Head Chef

Chef Source Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Head Chef – Central London – Michelin Level is a senior culinary opportunity in a renowned restaurant operation. The role requires leading a high-performing brigade and delivering Michelin-level food with exceptional standards.

The successful candidate will own day-to-day kitchen operations and collaborate with senior culinary leadership to drive consistency, creativity, and outstanding quality across every service.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef within a Michelin-starred restaurant
• Proven track record of delivering food consistently at Michelin level
• Strong culinary identity with an excellent understanding of modern and classical techniques
• Experience leading, developing and inspiring a high-performing kitchen brigade
• Exceptional attention to detail across food quality, presentation and consistency
• Strong understanding of seasonality, sourcing and working with exceptional-quality produce
• Commercially astute, with experience managing food cost, GP, labour, stock control and purchasing
• Confident in menu development, costing and maintaining consistency across a changing seasonal offering
• Excellent understanding of HACCP, food safety and kitchen compliance
• Highly organised with the ability to maintain structure, discipline and standards within a demanding kitchen environment
• A calm, hands-on leadership style with the ability to develop and retain talented chefs
• Ambitious, driven and passionate about delivering one of the strongest restaurant experiences in London

Responsibilities

• Lead the kitchen of a prestigious restaurant operation in Central London.
• Take ownership of the day-to-day kitchen operation and drive consistency, creativity and exceptional standards across every service.

Skills

Leadership

Menu costing

HACCP

Staff development

Quality control

Job description

Head Chef – Central London – Michelin Level

We’re seeking an exceptional Head Chef to lead the kitchen of a prestigious restaurant operation in Central London.

This is a senior culinary opportunity for an accomplished chef with a strong background in Michelin-starred or 4+ Rosette restaurants, capable of leading a high-performing brigade and delivering food at the very highest level.

The successful candidate will take ownership of the day-to-day kitchen operation, working closely with senior culinary leadership to drive consistency, creativity and exceptional standards across every service.

Head Chef Requirements

• Significant experience as a Head Chef or Senior Sous Chef within a Michelin-starred restaurant
• A proven track record of delivering food consistently at Michelin level
• Strong culinary identity with an excellent understanding of modern and classical techniques
• Experience leading, developing and inspiring a high-performing kitchen brigade
• Exceptional attention to detail across food quality, presentation and consistency
• Strong understanding of seasonality, sourcing and working with exceptional-quality produce
• Commercially astute, with experience managing food cost, GP, labour, stock control and purchasing
• Confident in menu development, costing and maintaining consistency across a changing seasonal offering
• Excellent understanding of HACCP, food safety and kitchen compliance
• Highly organised with the ability to maintain structure, discipline and standards within a demanding kitchen environment
• A calm, hands-on leadership style with the ability to develop and retain talented chefs
• Ambitious, driven and passionate about delivering one of the strongest restaurant experiences in London

This is an outstanding opportunity for a chef looking to take ownership of an ambitious Central London restaurant, working within an environment where culinary excellence, exceptional produce and attention to detail are at the heart of the operation.