What do you believe is the role of the restaurant manager?

"I see the restaurant manager position as a balance of leading a team and managing the customer experience. If I can hire and train a great staff, the customers will have extraordinary service and will continue to visit us again and again. I like to orchestrate the daily operations so that our staff wants to come to work and our customers want to come back."

The interviewer wants to know that you fully understand the importance of your role as a restaurant manager. As a manager, you need to ensure that the business is profitable, gaining momentum, strong reviews, retaining employees, and delivering a great product. Express your understanding and confidence in your ability to provide all of these things.

"The primary function of a restaurant manager is to ensure that the business is a well-oiled machine. When a restaurant is profitable, morale is higher, and this trickles down to the customer service experience. Could you tell me more about the areas you would like for me to focus on in the first 90 days?"