Chef de Partie
Premium Farm-to-Fork Restaurant | The Cotswolds
£35,000 + TRONC | Approx. £4,000 Annual Tips | 45 Hours | No Split Shifts | No Late Finishes
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Chef de Partie to join the kitchen of one of the UK's best-known farm-to-fork hospitality estates.
Working within its flagship restaurant, you'll cook with exceptional organic, seasonal produce, much of it grown or reared across the surrounding estate, in a kitchen where provenance and sustainability genuinely shape the menu.
The working pattern is also particularly attractive for a restaurant of this calibre, with core service hours typically around 9am–6pm, no split shifts and no particularly late finishes.
The Restaurant
The restaurant sits at the heart of a renowned organic farm and hospitality estate, with menus driven by the seasons and the produce available from the land.
The food is refined but ingredient-led, allowing excellent produce to remain at the centre of each dish.
You'll be working in a professional fresh-food kitchen with a strong emphasis on:
- Organic and seasonal ingredients
- Farm-to-fork cooking
- Provenance and sustainability
- Fresh preparation on site
- Classical cooking foundations
- Consistency and quality across every service
The Role
As Chef de Partie, you'll take responsibility for your own section while supporting the senior chefs with the smooth running of the kitchen.
You'll be involved in:
- Running and organising your section during preparation and service
- Preparing and presenting dishes to consistently high standards
- Working with exceptional seasonal and organic produce
- Maintaining strong mise en place and section organisation
- Managing stock rotation and storage while minimising waste
- Supporting junior members of the brigade
- Working closely with the Head Chef and Sous Chef
- Maintaining excellent food safety, hygiene and kitchen standards
This would suit a chef who enjoys proper fresh-food cooking and wants to develop within a well-established, quality-driven kitchen.
The Package
- £35,000 base salary
- TRONC and gratuities in addition
- Tips currently estimated at approximately £4,000 per year for full-time employees
- Potential package around £39,000
- 45-hour contract
- 5 days from 7
- No split shifts
- Core service hours typically around 9am–6pm
- No particularly late finishes
- £20 lunch allowance
- Employee discounts across dining, products and treatments
- Subsidised Bupa private medical insurance
- Pension contributions of up to 4.5%
- Life assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Local gym and padel discounts
- One paid volunteering day each year
The Ideal Candidate
We're looking for a strong Chef de Partie with:
- Experience within a quality fresh-food restaurant or hospitality environment
- Confidence running their own section
- Strong classical cooking foundations
- A genuine interest in ingredients, seasonality and provenance
- Excellent organisation and attention to detail
- A professional and reliable approach
- The ability to work confidently within a busy kitchen team
- A genuine passion for cooking with high-quality produce
Why This Role?
The quality of the ingredients is a major attraction, but so is the lifestyle.
You'll be cooking within one of the country's best-known organic farm-to-fork operations, with access to outstanding seasonal produce, while working a 45-hour week without split shifts or regular late-night finishes.
Add a £35,000 salary plus TRONC, excellent benefits and genuine opportunities to develop within a substantial hospitality group, and this is a particularly strong CDP opportunity in the Cotswolds.
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