Assistant Manager

Cow & Sow

Bristol£50000 OTE - Salary, Tronc + discretionary incentiveFull time

Cow & Sow will be a fast paced, busy restaurant serving the freshest local produce, unique cocktails and fantastic wines. We pride ourselves on our success to deliver top quality food and service within a warm and friendly environment.

The candidate will be fully trained on all in-house processes associated with running a successful restaurant. The company insists on attention to detail and a personable approach to service.

The successful applicant will work alongside a highly regarded kitchen and management team to create and deliver an exceptional experience for our guests.

The ideal candidate will have previous management experience in a restaurant environment and be able to bring new fresh ideas as we constantly evolve to better our offering and strive to obtain recognition and awards.

With enthusiasm and ambition you would represent a highly regarded brand and be well supported the whole way by an equally driven team. A fantastic opportunity to build a career within a growing company.


Staff perks:

  • A paid day on 7 Acre Farm - Every year take a paid day away and spend it with our head grower on our own farm. A chance to enjoy some fresh air and shore up your knowledge on all things sustainable growing
  • Paid charity day - Take a full paid day off to support a charity of your choice
  • Premium branded hoodie - Receive a coveted C&S hoodie on your one year employment anniversary
  • 5 year anniversary gift - To celebrate the bigger milestones we will be gifting you with a four week fully paid sabbatical on your 5th work anniversary with us
  • Birthday break - A day of paid leave for your Birthday
  • 50% off food - Enjoy lunch or dinner in any of our restaurants (up to 4 people)
  • Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Year’s Day off - We are closed 25th-26th December & 1st January
  • Half price food at work - on your breaks
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Tronc - We ensure everybody is duly rewarded for enhancing our guest experience. We are firm believers that every person within the business are as critical as the other and for that reason we ensure tronc is distributed equally amongst ALL team members relative to the hours worked.
  • Access to YuLife - A wellbeing app, including employee assistance, a wellness hub, discounts, 24/7 virtual GP service & more
  • Cost price sharing cuts & bottled wine - To take home
  • Enhanced maternity, adoption & paternity leave - To support our new C&S parents when they are having a baby we are offering an enhanced leave. It’s full basic pay for the first 12 weeks of maternity/adoption and 2 weeks for paternity leave.
  • Up to 50% discount off live sports games - Get discounted tickets to watch Bristol Bears men and women’s rugby, Bristol City men and women’s football and Flyers basketball.
  • Look the part in the kitchen! - All chefs will be supplied with regularly laundered whites, trousers, plus branded aprons.
  • Life cover for up to £100,000
  • Full Health Insurance for selected posts - Including up to 40% discount off selected Health Club and Gym memberships. (subject to position in company)
  • Wellness and mental health support - Online and/or 1 to 1


People & planet are at the heart of everything we do here at Cow & Sow with a firm focus on sustainability and consistently strive to improve and develop processes within the business.

All of us at Cow & Sow have a responsibility to drive Equality in our communities and workplaces. We are committed to creating a workplace that reflects society through inclusive programs and initiatives such as equal pay, inclusive benefits, and more. If you’d like to know more about the benefits we have to offer, please don’t hesitate to reach out.