Sous Chef

Urban Pubs & Bars Ltd.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + bonus

Training and development

Career progression opportunities

Staff discounts across pubs, bars and餐

Job summary

Urban Pubs & Bars Ltd. is seeking an outstanding Sous Chef for Dehesa, a lively tapas and charcuterie bar in Soho. You will lead the kitchen in the Head Chef's absence, train the team, and drive a high-quality, seasonal menu with a Spanish-Italian influence.

The role suits someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced pub kitchen and delivering exceptional food with creativity and energy. We offer a competitive salary, bonus potential, training and development, plus career progression with regular

Qualifications

• Experience in gastro pubs and busy kitchen environments.
• Ability to lead and train a kitchen team in the Head Chef's absence.
• Passion for fresh, premium and seasonal produce and high standards of service.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for the kitchen team in the Head Chef's absence to ensure service, safety and security at the highest standards.
• Train and uphold agreed standards with the Head Chef.
• Identify opportunities and products to maximise sales and enhance the customer experience with the General Manager and Head Chef.
• Prepare and present all dishes to an outstanding standard of presentation for the day and time.
• Assist in development, implementation and review of the menu to maximise sales in line with pub vision.

Skills

Kitchen leadership

Staff training

Food presentation

Gastro pub experience

Job description

We are looking for an outstanding and talented Sous Chef to join our the team at the Dehesa is a charcuterie and tapas bar inspired by the cuisine and wines of Spain and Italy. Head Chef William Breese creates a seasonally changing delightfully simple tapas menu for the Carnaby masses to enjoy. The heated corner terrace is the largest in Soho; the main dining room bustling; the wine cellar room is bijou and decadent. It is the perfect spot for enjoying a friendly atmosphere with a hint of Spanish flair. A good time in Soho, starts at Dehesa!

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 premium and 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 for our kitchen team in absence of the Head Chef to ensure service, safety and security expectations are all met to the the highest of standards
• Passionate about training our team to ensure they have the knowledge needed to excite our customers and deliver outstanding food
• Able to work with the Head Chef to train and uphold the agreed standards
• Able to assist the General Manager and Head Chef in identifying potential opportunities and products to maximise sales and enhance the customer experience
• Able to prepare and present all our food dishes to an outstanding standard of presentation as appropriate for the day of the week and time of day
• Able to support the Head Chef in the development, implementation and review of the menu to maximise sales 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 can earn up to £1000 per successful referral
• Birthdays are for celebrating, so have the day off on us
• Cycle to work scheme

Interested in hearing more?

Get in touch so we can schedule a show around, rub some shoulders together, have a laugh and make some magic!