Line Cook (Restaurant)

Three Belles LLC; Connecticut; On-site; USD 27,552 - 33,062; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay $20–$24/hr

Year-round full-time position

Waterfront kitchen setting

Job summary

Three Belles Outfitters Café in Connecticut is seeking a Line Cook who takes pride in their work to join a coastal dining destination. You’ll help execute a seasonal, evolving menu and work closely with a small team on a waterfront kitchen.

We offer a year-round, full-time position with a pay range of $20–$24 per hour, commensurate with experience, and a setting that overlooks the Niantic River estuary. Join us as we open into 2027 and beyond.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a professional kitchen as a line cook or equivalent.
• Works clean and organised under service pressure.
• Strong on food safety, FIFO rotation, and proper storage.
• Reliable, punctual, coachable — the kitchen depends on everyone showing up ready.

Responsibilities

• Execute your station to the Head Chef’s standards on every plate, every service.
• Keep mise en place tight and your station clean throughout the shift.
• Support prep, breakdown, and receiving duties as part of the team.
• Execute catering for private events and experience pairings — post-paddle snacks, sunset drinks, event dinners for up to 50 guests.
• Adapt to a menu that evolves with the season and grows with the concept.
• Treat your colleagues with respect and contribute to a kitchen culture worth working in.

Skills

Line cook experience

Clean & organized under pressure

Food safety & FIFO

Reliable & punctual

Job description

We’re looking for a Line Cook who takes real pride in their work to be part of building it from the ground up.

Three Belles Outfitters Café is not a seasonal snack bar. It’s a genuine coastal dining destination: a broad American coastal menu, a curated beer and wine program, 30–50 indoor covers, and a patio on the water. We serve marina members, local Niantic diners, and guests coming off guided paddles and sunset cruises. The kitchen is new, the team is being assembled now, and the setting is one of the most beautiful on the Connecticut shore.

“Because life is better on the water.” We’ve believed that for twenty years.

The kitchen’s job is to make sure the food is worthy of where people are sitting.

What You’ll Do

• Execute your station to the Head Chef’s standards on every plate, every service
• Keep mise en place tight and your station clean throughout the shift
• Support prep, breakdown, and receiving duties as part of the team
• Execute catering for private events and experience pairings — post-paddle snacks, sunset drinks, event dinners for up to 50 guests
• Adapt to a menu that evolves with the season and grows with the concept
• Treat your colleagues with respect and contribute to a kitchen culture worth working in

What We’re Looking For

• 2+ years in a professional kitchen as a line cook or equivalent
• Works clean and organised under service pressure
• Strong on food safety, FIFO rotation, and proper storage
• Reliable, punctual, coachable — the kitchen depends on everyone showing up ready

Preferred (not required)

• Experience with New England coastal ingredients and seasonal sourcing
• Multi‑station flexibility — small kitchen team means versatility matters
• Catering or event experience (20–50 covers)
• ServSafe or equivalent — required before first shift if not already held

What We Offer

• $20–$24 per hour — above the Connecticut market average, commensurate with experience
• Year‑round, full‑time position — not a seasonal contract
• A genuinely exceptional setting: waterfront kitchen on a protected cove, surrounded by the Niantic River estuary and the Oswegatchie Hills
• A Head Chef with a clear vision building a kitchen culture intentionally
• Real room to grow as the restaurant scales through its opening season and into 2027
• A small, close team — your work is visible and your development is personal