Head Chef

Head Chef - Live in

About us:

40000 plus tronc and plus bonus

Were looking for a head chef for The Victoria in Surbiton. Youll have experience working with fresh food and running all aspects of a kitchen. Our Head Chefs write their own menus and create their own dishes using seasonal produce allowing them to put their own stamp on the business. Youll look after team development and work alongside our General Manager to create a fantastic food vision and drive the business forward.

Where are we
The Victoria is a stunning Youngs pub in the heart of Surbiton proudly standing on its busy High Street. Weve got great bus links from Kingston Chessington and Norbiton & were only a couple of stops on the train from Wimbledon Esher Weybridge & can get to us from anywhere!
What do we do

Were a locals local with great food. Were proud to serve the best seasonal British dishes with specials that are inspired by our customers & teams travels with a special investment in our Sunday roast (scoring 5 stars from The Guardian). We pride ourselves on excellent customer service a warm welcome and product knowledge like no other pub in Surbiton from our famous Youngs Original beer to our stunning wine selection we know our stuff & cant wait to show you whats what!
We love to have fun with our food and drink & our Burger Shack is a true testament to this. We are the only pub in Surbiton with a Burger Shack Youngs institution serving up the juiciest patties with chicken wings Louisiana hot sauces and spud nuggets! The Burger Shack backs onto our famous garden. An oasis in the middle of a bustling High Street covered & heated in the winter and open to those glorious rays in the summer!
Our Team

Matthew our GM & our small but cracking team cant wait to welcome you to our pub. We have regular socials buckets of incentives & muck in wherever were needed. We really are a family & love nothing more than kicking back with a burger and a pint ourselves.

We are looking for awesome people to join our squad and continue to help us grow as a community we are proud to announce that we will also be having a refurbishment in August 2025. A great challenge for anyone looking to make that step forward.

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