Sous Chef - Premium Contract Catering

Sous Chef – Premium Contract Catering – Mayfair – Monday to Friday – £43,000

Sous Chef | Contract Catering | Restaurant-Quality Food | Monday to Friday | No Weekends | Mayfair

Are you a restaurant-trained Sous Chef who loves serious cooking but wants your evenings and weekends back?

We're recruiting a talented Sous Chef for a prestigious Mayfair investment firm , offering something genuinely rare - restaurant-quality cooking, huge creative freedom and an exceptional work-life balance .

Think Ottolenghi-style sharing food, Japanese, Italian and global flavours , using exceptional ingredients with the freedom to constantly try something new.

Salary & Benefits

• £43,000 salary
• Monday to Friday
• 7:00am-2:00/2:30pm
• No weekends
• Very few evening events
• Time-and-a-half overtime
• Company-paid restaurant trips for inspiration
• Excellent training and career development

Why You'll Love It

• Restaurant-quality cooking without restaurant hours.
• Maximum of around 90 covers.
• Just 2 breakfasts and 2 lunches each week.
• Huge creative freedom.
• Exceptional ingredients.
• Fresh food made completely in-house.
• Small, talented brigade of 4.
• Collaborative, respectful kitchen culture.
• Evenings and weekends are yours.

The Role

• Support the Head Chef with the kitchen operation.
• Create exciting, globally inspired menus.
• Deliver exceptional breakfast and lunch service.
• Research new dishes, cuisines and food trends.
• Produce premium canapés and hospitality.
• Bring your own ideas and creativity to the kitchen.
• Maintain exceptional food quality and presentation.

About You

• Sous Chef or strong Junior Sous Chef.
• High-quality restaurant or premium hospitality background.
• Technically strong with excellent fresh-food skills.
• Genuinely passionate and curious about food.
• Creative and keen to keep developing.
• Collaborative, professional and without ego.
• Reliable and looking for a long-term opportunity.

If you're looking for a £43,000 Sous Chef role in Mayfair where you can cook genuinely exciting food and still be finished around 2:30pm with every weekend off , we'd love to hear from you.

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