Banqueting Chef de Partie

Nobu Hotel Portman Square; City Of London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury hotel in London is seeking a Banqueting Chef de Partie to deliver outstanding cuisine for banquets and events. You will manage your section, ensure high standards, and inspire junior team members. Ideal candidates have at least one year of experience in a luxury setting, strong technical skills, and a passion for culinary excellence.

Benefits

28 days holiday including bank holidays

Life Assurance Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Free meals while on duty

Discounts on food and beverage

Opportunities for progression

Qualifications

• At least one year of experience as a Banqueting Chef de Partie in a luxury hotel or premium restaurant.
• Ability to deliver outstanding cuisine in a fast-paced kitchen.
• Organized and thrives under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Assist the banqueting team in maintaining Nobu standards.
• Manage and oversee the smooth running of your section.
• Prepare dishes with precision and consistency.

Skills

Strong technical skills

Attention to detail

Creativity in menu development

Job description

Overview

Closing date: 18/10/2025

As a Banqueting Chef de Partie, you will play a key role in delivering outstanding dishes for our banqueting and events service. You will ensure your section runs smoothly and to the highest standards, while contributing to the creativity, precision and excellence that define Nobu. Working collaboratively with your team, you will support in maintaining a clean, safe and inspiring kitchen environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist the banqueting team in creating a highly regarded kitchen that reflects Nobu standards and expectations
• Manage and oversee the smooth running of your section
• Maintain a clean and organised kitchen with stock checks, labelling, audits and equipment care, always adhering to health and safety requirements
• Ensure you and junior team members have a full understanding of the menu offering
• Prepare dishes with precision and consistency, ensuring flawless quality and presentation
• Contribute innovative ideas for new dishes or specials that enhance the menu
• Demonstrate a proactive and positive approach to work every day
• Act as an ambassador for Nobu, embodying our values and commitment to excellence and teamwork

Qualifications

You bring at least one year’s experience as a Banqueting Chef de Partie within a luxury hotel or premium restaurant. With strong technical skills and a passion for delivering outstanding cuisine, you are organised, attentive to detail and thrive in a fast paced kitchen. You lead by example, inspire those around you, and take pride in upholding Nobu’s standards of quality, creativity and hospitality.

Benefits

• Opportunities to progress within our hotel and the wider Nobu portfolio
• Innovative and varied learning and project opportunities
• Exciting wellness and volunteering initiatives
• 28 days holiday (including bank holidays), increasing with length of service
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• A voice in shaping the direction of the hotel through staff committees
• Discounts on all food and beverage
• Eligibility for tuition or sponsorship
• Free meals while on duty
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Two hotel wide social events each year including our Employee Awards Night
• Discounted dry cleaning
• Discounted overnight stays across Nobu properties worldwide

Nobu Hotels effortlessly blends modern luxury and minimal Japanese tradition into the concept of a lifestyle hotel. Filled with cutting-edge design and stunning spaces, Nobu Hotels provides remarkable hospitable service and an unparalleled experience like nothing before. Helming from world renowned Chef Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro and Meir Teper, the Nobu Hotels concept is a remarkable conjunction of exquisite cuisine, innovation and creativity.

Nobu Hotel London Portman Square features 249 guest rooms and suites, together with a Nobu restaurant, ballroom and meeting spaces beautifully conceptualised by London-based architecture and interior design firm, David Collins Studio, in conjunction with Make Architects.

We are looking for great people that embody our core values of Kokoro, Smile, Family & Crafted.

You will share our passion, deliver quality results and have the courage to be different and creative within your specialism.