Pastry Chef de Partie

The Pembroke Club - Main Kitchen; Greater London; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best-in-class salary

Family meal on shift

Industry-leading Learning & Dev.

Pension scheme – employer contributed

Annual staff award ceremony and party

Benefits to be set up as we open

Job summary

The Pembroke is seeking a Chef de Partie to join its premium culinary team in London. You will oversee a designated kitchen section, ensuring smooth daily operations and the delivery of high-quality dishes during prep and service.

You will support the Sous Chef and Head Chef, uphold strict food safety practices, and contribute to menu development and continuous improvement of dishes for both restaurant service and events.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Chef de Partie or strong Demi Chef de Partie background.
• Solid understanding of kitchen operations, cooking techniques, and food safety.
• Ability to stay calm and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills and a positive, team focused mindset.
• Good organisational skills with high attention to detail and consistency.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook, and present dishes to the restaurant’s quality standards.
• Maintain mise en place and ensure the section is fully prepared for service.
• Train, guide, and support junior team members such as Commis or Demi CDPs.
• Monitor stock levels, minimise waste, and assist with ordering as needed.
• Ensure cleanliness, organisation and compliance with food safety regulations and other training relevant to your role.
• Follow all dish specifications, recipes, and preparation methods consistently to maintain quality.
• Ensure portion sizes, cooking times and presentation match the restaurant’s standards.
• Maintain accurate recipe adherence to control costs, reduce waste, and ensure consistency.
• Report any deviations from recipe specs or quality issues to senior chefs immediately.
• Assist in the preparation and execution of event menus by producing high-quality dishes within your assigned section.
• Work closely with the Sous Chef and Senior Sous Chef to organise mise en place for upcoming events.
• Support smooth service during events by maintaining organisation, communicating with the team and responding quickly to changes.
• Ensure all dishes sent from your section for events are consistent, well-presented and aligned with dietary requirements.
• Help maintain cleanliness, organisation and readiness in your section throughout event service.

Skills

Chef de Partie experience

Kitchen operations

Cooking techniques

Food safety

Calm under pressure

Communication skills

Teamwork

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Job description

As part of our premium culinary offering, The Pembroke features multiple restaurants showcasing vibrant flavors, seasonal produce and elevated dining. The main kitchen department will support four distinct restaurants and an events output, so there is opportunity to learn a variety of cuisines, and the ability to move within the restaurant teams. Steeped in history and situated in the heart of Belgravia, The Pembroke stands apart as a unique club for Londoners. From the spirit of our members to the splendour of our events, we are a home for eclectic and excellent living. A place to eat, drink, dance and meet, The Pembroke opens its doors to those who wish to fill their world with the finest experiences, from cocktails to culture, billiards to business.

ROLE OVERVIEW

To further elevate and enhance our operations, weare seeking an accomplished Chef de Partie to contribute and deliver on theclub’s success, providing exceptional experiences for our members.

The Chef de Partie oversees and managesa designated kitchen section, ensuring smooth and efficient daily operations, preparingand delivering high‑quality dishes consistently during both prep and service.

This role supports the Sous Chef andHead Chef in maintaining kitchen standards and workflow, while upholding strictfood safety, hygiene, and cleanliness practices across the section and contributingto menu preparation, development, and continuous improvement of dishes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare,cook, and present dishes to the restaurant’s quality standards.
• Maintainproper mise en place and ensure the section is fully prepared for service.
• Train,guide, and support junior team members such as Commis or Demi CDPs.
• Monitorstock levels, minimise waste, and assist with ordering as needed.
• Ensurecleanliness, organisation, and compliance with food safety regulations andother training relevant to your role.
• Followall dish specifications, recipes, and preparation methods consistently tomaintain quality.
• Ensureportion sizes, cooking times, and presentation strictly match the restaurant’sstandards.
• Maintainaccurate recipe adherence to control costs, reduce waste, and ensureconsistency.
• Reportany deviations from recipe specs or quality issues to senior chefs immediately.

EVENTS FOOD OVERSIGHT

• Assistin the preparation and execution of event menus by producing high‑qualitydishes within your assigned section, following the standards set by seniorchefs.
• Workclosely with the Sous Chef and Senior Sous Chef to organise mise en place forupcoming events, ensuring all items are prepared accurately and on schedule.
• Supportsmooth service during events by maintaining excellent organisation,communicating with the team and responding quickly to instructions orlast‑minute changes.
• Ensureall dishes sent from your section for events are consistent, well-presented andaligned with any dietary requirements or special requests.
• Helpmaintain cleanliness, organisation and readiness in your section throughoutevent service, contributing to a seamless and professional overall kitchenoperation.

REQUIREMENTS

• Previousexperience as a Chef de Partie or strong Demi Chef de Partie background.
• Solidunderstanding of kitchen operations, cooking techniques, and food safety.
• Abilityto stay calm and work effectively in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strongcommunication skills and a positive, team focused mindset.
• Good organisational skills withhigh attention to detail and consistency

WHAT WE OFFER

• Best-in-classsalary
• Family meal onshift
• Industry-leadingLearning & Development opportunities
• Pension scheme –including employer contributions.
• Annual staff awardceremony and party
• More benefits to beset up as we open