Sous Chef

Bocca di Lupo; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned Italian restaurant in London is looking for a Sous Chef or Senior Sous Chef to join its management team. This role involves managing a skilled kitchen team, delivering exceptional dishes, and participating in menu development. Candidates should have at least two years of experience in high-end restaurants, be organized, and confident using Excel. The restaurant offers competitive hourly pay, market-leading earning potential, and numerous employee benefits, including a free meal for two each month and additional leave.

Benefits

Free meal for two each month

50% off when dining

Additional holiday allowance

Access to training allowance

Health and wellbeing programme

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a Sous Chef in a high-end restaurant.
• Organised and self-motivated - good at juggling tasks and keeping a cool head.
• Friendly, hardworking and reliable; knows craft and takes pride in work.

Responsibilities

• Manage and motivate the kitchen team to deliver exceptional food.
• Ensure high standards in food preparation and presentation.
• Participate in menu development using exceptional ingredients.

Skills

Experience in Italian cooking

Team management

Organizational skills

Excel proficiency

Pride in culinary craft

Job description

Bocca di Lupo is a much-loved, multi-award-winning restaurant in the heart of Soho, celebrated for regional Italian cooking that champions the obscure, the delicious, and the fiercely authentic. We showcase the best of Italy’s twenty regions – with a menu that changes daily, and a kitchen that makes almost everything in-house : from breads, pastas and sausages, to pickles, salumi, and mostarda.

We are extremely proud of what we cook and how we cook it.

We’re now looking for a Sous Chef or Senior Sous Chef to join our management team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with exceptional ingredients, alongside a team that values skill, creativity and genuine hospitality.

What we offer :

• Market-leading earning potential : £21.21–£22.93 depending on experience – which translates to £52,940–£57,233 a year based on a 48-hour week.
• Hourly pay means just that - if you work extra hours, you’re paid for them.
• A work life balance : 6 shifts per week (1 double, 4 singles, 2 days off).
• Proper development : regular supplier visits, training sessions, and a chance to grow with the business.

Brilliant perks :

• A free meal for two each month
• A free meal for two for your birthday
• 50% off when dining with us
• Buy food and wine at cost price to enjoy at home
• Extra day of holiday for every year with us
• A free scoop of gelato at our gelateria Gelupo
• A £300 training allowance
• Access to our health and wellbeing allowance

Who we’re looking for :

• Friendly, hardworking and reliable, you know your craft and take pride in your work.
• A love for Italian food - experience in Italian cooking is a big plus, but not absolutely essential.
• Organised and self-motivated - good at juggling tasks and keeping a cool head
• Someone who can manage, motivate and bring out the best in their team
• Confident using Excel
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a Sous Chef in a high-end restaurant

Job Types :

Full-time, Permanent

Pay :

£21.21-£22.93 per hour

Benefits :

• Additional leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Referral programme
• Sabbatical

Schedule :

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute / relocate :

• London, W1D 7BB : reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work