Pastry Chef

JKS Restaurants; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 50% off dining across JKS Restaurants

Discounted Gym Membership

Access to Financial Advice

Career progression opportunities

Additional holiday

Employee referral scheme

Job summary

JKS Restaurants is looking for an experienced Pastry Chef de Partie to join the team at Ambassadors Clubhouse. This role is essential in elevating our pastry selection while helping create exciting new dishes that provide guests with a memorable experience.

Located in Westminster, the restaurant offers a unique dining experience inspired by Punjabi cuisine. Ideal candidates will possess prior experience in a Michelin-starred restaurant and share a passion for food and hospitality.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a quality kitchen adhering to Health and Safety procedures.
• Passion for food and hospitality to develop your career.

Responsibilities

• Elevate pastry selection and help in creating new dishes.
• Deliver an all-encapsulating experience to guests.

Skills

Prior experience as a Pastry Chef de Partie within a Michelin restaurant

Team effort mentality

Creative approach with impeccable attention to detail

Passion for food and hospitality

Job description

The Restaurant

Ambassadors Clubhouse is a Mayfair restaurant and bar celebrating the food, drink, music and culture of Punjab. It is part of JKS Restaurants, the group behind Gymkhana, Trishna and Brigadiers.

Named after the founders’ grandfather, a former Ambassador, the space draws inspiration from his residence in Northern India and the region’s abandoned party mansions. It reflects the warmth of Punjabi hospitality through the sharing of food and liquor.

The menus highlight the rich culinary heritage of North India’s Punjab, drawing on flavours from roadside stalls, family kitchens, and royal palaces. Rare recipes and traditional techniques are carefully preserved, allowing the cuisine to shine in its most authentic form.

Cocktails bring a sense of theatre and generosity, alongside large serves and a playful selection of shots, with an all-day drinks list that moves seamlessly from lunch into late-night celebrations.

After hours, AMBASSY comes to life on the lower ground floor, a dedicated music space hosting leading global artists throughout the year from the Punjabi music scene and beyond.

In 2026, Ambassadors Clubhouse was awarded one Michelin Star, becoming the first Punjabi restaurant in the UK to receive this honour.

The Position

We're looking for an experienced Pastry Chef de Partie to join our kitchen team, elevating our pastry selection and help with the creation of new dishes, delivering an all-encapsulating experience to our guests. You'll have experience working in a quality kitchen, adhering to standard operating and Health and Safety procedures. More importantly we are looking for people for as passionate about food and hospitality as we are!

If you have the following, then we want to hear from you:

• Prior experience as a Pastry Chef Chef de Partie within a Michelin restaurant
• Have a team effort mentality with an attitude for hard work
• A creative approach with impeccable attention to detail
• Passion for food and hospitality, and the desire to develop your career within a pioneering and contemporary restaurant

Benefits

Our team is the most important part of our business, translating our passion for genuine hospitality to our guests every day. We are proud to work with industry-leading talent and recognise the importance of offering our teams the tools, guidance and experience necessary to build confidence and grow.

We encourage you to bring your whole self to work and celebrate the skills and characteristics that make you unique. Your commitment to be kind and work hard comes with a range of benefits such as:

Treat Yourself

• Up to 50% off dining across JKS Restaurants
• Retail & Takeaway Discounts
• Code App Membership

Look After Yourself

• Discounted Gym Membership
• Stream – stream your pay earlier
• Company Donations for your involvement with Charities
• Employee Assistance Program
• Access to Financial Advice
• Wedding Gift & New-born Care Package \" Celebrating your big occasions
• Season Ticket Loan

Progress Yourself

• Access to our fantastic L&D Calendar
• A personalised learning & development plan to develop your skills and knowledge
• Career progression with a fast-growing, critically acclaimed restaurant group.

Be Yourself

• Additional holiday for every year with us (rising to 30 days)
• Employee referral scheme - paying up to £600 per referral
• Staff parties & long service awards

The Group

JKS Restaurants was founded by siblings Jyotin, Karam, and Sunaina Sethi in November 2008. Since its inception, the group has received critical acclaim and industry recognition, including 8 Michelin stars, 6 Michelin Bib Gourmands, a restaurant ranked among the World’s 100 Best Restaurants, a spot in the Sunday Times Best 100 Places to Work 2025 and one of codes happiest places to work 2025

The JKS portfolio currently features Michelin-starred restaurants such as Trishna, Gymkhana, Ambassadors Clubhouse, Kitchen Table, Sabor, and Legado, along with cult favourites Hoppers, Brigadiers, Berenjak, Plaza Khao Gaeng, Speedboat Bar and Bibi,

JKS Restaurants offers a unique opportunity to pursue a career in fine dining or to develop within trend-focused casual cuisine, with opportunities across all disciplines for those looking to advance their careers within a people-focused, collaborative hospitality group.