Pastry Chef

Relais & Châteaux; Portlaoise; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee benefits

Gratuity policy

Staff accommodation

Job summary

Ballyfin is a 5-star luxury hotel in Ireland seeking a talented Pastry Chef to join our Michelin-star restaurant team. This full-time role reports to the Head Pastry Chef and involves a 5-day week over 7 days, including Sundays.

You will oversee the pastry section to ensure top-quality pastries, chocolates and desserts, while creating allergen-friendly options. You will work hands-on and creatively develop new recipes for pastry, bread, ice creams, and petit fours, maintaining hygiene and

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a Michelin-star restaurant preferred.
• Minimum of 4 years in a similar pastry role.

Responsibilities

• Support Head Pastry Chef in running the pastry section to ensure high-quality pastries, chocolates and desserts.
• Create alternative desserts for guests with allergies/intolerances.
• Collaborate with Head Pastry Chef to design dessert selections for daily-changing tasting menu.
• Develop new recipes across pastry areas including bread, ice creams, seasonal preserves, and petit fours.
• Maintain high kitchen hygiene and proper equipment handling.
• Ensure menus are in season and dishes meet specification, quality, portion, and temperature.

Skills

Hands-on pastry

Creative desserts

Hygiene standards

Job description

Ballyfin is a 5 Star luxury country house hotel in the heart of Ireland at the foot of the Slieve Bloom Mountains.

The Estate spans 614 acres and is full of history, tranquility and great natural beauty. With only 20 Bedrooms, and a private one bedroom Gardeners Cottage, the house has long been admired as the most lavish Regency mansion in Ireland. Having opened in May 2011 after 8 years of restoration, we offer the very best of Irish hospitality in the most beautiful surroundings imaginable.

Our 5 star luxury property offers the perfect place for a break from the modern world and offers discretion and privacy like few other destinations.

Ballyfin Demesne is only one of two properties in Ireland who have been awarded Three Michelin Keys. In 2024, our Executive Head Chef Richard Picard-Edwards was successful in gaining Ballyfin's first Michelin Star which we have proudly retained in 2025/2026.

Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity to join a Michelin Star restaurant and work alongside a team of very talented chefs as well as our Michelin Star Executive Chef Richard Picard-Edwards.

This is a full-time, 5 days over 7 days, Monday to Sunday position.

Reporting to our Head Pastry Chef, you will be responsible for the pastry section of the kitchen. At all times you are responsible to ensure that high standards of performance and quality is consistently produced within your section.

Duties & Responsibilties include (but not limited) to:

• Support the Head Pastry Chef in the successful running of the Pastry Section of the kitchen ensuring high quality ingredients are used to make consistently high-quality pastries, chocolates and desserts.
• Ability to create alternative desserts of equal standards for guest suffering from food allergies / intolerances.
• In collaboration with the Head Pastry Chef, design dessert selections for a tasting menu /ALC which changes daily.
• Required to be hands-on and creative in developing new recipes for all pastry areas including bread, ice-creams/sorbets, seasonal preservatives, lunch desserts, petit fours, and in room amenities
• To ensure a high level of hygiene throughout the Kitchen, and ensure all of the team respect and maintain the equipment
• Assist the Head Pastry chef in ensuring menus are in season
• Ensure all dishes are prepared according to specification and served at the correct quality, portion size, and temperature

This is an exciting role for a passionate and creative individual to join our team.

Offering a competitive salary and amazing employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working in a Michelin Restaurant is preferred
• A minimum of 4 years experience in a similar role

Additional Information

• Please only apply if you are legally able to work in Ireland
• Excellent Employee Benefits on offer including generous service charge/gratuity policy
• Rural location and small property (21 bedrooms) so limited staff accommodation available which is a short distance from property.