Commis Chef - Cinnamon Bazaar - Covent Garden

Cinnamon Collection - Boparan Restaurant Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading innovative restaurant group in Greater London is seeking a passionate Chef to join its dynamic kitchen team. As a Chef, you will create exceptional dishes that reflect traditional Indian flavours with a modern twist, collaborating closely with skilled colleagues. The role demands culinary passion, attention to detail, and efficient time management in a fast-paced setting. This position offers flexible working hours and numerous benefits, ensuring personal and professional growth in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Performance-based bonus

Exclusive dining discounts

Comprehensive healthcare support

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of cooking techniques, especially Indian cuisine.
• Ability to manage time and tasks effectively in a busy kitchen environment.
• A passion for food with a dedication to high-quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and cook dishes to the highest standards.
• Collaborate with the Sous Chef and Head Chef on menu execution.
• Maintain an organized and clean station compliant with food safety regulations.
• Contribute creatively to menu development with new ingredients and techniques.

Skills

Culinary Passion

Attention to Detail

Team Player

Organised & Efficient

Eager to Learn

Job description

Overview

Join The Cinnamon Collection as a Chef! Are you a passionate and creative chef ready to make your mark in one of the most innovative Indian restaurant groups in the country? The Cinnamon Collection, renowned for its modern take on traditional Indian flavours, is looking for a skilled Chef to join our dynamic kitchen team. If you love experimenting with ingredients and crafting memorable dining experiences, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Why You Should Join Us:

At The Cinnamon Collection, we don’t just serve food—we create culinary masterpieces that reflect the vibrant diversity of Indian cuisine. As a Chef, you’ll have the chance to work with top-quality ingredients, collaborate with a talented team, and contribute to a menu that delights and surprises every guest.

Your Role:

• Create Exceptional Dishes: You’ll be responsible for preparing and cooking dishes to the highest standards, ensuring every plate reflects our signature blend of bold flavours and stunning presentation.
• Work in a Dynamic Team: Collaborating closely with our Sous Chef and Head Chef, you’ll help execute an innovative menu that combines traditional Indian recipes with modern techniques.
• Maintain High Standards: You’ll ensure your station is organised, clean, and compliant with food safety regulations, helping to maintain the overall quality and efficiency of the kitchen.
• Contribute to Menu Development: You’ll have the opportunity to bring your creativity to the kitchen, experimenting with new ingredients, techniques, and ideas to keep our menu fresh and exciting.

What We’re Looking For:

• Culinary Passion: You have a true passion for food and a strong understanding of cooking techniques, with a particular interest in Indian cuisine.
• Attention to Detail: You take pride in perfecting every dish, ensuring that flavour, presentation, and consistency are always top-notch.
• Team Player: You enjoy working in a fast-paced, collaborative kitchen environment and thrive when you’re part of a dedicated team.
• Organised & Efficient: You know how to manage your time and tasks in a busy kitchen, ensuring everything runs smoothly even during peak service.
• Eager to Learn: You’re open to new ideas and constantly looking to improve your skills and knowledge in the culinary arts.

The Perks:

• Grow with Us: From day one, we invest in your development. With tailored training and clear pathways for progression, your journey from Assistant Manager to General Manager—or even Operations Manager—starts here.
• Rewards That Matter: Enjoy a performance-based bonus scheme, exclusive discounts on dining with us, and access to savings at thousands of retailers through our BRG Spark App.
• Well-being at Your Fingertips: From advanced pay access with Wage stream to comprehensive healthcare support and free financial advice, we take care of our team like family.
• Flexible Working: We know life is full of surprises, so we offer flexible working opportunities to help you balance it all.

Ready to Take the Next Step in Your Culinary Career?

At The Cinnamon Collection, we’re not just offering a job—we’re offering a career filled with flavour, creativity, and growth. If you’re ready to bring your culinary passion to a team that’s dedicated to excellence, we’d love to hear from you.

Start your journey as a Cinnamon Chef today and be part of something extraordinary!

Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) is a growing hospitality group committed to striving to become the Best Restaurant Group in everything we do. We’re obsessed with building credibility, going above and beyond, and delivering a memorable guest experience and an amazing working environment. At BRG, we live by our core values:

✅Honest – Acting with integrity in everything we do.
✅Hardworking – Giving our best, every day.
✅Hungry – Always striving for growth and excellence.
✅Heart – Caring deeply about our people, our guests, and our communities.

Join one of the most innovative and contemporary Indian restaurant groups in the market. Vivek Singh is the executive chef of our five successful modern Indian restaurants – The Cinnamon Club, City’s Cinnamon Kitchen, Covent Garden’s Cinnamon Bazaar, the first out of London Cinnamon Kitchen Oxford, and also Cinnamon Kitchen Battersea.

We are always looking to evolve the food we cook, responding to new ingredients, techniques and influences to create menus and dishes that are mindful of Indian tradition. Since opening our doors in 2001, at the old Westminster Library with Cinnamon Club, we have been redefining the expectations of Indian cooking. Encompassing the varying flavours and assorted ingredients of different regions, our dishes are immaculately presented and designed to reflect the culinary traditions and depths of Indian cooking whilst dining in an informal and relaxed environment.