Head Chef – New Restaurant Opening | Herne Hill, South LondonBuild Something Brilliant From Day One
We're looking for an ambitious, talented chef who is ready to take the next step in their career.
This is an opportunity to help create and lead an exciting new food concept opening in the heart of Herne Hill, alongside Bird House Brewery. Our kitchen will be centred around outstanding seasonal ingredients, rotisserie meats, vibrant salads, and comforting, flavour-packed sides. Simple food, cooked exceptionally well.
The restaurant will seat around 20 covers, while also serving a busy click & collect operation and the customers enjoying fresh beer next door at the brewery. Expect a lively, fast-paced service with a strong focus on quality, consistency and hospitality.
We're not looking for someone to simply run an existing menu—we're looking for a chef who wants to help build one.
The Role
Working closely with the founders, you'll have the opportunity to:
- Develop and evolve a seasonal menu built around rotisserie cooking.
- Source and champion the best local and seasonal produce.
- Recruit, train and inspire your own kitchen team.
- Create efficient kitchen systems and maintain exceptional food standards.
- Help shape the identity and culture of an exciting new neighbourhood restaurant.
About You
You'll be:
- An ambitious chef looking for your first Head Chef role or already leading a successful kitchen.
- Experienced in a busy, high-volume, fast-paced kitchen.
- Passionate about seasonal cooking and simple food done exceptionally well.
- Calm under pressure with excellent organisational skills.
- A natural leader who enjoys developing people and building a positive kitchen culture.
- Creative, commercially aware and excited by the challenge of opening a brand-new business.
What We're Offering
- The chance to be part of an exciting new opening from the very beginning.
- Genuine creative input into the menu and concept.
- The opportunity to build and lead your own team.
- A competitive salary based on experience.
- Career progression as the business grows.
- Staff meals, brewery perks and the opportunity to work alongside one of South London's most exciting independent breweries.
If you've been waiting for the opportunity to create a kitchen you're proud of, serve food people genuinely love, and help build a neighbourhood destination from the ground up, we'd love to hear from you.
Pay: £45,000.00-£60,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
