General Manager

At Dishoom, we believe hospitality is about more than great food and efficient service (though we care deeply about both). It’s about the feeling you leave people with. The little moments that show heart. The atmosphere that brings people together. The kind of leadership that lifts others up. (That's where you come in!)

We’re looking for a General Manager who sees running a restaurant as a craft. Who thrives on leading big, busy services with warmth and clarity. Who brings out the best in people and helps them grow. Who keeps the energy high and the standards even higher.

You’ll be joining a business that celebrates Bombay’s Irani cafés – and honours the stories, flavours and traditions they were built on. Since 2010, we’ve grown across the UK, opening restaurants and bar-cafés that do things a bit differently.

As well as running busy sites with big teams, we also understand the importance of doing more. From planting trees with our teams in the UK & India, tying Rakhis with our guests, to our dedication to helping to feed children through Meal for a Meal. Since January 2024, we have donated 25 million meals and counting, with each Dishoomwalle contributing to 55 meals per shift!

How we’ll support you

At Dishoom, we care about supporting you and your well-being (inside and outside of work).

With this, we tend to think about our team’s well-being in four different ways:

Financial

Free weekly wage advances and emergency cash.

Access to our savings support & financial health planning tool.

£150 monthly to spend when dining in Dishoom each month. Post this £100, 50% during the day, and 25% in the evening for you and up to 5 people.

Private Healthcare for you and your family.

Enhanced family leave and pay, plus specific Dishoom-walle benefits for those growing little families.

Mental & Physical

All Babus (Managers) are fully trained in mental health support & First Aid.

Dedicated support from our confidential advice helpline - available to you or someone in your household – 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year.

On demand GP appointments, free counselling sessions and life coaching through our wellness app.

Free fitness sessions every month (including yoga and spin classes).

Calling all cricket fans, we have our very own Dishoom Premier League (an in-house cricket tournament) where you get to compete with your team at Lord’s.

Socials

We’re a growing company and love nothing more than bringing our teams (and families) together to celebrate everyone’s hard work across the year.

You’ll be invited to our:

• Family Mela (Family summer festival)
• Huge Christmas celebration

Plus, we host regular team events across our cafes.

An invitation to Bombay Bootcamp – an incredible once-in-a-lifetime guided tour of Bombay with our co-founders (over 200 people attended last year)!

What to expect:

• Free team meals every shift, plus all the Chai you can drink!
• Competitive salary per year. We pay on a monthly basis.
• A full-time role working across 5 days, Monday - Sunday availability required.
• A weekly changing rota provided at least 6 days in advance.
• We’re a Bar-Cafe, meaning our teams work a variety of daytime and evening shifts (not the usual always late nights!)
• Access to our award-winning training programmes and support. We focus on your development from day one and proudly promoted 211 Dishoomwalles last year!
• The usual number of days holiday a year - paid for at your usual rate. Our sites are closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day, and if you have children, we’ll provide one extra day to take them to their first day at school.
• No uniforms here - smart/ casual and comfortable is key, and of course trainers are fine.

Have you got Seva?

In Dishoom, we see every team member as valuable and important to ensuring the all-around brilliant experience for our guests.

Like any restaurant operation, our Babus' (Managers) are imperative to the success of our business. We genuinely couldn’t do what we do without them!

Permit Rooms can get busy; circa 3,000 covers per site per week, with demanding shifts & first-class service execution. We are lucky enough to have (quite regularly) people waiting to dine with us.

However, at Dishoom on a busy evening shift, there is the support of multiple other Babus, plus 20-30 Dishoomwalles, all fully focused in their roles to support one another. Also, you are empowered to do the right thing when no one is looking. We never want to deter from our service standards, and aim to pursue unreasonable hospitality to our guests every day through Seva.

On top of that, our healthy pay, plentiful benefits and well-being support we have in place aren’t too bad either! Our Babus' Day out and Christmas celebration as our way of saying “thank-you” to our teams for 2024, was our best yet!

So, what are we looking for?

As General Manager:

• You have been working as a Senior General Manager/ Senior Training support Manager/ Openings General Manager in a high volume, multi-faceted bar/restaurant environment for the past few years. You’re first-class in everything you do and want to find an operation that’s as obsessive about quality as you are and help you flourish.
• You’re a great leader who really cares about your people. Your big-hearted approach will make coaching and developing other members of the team a natural focus.
• Your attention to detail is second to none. All paperwork, health and safety and other controls are handled with the utmost care and attention
• You have a genuine commitment to making people happy - guest and team alike - ensuring you have one of the happiest teams in the business and guests that turn into regulars and regulars into friends.
• You never compromise on the quality and performance of the restaurant. You seek tough feedback and raise the standards every day to ensure you exceed everyone’s expectations.

At Dishoom - everyone is welcome. We are committed to having an inclusive and diverse workplace and strongly encourage people from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to apply for roles with us.

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