Head Chef - Premium Mediterranean Restaurant DXB

Radiant Hospitality Company; Dubai; On-site; AED 279,000 - 335,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Annual flight allowance

Service charge

Duty meals

Uniform

5-day work week

Relocation support

Job summary

Radiant Hospitality Company is seeking a Head Chef to lead the kitchen of a premium Greek/Mediterranean restaurant in Dubai. You will be hands-on, tasting and developing dishes with the team, maintaining quality and protecting the concept's identity.

You should bring strong Greek/Mediterranean cuisine experience in high-volume settings, group/multi-brand restaurant experience, HACCP certification or eligibility, and be eligible to work in the UAE.

Qualifications

• Head Chef with premium, high-volume dining experience (200-400 covers/day).
• Strong Greek/Mediterranean cuisine background.
• Experience in a group/multi-brand restaurant structure preferred.
• Formal HACCP certification or ability to obtain certification.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of the kitchen's daily food quality, creativity and consistency across the menu.
• Develop and refine dishes that push the restaurant's Greek cuisine forward while protecting the concept identity.
• Lead, coach and develop the brigade, building on an already strong team culture.
• Source and work with high-quality, seasonal ingredients, maintaining knowledge of provenance and seasonality.
• Maintain a hands-on daily presence on the pass—tasting, cooking and developing dishes with the team.
• Manage food cost, wastage, purchasing and kitchen variances with strong commercial awareness.
• Work with the General Manager and central culinary/operations teams for brand alignment.

Skills

Greek cuisine

Mediterranean cuisine

Hands-on leadership

High-volume dining

Education

HACCP certification

Job description

We are looking for a Head Chef to lead the kitchen of an established, premium Greek Restaurant in Dubai, part of an international multi-brand hospitality group with venues across the globe. The kitchen is already in a strong place - a settled team, a good culture, and smooth day-to-day operations. This is an opportunity to bring fresh creative energy to a Mediterranean menu that's ready to be pushed further, with new flavours, real technical strength, and food that feels exciting again without losing the identity of the restaurant.

The group is looking for someone who is genuinely obsessed with food, comes from a premium and relevant restaurant, and is ingredient-led and technically strong - a hands-on chef who wants to be in the kitchen tasting, cooking and developing dishes with the team, not managing from an office.

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of the kitchen's daily food quality, creativity and consistency across the menu
• Develop and refine dishes that push the restaurant's Greek cuisine forward - new flavours, technique and ideas - while protecting the identity of the concept
• Lead, coach and develop the existing brigade, building on an already strong team culture
• Source and work with high-quality, seasonal ingredients, maintaining deep knowledge of provenance and seasonality
• Maintain a hands-on daily presence on the pass - tasting, cooking and developing dishes alongside the team
• Manage food cost, wastage, purchasing and kitchen variances with strong commercial awareness
• Work closely with the General Manager and the group's central culinary and operations teams to maintain brand alignment

• Currently a Head Chef in an premium, high-volume dining establishment (200-400 covers a day)
• Strong Greek or Mediterranean cuisine background, with excellent knowledge of food and seasonality of ingredients
• Experience working within a group/multi-brand restaurant structure is preferred
• A proven track record of job stability in high-end, high-expectation environments
• Genuinely ingredient-led, technically strong and creative - able to push a menu forward with real flavour and technique, not gimmicks
• A hands-on leader who wants to be in the kitchen, not an "office chef"
• Formal food safety / HACCP certification, or the ability to obtain the certification required to work in a UAE kitchen
• Candidates must hold, or be eligible to obtain, the right to work in the United Arab Emirates

• Salary: AED 25,000 - 30,000 per month DOE, all-inclusive package (exact structure to be confirmed during the process)
• Eligible for service charge / gratuities
• Medical insurance provided
• Annual flight allowance (every 12 months)
• Duty meal and uniform provided
• 5-day working week
• Further benefits and incentives to be confirmed during the recruitment process

Additional Information

This is a permanent, full-time, single-status position based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with a target start date of

November 2026.

Candidates must hold, or be able to obtain, the right to work in the UAE; relocation support can be discussed for the right candidate.

The identity of the group is confidential and will be disclosed to shortlisted candidates at the appropriate stage of the process.