Permanent

Head Chef

H&C Solutions

London, SW1H 0DB

Competitive

Posted: 20 May 2026 (3 weeks ago)

Closing date: 18 June 2026

Ref: JOB-5992

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About the Role

The Head Chef will lead the kitchen at an exclusive fine dining restaurant in Oxford Circus, Central London. This permanent role, based in London, requires overseeing a team of 35 chefs across two spacious, modern kitchens. Serving 180 to 250 covers daily, the position involves managing both lunchtime salads and starters alongside a separate à la carte dinner service. Key skills include team leadership, menu execution, and high-volume kitchen management. The earliest start time is between 10am and 11am. The role offers a competitive salary of £70,000 per annum, with surplus tronc distributed to the team.

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Our client is an exclusive all day dining fine dining restaurant based in the heart of Central London andndash; Oxford Circus. Guests are truly spoilt for choice with an array of refined lunch time starters/mains and salads along with a separate a la carte menu for dinner service. The restaurant is hugely successful, and you can expect 180/250 covers consistently seven days per week. They have two spacious kitchens with all the latest equipment and a driven team 35 chefs. With the nature of business levels here, the earliest start time would be between 10am/11am.

Head Chef benefits:

Completive salary package of andpound;70,000 per annum
Surplus tronc is also distributed to the team.
State of the art kitchens!
Strong management team andndash; multiple Sous Chefs and strong Executive Head
modern British/European (refined)
35+ within main kitchen and pastry
Oxford Circus andndash; easy access from most areas.
100% cooking from scratch andndash; no corners cut.
EGO free kitchen andndash; zero tolerance to any abusive or anti-social behaviour.
48 hours per week

Head Chef requirements:

A highly passionate, competent and hands-on Head Chef.
A Head Chef with a stable employment background having trained in high level kitchens.
A Head Chef that is happy to work alongside the restaurants Exec Chef.
Experience cooking modern British cuisine would be desirable.

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