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About the Role
The Central Park Boathouse is seeking an experienced, hands-on Restaurant Manager to lead daily operations at one of the most iconic dining destinations in New York City. This leadership role is responsible for overseeing all aspects of operations for a high-volume, 300-seat restaurant, ensuring exceptional guest experiences, efficient service, and strong team performance.
Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee all daily operations of the dining room and bar.
- Manage reservations, guest flow, and the host team to optimize seating, service efficiency, and overall dining experience.
- Supervise and coordinate front-of-house staff, including servers, hosts, and bartenders, ensuring prompt, professional, and attentive service.
- Conduct daily pre-shift meetings to communicate specials, VIP guests, reservations, service priorities, and operational updates.
- Maintain close coordination with kitchen leadership to ensure accurate order flow, timely service, and consistent food quality.
- Actively engage with guests on the floor, providing menu and beverage recommendations, resolving concerns quickly, and ensuring exceptional hospitality standards.
- Utilize wine and beverage knowledge to support service and guide staff and guests on wine and cocktail pairings.
- Manage staff scheduling, labor planning, and performance management, including coaching, training, and handling disciplinary matters.
- Oversee opening and closing procedures, side work completion, POS reporting, and inventory control to ensure efficient operations.
- Ensure the dining room, bar, and service areas meet the highest standards of cleanliness, presentation, and operational readiness.
- Coordinate and execute special occasions and events, including birthdays, anniversaries, and private dining functions.
- Monitor and maintain appropriate supply levels for service stations and operational needs.
- Maintain a professional restaurant image, including staff appearance, uniform standards, and service etiquette.
- Complete administrative responsibilities including payroll coordination, scheduling, reporting, invoicing, ordering restaurant operating supplies, and compliance with company policies and procedures.
- Ensure adherence to health, safety, and sanitation standards, maintaining a safe environment for guests and employees and completing incident reports.
- Maintain a pleasant and collaborative attitude towards customers, co-workers, and management.
- Adheres to the Legends Global and venue company policies.
- Practice safe work habits and complete company and venue safety and general compliance training.
- Complete other duties as assigned by management.
Requirements
- Strong attention to detail.
- Able to demonstrate flexibility and quickly adapt to changes.
- Ability to be self-motivated and work independently and work well as a team player.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Skills
- Food and beverage knowledge
- Wine and beverage knowledge
- Guest service
- Team leadership
- Operational management
- Staff training and development
- Performance management
- Inventory control
- POS reporting
- Scheduling
- Labor planning
- Event coordination
- Health, safety, and sanitation standards
Location
- New York, NY
Work Type
- Onsite
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Experienced
Salary/Compensations
- $95,000 - $100,000
Benefits
- Medical
- Vision
- Dental
- Paid time off
- 401k
- Life Insurance
About the Company
- Legends Global is the premier partner to the world’s greatest live events, venues, and brands.
- We deliver a fully integrated suite of premium services through a white-label model that keeps our partners front and center — from feasibility and project development to sales, partnerships, hospitality, merchandise, venue management, and world-class content and booking.
- With a global network of more than 450 venues, hosting 20,000 events and welcoming 165 million guests annually, Legends Global brings unmatched scale, expertise, and connectivity to help our partners grow.
- The Legends Global Way guides how we operate: Align, Scale, Connect, Team, Win — shared success, repeatable systems, connected solutions, unstoppable teams, and wins that are earned every day.
- The Central Park Boathouse is a historic building started over 150 years ago as an area to explore and rent rowboats, and over the years it has evolved into a landmark restaurant.
- This iconic space will continue to hold catered events, restaurant services and rowboat rentals to its millions of visitors each year.
Equal Opportunity
- Legends Global is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and encourages Women, Minorities, Individuals with Disabilities, and protected Veterans to apply.
- VEVRAA Federal Contractor.