Chef de Partie - Dila

Join Dila - Where REAL People Make a Difference

Be part of an exciting new restaurant opening on Charlotte Street in the heart of Fitzrovia. Launching in late autumn 2026, Dila is an Eastern Mediterranean restaurant seen through the lens of a Londoner - bringing together vibrant flavours, generous hospitality and exceptional produce.

We are looking for a passionate, skilled and enthusiastic Chef de Partie to join our opening kitchen team. You'll play an important role in bringing Dila's food concept to life, taking ownership of your section and ensuring every dish is prepared with consistency, care and attention to detail.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Dila from the very beginning, develop your skills and knowledge, work with exceptional produce and help establish the standards and culture of a brand-new kitchen in Fitzrovia.

About Dila

Spanning two floors, Dila will have approximately 50 covers on the ground floor and a further 70 on the first floor, including a private dining room, alongside a 40-cover terrace.

Designed for sharing, the menu centres around seasonal meze, vegetable-led dishes and charcoal grills, combining indigenous ingredients and spices from across the region with exceptional produce sourced from local farmers, growers, fishermen and producers across the UK.

The cooking is clean, ingredient-led and rooted in simplicity, allowing quality produce, bold flavours and thoughtful technique to take centre stage. Sustainability underpins our approach, from responsible sourcing and seasonality to a conscious effort to minimise waste throughout the kitchen.

About You and The Role

As a Chef de Partie at Dila, you will:

• Take responsibility for your section, ensuring excellent preparation, organisation and consistently high standards throughout service
• Prepare and cook dishes in line with Dila's recipes and standards, delivering exceptional quality, flavour, presentation and consistency
• Develop a strong understanding of Dila's Eastern Mediterranean influences, ingredients and cooking techniques, including our meze, vegetable-led dishes and charcoal grills
• Maintain excellent mise en place and anticipate the needs of your section to ensure smooth and efficient service during busy periods
• Work closely with the wider kitchen brigade, supporting colleagues and contributing to a positive, collaborative and respectful kitchen culture
• Support stock rotation, portion control and waste reduction, treating our ingredients and produce with care and respect
• Maintain the highest standards of food safety, allergen management, cleanliness and Health & Safety across your section
• Bring previous experience as a Chef de Partie or experienced Demi Chef de Partie within a quality restaurant environment, with strong technical skills, attention to detail and a genuine passion for food and ingredient-led cooking

Why Choose Dila?

We believe great people deserve great benefits. Here's what you can expect as a Chef de Partie at Dila:

• Experience Dinners
• Wagestream
• Retail Discounts - including Amazon, Nike, ASOS and Asda
• Enhanced Holidays & Holiday Buy-Back
• Enhanced Family Leave
• Discounts at The Newman and over 500 Preferred Hotels worldwide
• Cycle to Work Scheme & Season Ticket Loans
• Monthly Social Events & Gifts
• Refer a Friend Bonus
• Company Pension Contributions
• Meals on Duty and Uniform Provided
• Tailored Career Development Programmes

Some benefits are conditional on length of service, recognising your ongoing contribution to Dila's success.

Dila is managed by KINSFOLK & CO, the Fitzrovia-born hospitality company that also manages The Newman, its luxury boutique hotel in the heart of Fitzrovia.

We welcome applications from everyone and celebrate diversity at Dila. In line with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

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