Head Chef

Head Chef

About us:

Located smack in the centre of the exuberant Columbia Road The Royal Oak is Bethnal Greens best-loved pub. With its bustling flower market on Sunday its everyones favourite place to duck into to escape the big crowds.
Do we seem familiar Thanks to the cool worn-out features dating back to 1923 this cool East London boozer has been used as a filming location for a number of TV series and movie scenes so you may know us from both Kray twins films or the 90s sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart!
The original interior and our awesome team both add to the homely feel making us your snug neighbourhood hangout and family go-to. While the downstairs bar is a hive of activity the upstairs offers the best Sunday roast in Shoreditch and only the best of British classics. Expect no-nonsense pub grub and an impressive selection on the beer front.
As for our amazing team we pride ourselves on giving the best service whether the customer is eating in our stunning dining room upstairs or propping themselves up at the bar enjoying our great selections of craft beers real ale fine wines or cocktails. The team are part of the pub and is what makes the Oak so special.

Being a Head Chef at Youngs:

We believe every pub should be different. This means that youll be writing your own recipes that match the food vision of your business using fresh seasonal ingredients. The food vision could be all about showcasing local produce country pub classics seafood small plates and sharers dry-aged meat - each pub is different and its up to you as head chef to put your own creative stamp on that vision. We work with fresh seasonal produce so the menu should constantly evolve to showcase these fantastic ingredients when they are at their best. Premium fresh food crafted by skilled chefs in Premium Pubs .

What we offer ourHead Chefs:

• Head Chefs get to have full autonomy to createyour own menus and specials
• Access to our Apprenticeship Scheme and Development Programmes
• Access to regular culinary masterclasses covering topics such as Game Butchery and Shellfish
• Access to inspirational food trips with our top quality suppliers
• Regular Chef Forums with other Head Chefs to inspire and develop
• Free meals
• 20% discount in all Youngs Pubs and 30% discount on overnight stays in our Pubs with Rooms
• Share save Scheme
• Enhanced Company Pension Scheme
• 28 Days Holiday per year

What we look for in aHead Chef:

This rolerequires someone that can inspire a team to bring out the potential and leadby example whilst being able to develop cost and produce fresh seasonal menusfor the variety of revenue streams within the business.

• Have experience championing excellent servicethrough quality food either as a Head Chef or in the position of Sous Chef
• Demonstrate a passion for leading and developinga team
• Be an active hands-on team player withexcellent communication skills
• Be responsible and able to manage the kitchenstaff rota training and all health and safety effectively at all times
• Be able to demonstrate your creativity andability to design and deliver new dishes for our menus and daily specials
• Demonstrate great planning and organisationalskills necessary to maintain effective controls with regard to both GP andlabour
• Have a pro-active approach to driving salesand delivering growth through engagement with both kitchen and front of houseteams