Head Chef Pantry

Hosted Home; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An exclusive members' club in Greater London is seeking an exceptional Head Chef to lead its culinary team. The role involves planning, menu development, and ensuring food safety and quality. The ideal candidate will have luxury restaurant experience and a creative approach to menu writing, especially for Spanish cuisine. The position offers a vibrant work environment with significant opportunities for personal growth and well-being, along with competitive perks.

Benefits

Biannual company socials

Exclusive staff rates and discounts

Birthday day off

Free meals during shifts

Pension and health plans

28 days holiday

Recommend-a-friend bonus

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a luxury/lifestyle restaurant setting.
• Ability to create profitable, creative menus.
• Confident using various management systems.
• Up-to-date with current food trends.

Responsibilities

• Plan and direct all food preparation and culinary activities.
• Ensure clear communication about menu items and their details.
• Develop innovative menus in line with club standards.
• Maintain culinary control procedures for food safety.
• Participate in budgeting and inventory purchasing.

Skills

Proven experience managing culinary department

Creative menu writing

Leadership in culinary teams

Knowledge of food and health safety

Excellent communication skills

Passion for hospitality

Job description

Who are we?

Maison Estelle is a private members’ club set in a Grade I-listed Georgian townhouse on Grafton Street, Mayfair. A ‘hosted home’, bringing people together that have plenty to say and nothing to prove. A new school club (no rules), with old school values of personalised service and discretion.

We are looking for an exceptional Head Chef to lead our brigade in The Pantry.

What you will do

• Planning and directing all food preparation and culinary activities for the restaurant.
• Ensuring that all departments and relevant colleagues are briefed on menu items, communicating all relevant provenance, allergen, nutritional, and other distinctive information.
• Delivering the food vision helping to develop innovative menus and identify new culinary techniques and presentations in line with the members club standards.
• Arranging for equipment repairs in line with health and safety requirements and budgets.
• Helping the Executive Chef to achieve budgeted food cost, sales, stock, labour costs, and profitability for the restaurant.
• Participation and input towards food and beverage activities helping to build innovative activations.
• Developing and maintaining culinary control procedures to ensure the safe delivery of all food-related products in line with UK food safety and health and safety legislation.
• Assisting in menu development planning and pricing and helping the Senior Leadership Team and our partners to build a rich program of events and original unique selling points which ensure longevity and credibility to ensure the club is always the first thought for our members to eat.
• Participating in vendor sourcing, quality control, budget management, and inventory purchasing.

Who we are looking for

• Proven experience managing the culinary department in a luxury/lifestyle restaurant.
• Proven experience writing interesting menus that are both creative and profitable for a fine dining style concept with a focus on Spanish cuisine and British classics.
• You are an inspiring leader who relishes taking responsibility for running culinary teams and departments.
• Confident in using purchasing, health and safety and food safety, payroll, and rota systems.
• Stays up to date with current food trends and best practices.
• Must be able to work flexibly including evenings and weekends due to the operational hours of the club.
• Excellent communication skills and comfortable talking to colleagues, senior management, and coming front of house to talk to members.
• A genuine passion for hospitality and hosting.

What’s in it for you?

At Estelle, we prioritise your well-being and growth, offering a range of perks to enrich your experience. Enjoy exclusive staff rates and biannual socials. Nurture your well-being with stocked colleague spaces and staff food. Engage in forums shaping The Estelle Way. Join us for a fulfilling journey where you are valued, supported, and celebrated.

Here at Estelle, we want to create a unified culture and sense of belonging across both Estelle Manor and Maison Estelle. We have a range of perks and benefits at your fingertips:

• Biannual company socials plus smaller social and sports groups.
• Exclusive staff rates and F&B discounts across Ennismore brand.
• Birthday day off
• Goes without saying, but we will feed you during your shift.
• Added protection of our pension, health cash plan and life assurance schemes.
• 28 days holiday, inclusive of bank holidays, which increases with length of service.
• Recommend-a-friend bonus scheme.