VENUE MANAGER – ISLES LANE

Brisbane CBD | Restaurant & Bar | Lead the Next Chapter

This isn’t just a Venue Manager role. It’s an opportunity to help shape, launch and lead the next evolution of one of Brisbane CBD’s established hospitality venues.

Isles Lane is a busy inner-city restaurant and bar located in the heart of Brisbane’s CBD at Post Office Square. With a hugely successful bar trade, strong corporate following and an established position within the city, we’re now preparing for an exciting new chapter — and we’re looking for an experienced Venue Manager with a genuine passion for food and restaurants to lead it.

A Major New Chapter for Isles Lane

In January 2027, Isles Lane will undergo an exciting renovation and repositioning, creating a dedicated and thoughtfully designed restaurant experience, sitting alongside our already hugely successful bar space.

The redevelopment will allow the two sides of Isles Lane to develop their own identities — a vibrant, high-performing city bar complemented by a restaurant with a much stronger focus on food, service and the overall dining experience.

We want our new Venue Manager to be part of that journey before the doors reopen.

You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to the development plans, work alongside senior management and the kitchen team on the restaurant offering, help shape service standards and the guest experience, build the right team and ultimately lead the relaunch of Isles Lane in 2027.

The Chance

We’re looking for an experienced hospitality leader who understands that a great restaurant is about far more than simply managing a roster and running a shift.

You’ll be someone who loves food, understands restaurant service and knows how to create a venue people genuinely want to return to.

You will take ownership of the overall performance of Isles Lane,



bringing together the restaurant, bar, kitchen and front-of-house teams to create one cohesive, high-performing operation.

You’ll be responsible for:

- Leading the day-to-day operation of a busy CBD restaurant and bar

- Developing a genuine food and restaurant culture within the venue

- Working closely with the Head Chef to continually develop the food offering and dining experience

- Leading the operational planning and 2027 relaunch of Isles Lane

- Recruiting, developing and retaining a talented hospitality team

- Creating exceptional service standards and a strong guest experience

- Driving restaurant reservations, repeat visitation and corporate trade

- Maximising the performance of our already successful bar operation

- Managing labour, COGS, budgets and key venue KPIs

- Driving sales and identifying new revenue opportunities

- Building a strong, accountable and positive team culture

- Maintaining outstanding standards across presentation, service and compliance

Who We’re Looking For

This role is designed for an experienced Venue Manager, Restaurant Manager or hospitality operator who wants genuine ownership of a venue.

You’ll ideally come from a quality, high-volume restaurant environment and have a strong understanding of both food-led hospitality and bar operations.

Most importantly, you’ll be a leader who is visible on the floor, understands the detail of great service and gets genuine satisfaction from developing people and building a successful venue.





You’ll bring:

- Significant experience managing a quality restaurant, bar or large hospitality venue

- A genuine passion for food, restaurants and the dining experience

- Strong food and beverage knowledge

- Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams

- Commercial understanding of wages, COGS, budgets and profitability

- Strong operational discipline without losing the personality of hospitality

- The confidence to work collaboratively with chefs, senior management and suppliers

- The ability to recognise opportunities and turn ideas into results

- A hands-on leadership style and willingness to lead from the floor

- Energy, personality and a genuine desire to make the venue your own

Why Isles Lane?

This is a rare opportunity to step into an established venue at the beginning of a significant transformation.

You won’t simply inherit someone else’s operation.

You’ll have the opportunity to influence what Isles Lane becomes next — helping shape the restaurant experience, building your team, contributing to the development of the offering and then leading the venue through its relaunch and beyond.

For the right hospitality professional, this is an opportunity to put your stamp on a prominent Brisbane CBD venue and build something you can genuinely be proud of.

If you’re an experienced hospitality leader who loves restaurants, understands great food and service, and wants more than simply another Venue Manager job, we’d love to hear from you.

Come and lead the next chapter of Isles Lane.

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📌 Venue Restaurant Manager (Brisbane)
🏢 Isles Lane Kitchen & Bar
📍 Brisbane