Staff Restaurant Chef in London

As a Staff Restaurant Chef at Nobu Hotel London Portman Square, you’ll be the culinary force behind the dishes that fuel our teams every day. You’ll create delicious, balanced meals for colleagues across the hotel, ensuring the same care, quality and presentation found in every Nobu experience. With a passion for fresh ingredients, thoughtful menus and a calm, collaborative approach, you’ll help make our staff restaurant a place our colleagues genuinely look forward to visiting.

You will:

• Create and deliver high-quality, nutritious and beautifully presented meals for our colleagues.
• Design, manage and oversee the smooth running of the staff restaurant menu, including daily specials.
• Maintain a clean, organised and efficient kitchen environment at all times.
• Carry out regular stock checks, labelling, food rotation and equipment audits.
• Ensure all dishes meet Nobu standards for quality, flavour and consistency.
• Develop new menu ideas that are innovative, cost-effective and aligned with the hotel’s needs.
• Support the wider kitchen team when required, fostering teamwork and collaboration.
• Train, welcome and guide new members of the team, offering support and development.
• Provide warm, genuine and friendly service that reflects our hospitality culture.
• Act as an ambassador for the Nobu values of Family, Crafted, Smile and Kokoro.
• Attend team meetings and share insights that contribute to continual improvement.
• Ensure compliance with all food safety, health & safety and statutory requirements.
• Communicate clearly with colleagues across all departments to ensure a seamless operation.
• Demonstrate a proactive, positive and solutions-focused approach to daily tasks.
• Suggest improvements that enhance efficiency, accuracy, cost management and colleague satisfaction.
• Assist management and stakeholders when needed, responding to enquiries with professionalism.
• Perform additional duties as required to support the smooth running of the kitchen and hotel.

What We’re Looking For:

You have experience in a professional kitchen environment, ideally within a hotel or high-volume operation. You’re passionate about creating great food, enjoy working in a supportive and dynamic atmosphere, and take pride in delivering dishes that make others feel cared for. With strong organisation, a positive attitude and a genuine love for hospitality, you’ll play an essential role in supporting our teams behind the scenes.

Benefits of Joining Our Team:

• £1000 Refer a Friend Scheme.
• Two hotel-wide social events each year including our Employee Awards Night.
• Discounted overnight stays across Nobu properties worldwide.
• Discounted Pilates classes and wellness treatments.
• Excellent opportunities for progression within the hotel and wider Nobu portfolio.
• Innovative learning and development programmes.
• Wellness and volunteering initiatives.
• Up to 33 holiday days through length of service.
• Life Assurance Scheme.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Discounts on all food and beverage.
• Free meals while on duty.

Nobu Hotels effortlessly blends modern luxury and minimal Japanese tradition into the concept of a lifestyle hotel. Filled with cutting-edge design and stunning spaces, Nobu Hotels provides remarkable hospitable service and an unparalleled experience like nothing before. Helming from world renowned Chef Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro and Meir Teper, the Nobu Hotels concept is a remarkable conjunction of exquisite cuisine, innovation and creativity.

Nobu Hotel London Portman Square features 249 guest rooms and suites, together with a Nobu restaurant, ballroom and meeting spaces beautifully conceptualised by London-based architecture and interior design firm, David Collins Studio, in conjunction with Make Architects.

We are looking for great people that embody our core values of Kokoro, Smile, Family & Crafted. You will share our passion, deliver quality results and have the courage to be different and creative within your specialism.