Commis Chef

Lady of the Grapes is a natural French wine bar & restaurant located in Covent Garden and promoting female winemakers. It is a distinctive yet relaxed space where guests can drink exquisite natural wines and eat stunning homemade food.

We are looking for a commis chef to join our woman friendly team and evolve within our company.

We are serving French small plates alongside a large selection of cheeses and charcuteries. All our dishes are made from scratch, using seasonal products and best quality ingredients. Our menu is changing constantly. Recipes are created by Eliott Buchet, our executive chef (who have a Michelin restaurant background and is a culinary school teacher), James Lidsey, Head chef and our owner and chef Carole Bryon.

If you are passionate about noble products, terroirs, creative food and are reliable you may be the person we are looking for.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards on food quality, presentation and hygiene
• Helping the chefs in the daily preparation, following their instructions
• Follow the recipes, measuring dish ingredients and portion sizes accurately
• During service, dealing with cold order: snacks, cheese and charcuterie
• Ensure all food is presented for service in a timely manner.

The role requires:

• A minimum of 6 months' experience (or a culinary school level)
• A good knowledge in French cuisine is a plus
• Passion for food and wine and quality products
• An understanding of HACCP (Level 2 food safety is preferred)
• A great attention to details
• Must be a good team player
• A good English
• To be self-motivated person, with a positive “can do” attitude to all tasks
• Must have the right to work in the UK

We offer you:

• A fun, passionate and energetic, supportive management team to motivate you and encourage you to be yourself
• A competitive salary with a generous share of the service charge
• A yearly bonus and bonuses on performance.
• A recommendation scheme (up to £250 per individual hired by referral)
• A retirement pensions
• A flexible rota to allow you to keep balance with personal life
• A contract of 40 to 45h/week.
• We offer a week of 5 days. However, we will need someone available on evenings and most of the weekends.
• Staff discount 20% off of your total bill when dining in
• Cost price on wines to take home
• Free fresh meals on duty
• 28 days holidays - Flexible holiday
• Focused development plan so you can move forward with us as we continue to expand
• We offer HACCP training, or other culinary courses for committed employee.
• We are closed every Monday and around Christmas and at the beginning of January.

If you think you’re up for the challenge of this role we’d love to hear from you! Get in touch, we are excited about meeting you and bringing you into the family.

Please send your CV and a cover letter

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £11.00-£13.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Flexitime
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Store discount

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme
• Performance bonus

Experience:

• Cooking: 1 year (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person