Advert Close date: 26th June 2026
Breakfast Chef / Cook – Windsor Farm Shop Café
Full-time | 7:00am – 4:00pm | 5 days out of 7 (including 3 weekends in 4)
Competitive salary + discretionary bonus + excellent benefits
Are you passionate about creating simple, delicious food using the very best seasonal ingredients?
We’re looking for a Breakfast Chef / Cook to join our friendly and fast-paced Farm Shop Café in Windsor. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a unique, community-focused environment where quality, provenance and fresh produce are at the heart of everything we do.
About the Role
Working alongside our Head Chef and kitchen team, you’ll help deliver a high-quality breakfast and daytime offering using locally sourced ingredients—many straight from our farm shop. From preparing fresh dishes to maintaining a smooth kitchen operation, you’ll play a key role in creating a welcoming and memorable experience for our visitors.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Preparing and cooking fresh breakfast and café dishes with care and consistency
* Delivering efficient service, even during busy periods
* Working closely with front-of-house teams to ensure a seamless customer experience
* Maintaining high standards of food quality, presentation, and hygiene
* Supporting stock control and minimising waste
* Keeping the kitchen clean, safe and well-organised at all times
* Sharing your passion for seasonal, locally sourced food with customers and colleagues
What We’re Looking For
* Experience in a chef or cook role in a busy kitchen environment
* A genuine passion for fresh, seasonal, farm-to-table food
* Strong organisation skills and attention to detail
* Ability to stay calm and work efficiently under pressure
* A team-player mindset with great communication skills
* Knowledge of food safety and hygiene standards (certification preferred)
* A positive, reliable and proactive approach
About Us
Situated on the edge of the beautiful Windsor Estate, Windsor Farm Shop Café is part of The Crown Estate—an organisation committed to excellence, sustainability, and delivering exceptional experiences.
We pride ourselves on showcasing the best of British produce, working with local farmers, artisans and suppliers to bring fresh, honest food to our customers in a truly unique setting.
What You’ll Get
* Competitive salary with discretionary bonus
* 28 days holiday + bank holidays
* Private medical scheme
* Choice of two pension schemes
* A supportive and inclusive team environment
* The opportunity to work with outstanding, locally sourced produce
If you’re passionate about great food and want to be part of a purpose-driven organisation in a stunning location, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now and bring your flavour to Windsor Farm Shop Café.
Our Offering / benefits:
As well as a competitive salary, pension and performance related bonus offering, we have a wealth of benefits available ranging from flexible working; market leading family policies and shopping discounts in the West End, to private healthcare; life and critical illness cover and 28 days holiday with the option to buy more. We value work life balance and your wellbeing highly, enabling you to be your best self to work.
Disability Disclaimer:
We are a proud disability confident employer and operate the offer of interview scheme Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk ).
We are happy to offer alternative application methods or formats and can be flexible on our process to enable you to have the best opportunity.
Please note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close this advert early. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.