Head Chef

Head Chef Middle Eastern Vegetarian | Central London | Up to £60,000 Bib Gourmand-recognised restaurant Full-time, Permanent A Head Chef opportunity at a Bib Gourmand-recognised Middle Eastern vegetarian restaurant in central London running a mid-sized brigade across a live-fire, ingredient-led menu that has earned genuine critical standing and a loyal industry following.

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This is a role for a chef who wants to lead a kitchen with a real identity not a site to be managed, but a menu with personality and a team with pride.
What you'll be running
Full ownership of the pass, service standards, and kitchen culture
A brigade of 1015, with responsibility for their development, rota, and progression
Menu development alongside the founding team evolving the concept, not locked to a fixed spec
GP, food cost, and supplier relationships the commercials as well as the craft
Consistency of execution across every service, every plate
Why this role
Bib Gourmand recognition you inherit a kitchen with genuine critical standing, not a concept you have to build credibility for from scratch
Founder-led ownership chef-literate, involved, and resourced to back the kitchen rather than direct it from spreadsheets
Creative scope the menu evolves with the chef. Your point of view on produce, live-fire, and vegetable cookery will shape what the restaurant serves next
Industry respect the restaurant is consistently cited in best-of lists and is a regular destination for chefs on their days off. That kind of reputation attracts the calibre of team you want working under you
Sustainable intensity a serious kitchen, but a culture that takes the craft seriously without the bravado. Hours and pattern discussed openly at conversation stage
What you'll bring
Senior leadership experience at Head Chef or strong Senior Sous level in an ingredient-led, chef-driven London kitchen
Genuine fluency in live-fire, vegetable cookery, or Eastern Mediterranean technique you don't need all three, but one must be unarguable
A track record of running service to a high standard and developing the team underneath you
Commercial fluency GP, food cost, and supplier management held alongside the creative side
A point of view on produce, seasonality, and what separates good plates from memorable ones
Package
Salary up to £60,000 depending on experience
Full-time, permanent
Central London location, shared at initial conversation
How to apply
Apply through Caterer or send your CV directly to Graham Townley at Recruitment Evangelists for a confidential conversation. Venue named at initial call. xwzovoh All approaches handled in confidence.