Sous Chef

The Red Lion; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + bonus

Training and development

Career progression with new openings

Staff discounts across pubs, bars and餐

Team trips, incentives and socials

Free meals during shifts

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Referral scheme up to £1000

Birthday day off

Cycle to work

Job summary

The Red Lion is a historic pub group venue in London, offering a warm, eclectic setting with a modern kitchen focused on fresh premium and seasonal produce. We are seeking a Sous Chef who can lead the kitchen team when the Head Chef is absent and drive outstanding service and quality.

You will train and motivate staff, prepare dishes to the highest standard, and contribute to menu development to maximise sales and guest satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Experience in gastro pubs preferred.
• Able to lead kitchen team in Head Chef's absence.
• Passionate about training team to excite customers and deliver outstanding food.

Responsibilities

• Lead the kitchen team in the Head Chef's absence to ensure service and safety standards.
• Train and develop the kitchen team to meet high expectations.
• Prepare and present all dishes to an exceptional standard of presentation.
• Assist in identifying opportunities to maximise sales and enhance the customer experience.
• Support menu development, implementation and review to maximise sales.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Team training

Menu development

Food presentation

Job description

We are looking for an outstanding and talented Sous Chef to joinour the team at the Only 20 minutes from the city, The Red Lion is an eclectic, warm, and welcoming public house which has been serving locals since around 1870.

Our 10 bedroom boutique hotel places an emphasis on vintage glamour with decorative wallpapers, antique furniture and luxurious fabric to guarantee an enjoyable stay with us. Our gorgeous antique ballroom provides a perfect setting for weddings, birthdays or big parties, while our secret beer garden is great for soaking up the sunshine and enjoying a selection of dishes from our kitchen ranging from pub classics to a banging Sunday roast.

A pub at the heart of the community.

Welcome to London's biggest independent pub company ! Urban Pubs & Bars was founded in 2014 and has since expanded to an estate of over 67 pubs, bars and restaurants across London. In 2018, Urban Pubs & Bars was ranked number 28 in the Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic Fast Track 100 list, recognising Britain's private companies with the fastest-growing sales. We were then nominated for 2 Publican Awards in 2020, winning the award for ‘Best Managed Pub Company - 2-50 sites’ on the night. In 2021, Urban was awarded 'Best Food-led Pub Company 2021' at the R200 awards, Urban once again won ‘Best Managed Pub Company - 2-50 sites’ in 2023 and most recently won ‘Best Managed Pub Company - 2-50 sites’ and Best food offering in 2026 and In 2025 & 2026 we were recognised by Sunday Times in the Top 100 Companies to work for.

This amazing opportunity is ideal for someone who loves working with fresh premiumand seasonal products and preferably experience within gastro pubs; loves working in a busy kitchen; understands and delivers a perfect service with or without the Head Chef present; can lead the kitchen team to success consistently and is excited by innovation and change to secure outstanding results for the business.

You Are:

• Able to take responsibility forour kitchen team in absence of the Head Chef to ensure service, safety andsecurity expectations are all met to the the highest of standards
• Passionate about training ourteam to ensure they have the knowledge needed to excite our customers anddeliver outstanding food
• Able to work with the Head Chefto train and uphold the agreed standards
• Able to assist the GeneralManager and Head Chef in identifying potential opportunities and productsto maximise sales and enhance the customer experience
• Able to prepare and present allour food dishes to an outstanding standard of presentation as appropriatefor the day of the week and time of day
• Able to support the Head Chefin the development, implementation and review of the menu to maximisesales in line with pub vision and business plan

What's in it for me:

• Competitive salary + bonus
• Be part of a brand new opening
• Training and development
• Career progression and promotion opportunities with regular new openings around the corner
• Get out and about, you automatically get discounts across all our pubs, bars and restaurants
• Team trips, regular incentives and socials – a fun, family atmosphere
• Goes without saying, but we’ll feed you during your shift
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support you across those tough times
• Good people know good people - an awesome referral scheme where you canearn up to £1000per successful referral
• Birthdays are for celebrating, so have the day off on us
• Cycle to work scheme