Pastry Junior Sous

The-Twenty-Two-London-Hotel; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Development opportunities

Job summary

The Twenty Two, a luxury boutique hotel in Mayfair, seeks a Junior Pastry Sous Chef to join our London brigade and take ownership of pastry alongside an experienced team.

You will help drive daily pastry operations across the restaurant, afternoon tea, room service and private events, while driving menu development and mentoring junior staff. A passion for pastry and high standards are essential.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in a pastry kitchen, ideally within a luxury hotel or fine dining.
• Passion for pastry with strong technical skills.
• Ability to deliver under pressure in a busy kitchen.
• Willingness to learn and grow within the team.
• Good food safety and allergen knowledge.
• Right to work in the United Kingdom.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and serving pastry across the restaurant, afternoon tea, room service, and private events, always to an exceptional standard.
• Bringing your own ideas to menu development and seasonal changes alongside the senior pastry team.
• Owning your section, from mise en place and ordering through to stock rotation and minimising waste.
• Supporting, training, and inspiring the commis and junior chefs around you.
• Keeping food safety, allergen, and hygiene standards faultless, with the paperwork to match.
• Stepping up to lead the section during service when these senior chefs are away.

Skills

Pastry expertise

Attention to detail

Under pressure

Willingness to learn

Job description

If you live for the moment adessert lands on the pass looking exactly as you imagined it, we would love tomeet you.

The Twenty Two is a luxuryboutique hotel and private members club set within a restored townhouse onGrosvenor Square, in the very heart of Mayfair. Behind the doors is one ofLondon's most talked about pastry sections, turning out restaurant desserts and showpieces for privateevents. Every plate is an occasion, and pastry is where a lot of the magichappens.

We are looking for a JuniorPastry Sous Chef with real ambition to join the London brigade. This is achance to sharpen your craft alongside an experienced team, take ownership ofyour section, and build your career within a celebrated London property thattakes pastry seriously.

A day in the section

Reporting to the senior pastryteam, you will help drive the daily running of the section. One service youmight be finishing delicate petit fours for a member event, the next you aredialling in a new plated dessert or guiding a commis through their first batchof laminated dough. You will deputise for the senior chefs when needed and takegenuine pride in keeping every detail beautiful and consistent.

What you will be doing

• Preparing and serving pastry across the restaurant,afternoon tea, room service, and private events, always to an exceptionalstandard.
• Bringing your own ideas to menu development andseasonal changes alongside the senior pastry team.
• Owning your section, from mise en place and orderingthrough to stock rotation and minimising waste.
• Supporting, training, and inspiring the commis andjunior chefs around you.
• Keeping food safety, allergen, and hygiene standardsfaultless, with the paperwork to match.
• Stepping up to lead the section during service when thesenior chefs are away.

What you will bring

• Solid experience in a pastry kitchen, ideally within aluxury hotel, fine dining, or high end restaurant.
• A real passion for pastry, strong technical skills, andan eye for detail that does not switch off.
• The calm and consistency to deliver under pressure in abusy, high standard kitchen.
• A positive, generous attitude and a genuine appetite tolearn and grow.
• A good grasp of food safety and allergen management.
• Flexibility across a range of shifts, includingevenings, weekends, and holidays.
• The right to work in the United Kingdom.

Why The Twenty Two

• A creative, supportive kitchen inside one of London'smost distinctive addresses.
• Real investment in your development, with clearopportunities to progress.
• A competitive salary and benefits package.
• The chance to be part of a close team that genuinelycares about getting it right.

The Twenty Two is an equal opportunities employer. We celebratediversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all teammembers.

Compensation: Competitive salary