Senior Chef de Rang

The Arts Club - Ofelia; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical benefits

Life Assurance

Long Service Awards

Reward Gateway Benefits Scheme

Discounts on food & beverage

Learning & development programmes

Enhanced maternity pay

Enhanced sickness pay

Complimentary meals on shift

Employee Assistance Programme

Birthday extra day off

Job summary

The Arts Club in Mayfair is seeking an experienced front-of-house professional to join our Ofelia team. You will greet members, guide them through menus, and ensure a memorable dining experience.

This role requires excellent English, a professional appearance, and the ability to work calmly under pressure across breakfast, lunch, and dinner service in a luxury environment. We offer private medical benefits, life assurance, development programs, and staff meals on shift, in addition to a

Qualifications

• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Impeccable appearance of personal grooming.
• Confident, professional and welcoming personality.
• Genuine passion and enthusiasm to learn.
• Proficient in English language.

Responsibilities

• Provide a warm welcome by greeting our members, present menus, and explain daily specials.
• Answer questions related to menu items, dietary requirements and suggest recommendations.
• Take food and beverage orders, and provide attentive, personalised service during breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner.
• Support commis waiters to clean and set up dining areas, refill service areas according to standards.

Skills

Excellent communication

Fluent English

Customer service

Professional appearance

Job description

A Stage Unlike Any Other

In 1863, a group of artists, writers, and free thinkers gathered with a shared conviction: that the finest conversation, the boldest ideas, and the warmest hospitality belonged together under one roof. Charles Dickens dined here. Whistler argued here. Rodin was inspired here.

The Arts Club was born not as a venue, but as a living expression of creative life — and it has never stopped.

At the heart of that life today are the people and spaces that bring our club to life every day. This is more than an operation — it is an environment where members connect, create, and return time and time again because something about it feels truly special.

It takes an exceptional person to be part of that.

That person might be you.

We are currently looking for top talent to come and join our Ofelia team and share this unique and luxury setting in Mayfair.

Responsibilities

• Provide a warm welcome by greeting our members, present menus, and explain daily specials
• Follow the instruction and guidance from the Head Waiter and answer questions related to menu items, dietary requirements and suggest recommendations
• Take food and beverage orders, and provide an attentive and personalised level of service during breakfast and or lunch, afternoon tea and dinner providing a memorable and delightful experience for our Members and their guests
• Support commis waiters to clean and set up the dining areas, refill service areas according to the departments standards

Entry Requirements

We are searching for highly motivated and experienced individuals, who have worked in a similar role. You will be an excellent and confident communicator with exceptional people skills.

Other skills that will need to be demonstrated include:

• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong organisational skills
• Impeccable appearance of personal grooming
• Confident, professional and welcoming personality
• Genuine passion and enthusiasm to learn
• Proficient in English language

In return, we offer an excellent range of rewards and benefits, including:

• Private medical benefits
• Life Assurance
• Long Service Awards
• Reward Gateway Benefits Scheme
• Discounts on food & beverage in our restaurants and sister businesses
• An exciting range of learning and development programmes & opportunities for continual progression
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Enhanced sickness pay
• Complimentary meals while on shift
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Birthday extra day off

*Terms and conditions apply to all the above benefits

Eligibility

In line with the requirements of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996, all applicants must either be eligible to live and work in the UK or must obtain permits to work in the UK prior to application. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from candidates as part of the recruitment process.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and encourage people of all different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives to apply. However applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK.

Disclaimer: Your personal data will be processed in accordance with The Arts Club’s Employee Privacy Policy (available via the link). As part of our recruitment activities, we may share your application and CV with companies within The Arts Club group and affiliated businesses where this is necessary or relevant to your application or potential future roles.

Compensation: Competitive salary