Breakfast Chef

Dog and Fox LTD; Greater London; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early starts

Staff meals

Training & growth

Friendly team

Job summary

The Dog & Fox in Wimbledon Village is seeking a Breakfast Chef to own our mornings. You’ll cook fresh, craft hollandaise, and lead the early service from prep to pass, bringing pride in every egg and sourdough.

You should have proven fresh-food kitchen experience, ability to run a busy breakfast solo, and solid food-safety knowledge. We offer early starts, staff meals, training, and a welcoming team in a much-loved pub.

Qualifications

• Fresh-food kitchen experience is essential.
• Confident running a busy breakfast service solo.
• Level 2 Food Hygiene or above.
• Calm under pressure for Sunday mornings.
• Reliable and punctual.
• A sense of humour appreciated.

Responsibilities

• Run the breakfast and brunch service from prep to pass.
• Cook everything fresh: eggs, bacon, sourdough, hollandaise.

Skills

Fresh-food kitchen experience

Breakfast service leadership

Food safety knowledge

Calm under pressure

Reliability

Humour

Education

Level 2 Food Hygiene or above

Job description

Breakfast Chef – The Dog & Fox, Wimbledon Village
Up to £15 per hour

Are you a morning person? Or, more realistically, a person who’s very good at cooking in the morning?

The Dog & Fox is looking for a Breakfast Chef to own our mornings. We’re not after someone who can reheat a hash brown with confidence. We want a cook who knows their way around fresh ingredients, takes pride in a properly poached egg, and understands that hollandaise is a commitment, not a sachet.

What you’ll be doing

• Running the breakfast and brunch service from prep to pass
• Cooking everything fresh: proper eggs, good bacon, real sourdough, and a hollandaise that never splits (or, if it does, you know how to bring it back)
• Prepping, ordering and keeping stock tight so nothing runs out mid-rush
• Keeping your section spotless and your food safety standards higher than the Centre Court roof
• Working with the wider kitchen team to keep standards consistent from first coffee to last orders
• Bringing ideas to the menu. If you’ve got a better way to do avocado on toast, we’re listening

What we’re looking for

• Proven experience in a fresh-food kitchen (this is essential, not a nice-to-have)
• Confidence running a busy breakfast service on your own
• Solid knowledge of food safety and allergen procedures (Level 2 Food Hygiene or above)
• Calm under pressure. Twenty covers walking in at 9:01 on a Sunday should excite you, not frighten you
• Reliability. Breakfast waits for no one, and neither do our regulars
• A sense of humour. You’ll need it, and so will we

What’s in it for you

• Up to £14.5 per hour
• Early starts, with your afternoons and evenings your own
• Staff meals (you’ll probably be cooking them, but still)
• Training and real room to grow
• A friendly team in one of the best-loved pubs in Wimbledon Village

About us

The Dog & Fox has been part of Wimbledon Village life for a very long time. We’re a proper pub that takes its food seriously and itself slightly less so. Our breakfast regulars range from dog walkers to tennis fans to people who just need a fry-up and a quiet word. We want them all leaving happy.

If you love fresh food, early mornings don’t scare you, and you can crack an egg one-handed (or are prepared to learn), we’d love to hear from you.