Job Description
Head Chef – Up to £45K approx. £5K Tronc
We’re looking for a Head Chef for the Walkers of Whitehall as we launch a bold new food offer built around seasonal game and fresh British seafood.
Walkers of Whitehall is a unique and atmospheric gastropub just off Trafalgar Square, set inside a beautiful former bank and spread across three distinctive levels — from a bustling main ground floor pub to our hidden Vault Bar.
Now under the Young’s Pubs banner, we’re investing heavily in our food and want a passionate, talented Head Chef to lead our kitchen, shape our menus, and put Walkers firmly on the London gastro pub map.
What we offer our Head Chefs:
* Head Chefs get to have full autonomy to create your own menus and specials
* Access to regular culinary masterclasses covering topics such as Game, Butchery and Shellfish
* Working with a supportive and passionate team
* Free meals
* 20% discount in all Young’s pubs and hotels
* Share save Scheme
* Enhanced Company Pension Scheme
* 28 Days Holiday per year
What we look for in a Head Chef:
This role requires someone that can inspire a team, to bring out the potential and lead by example whilst being able to develop, cost and produce fresh seasonal menus for the variety of revenue streams within the business.
* Have experience championing excellent service through quality food either as a Head Chef or in the position of Sous Chef
* Demonstrate a passion for leading and developing a team
* Be an active hands-on team player with excellent communication skills
* Be responsible and able to manage the kitchen staff rota, training and all health and safety effectively at all times
* Be able to demonstrate your creativity and ability to design and deliver new dishes for our menus and daily specials
* Demonstrate great planning and organisational skills, necessary to maintain effective controls with regard to both GP and labour
* Have a pro-active approach to driving sales and delivering growth, through engagement with both kitchen and front of house teams
This is a rare opportunity to run a kitchen with creative freedom and real backing.
* Ready to lead the Walkers’ next food chapter? Apply now.