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Premium Food-Led Restaurant | Lemonade Recruitment is working with a well-regarded, food-led neighbourhood restaurant in West London that is looking to appoint a Head Chef to lead the kitchen and maintain high standards across a busy, quality-focused operation. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a founder-led hospitality business that values craftsmanship, team culture and genuine hospitality. The restaurant delivers weekly sales between £30k and £55k and operates across breakfast, lunch and dinner service. The kitchen team consists of a brigade of approximately 11 chefs delivering around 800 covers per week. The menu focuses on seasonal, ingredient-led cooking with a strong emphasis on quality produce and consistent execution. The Role Lead and develop a brigade of approximately 11 chefs Maintain consistently high food standards across all services Work closely with the General Manager to ensure smooth service and team alignment Manage ordering, supplier relationships and stock control Control food costs and maintain strong GP performance Oversee kitchen organisation, rotas and operational efficiency Recruit, train and mentor junior chefs Contribute to seasonal menu development and refinement About You Current Head Chef or strong Senior Sous Chef ready to step up Background in premium casual dining, modern brasserie or quality-led restaurants Experience working within a Rosette or strong food-led kitchen environment preferred Strong leadership and team development skills Highly organised and calm under pressure during busy services Passionate about produce, consistency and building strong kitchen culture
The Package £55,000 £60,000 salary Founder-led restaurant with genuine influence over kitchen culture Established brigade already in place Opportunity to develop menus and continue evolving the food offering
Service Structure Breakfast, lunch and dinner service Tuesday to Saturday Brunch and lunch service Sunday Closed Sunday evening and Monday Location Brentford, West London.
The restaurant is easily accessible from: Chiswick 10 minutes Kew 5 minutes Richmond 10 minutes Hammersmith 15 minutes
Due to the location, candidates who live locally or have their own transport (cycling, motorbike or car) are particularly well suited.
Apply via Lemonade Recruitment with an updated CV.
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Location:
West London
Job Type:
PartTime

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