food and drink, you can make great things happen whilst having fun along the way.
For more information on this exciting new role please email your CV to our Head Chef, Mark Wyatt at: [email protected] - we look forward to hearing from you.
