Restaurant Manager - Mother Tongue Asian Bistro
Turner Hospitality Group
Location: Mother Tongue Asian Bistro, The Blue Mountains, ON
Employment Type: Full-time, Salaried, Year-Round
Compensation: $65,000 – $80,000 per year
Reports to: Multi-Unit GM & VP Operations North
Lead One of Ontario’s Most Ambitious Independent Restaurant Groups
Turner Hospitality Group owns and operates nine distinctive restaurant concepts across the Georgian Bay region and Toronto. While each concept has its own personality, they all share one philosophy: exceptional hospitality begins with exceptional leadership.
Mother Tongue is a Filipino and Asian concept featuring 135 interior seats, a 104-seat patio, and up to 400 guests on our busiest nights.
We believe great restaurants are built through disciplined execution. Our kitchens cook from written specifications, not memory. Our beverage program follows detailed standards, with measured pours, house-made ingredients, and a carefully curated wine program. Every detail matters because every guest notices.
We’re looking for a Restaurant Manager who shares that mindset.
This is more than a restaurant management position. As Turner Hospitality Group continues to grow, we are developing today’s Restaurant Managers into tomorrow’s General Managers, Multi-Unit Leaders, and senior operational executives.
What You’ll Own
You’ll have meaningful responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the restaurant.
Your responsibilities include:
- Leading, coaching and developing the Front of House team.
- Hiring, onboarding, scheduling and performance management.
- Delivering exceptional guest experiences through visible floor leadership.
- Managing labour, beverage cost, waste, discounts, and controllable operating expenses against budget.
- Working closely with the Chef on Duty to deliver a seamless guest experience from kitchen to dining room.
- Maintaining all health, safety, AGCO and employment standards.
- Acting as the certified Manager on Duty with the authority to resolve guest concerns and operational issues while following our established escalation framework when required.
How You’ll Lead
This is a floor leadership role.
You’ll spend the majority of your shift where your guests and team need you most—not behind a desk.
On quieter day-parts you’ll often lead from the host stand, welcoming guests, managing the pace of seating, and setting the tone for service.
As business builds, you’ll move throughout the restaurant wherever your leadership creates the greatest impact, supporting the host stand, assisting service flow, coordinating with the kitchen, expediting when required, coaching your team in real time, and ensuring every guest receives exceptional hospitality.
The best Restaurant Managers don’t stay in one place. They anticipate where they’ll be needed next and lead confidently from the floor throughout the entire service.
What Success Looks Like
Our best managers:
- Build teams people enjoy being part of.
- Coach continuously and hold people accountable.
- Stay composed during high-volume service.
- Make thoughtful operational decisions without waiting to be directed.
- Understand both hospitality and financial performance.
- Protect our standards while creating a workplace built on respect, professionalism and teamwork.
What You’ll Bring
- Five or more years leading high-volume, full-service restaurants.
- Experience managing labour, scheduling and controllable operating costs.
- A proven history of hiring, developing and retaining strong teams.
- Outstanding leadership, communication and organizational skills.
- The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment where every shift is different.
- Smart Serve Certification (or willingness to obtain before starting).
- Food Handler Certification is considered an asset.
- Availability to work evenings, weekends and holidays, when our guests need us most.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary of $65,000 – $80,000, plus performance bonus.
- Comprehensive health, dental and vision benefits.
- Paid vacation.
- Dining discounts across all Turner Hospitality Group restaurants.
- Leadership development, wine education and ongoing professional training.
- Relocation assistance for the right candidate.
- A genuine opportunity to advance into senior leadership as our company continues to grow.
Why Turner Hospitality Group?
We believe restaurants succeed when leaders build teams that people want to be part of.
You’ll work alongside experienced operators who value mentorship, accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. You’ll be trusted with real responsibility, supported by experienced leadership, and given every opportunity to build a long-term career with one of Canada’s fastest-growing independent restaurant groups.
If you’re passionate about hospitality, believe in high standards, and enjoy leading from the floor, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply
Please submit your resume along with a brief note describing the best restaurant you’ve ever led via Indeed, or to [email protected]
Applications will be reviewed as they are received.
Every interviewed candidate will receive notification of our hiring decision within 45 days of their final interview.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Artificial Intelligence: We use artificial intelligence to assist with the screening of applications as part of our recruitment process. Hiring decisions are not made by artificial intelligence alone; all applications are reviewed by our hiring team as part of the final selection process.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion: Turner Hospitality Group is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building diverse, inclusive teams and hiring based on capability, character and potential.
Accessibility: Turner Hospitality Group is committed to providing an accessible recruitment process. Accommodations are available at every stage of the hiring process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Applicants requiring accommodation are encouraged to let us know so appropriate arrangements can be made.
Pay: $60,000.00-$80,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Discounted or free food
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Paid time off
- Store discount
- Vision care
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Blue Mountains, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Licence/Certification:
Work Location: In person
