Chef de Partie

3 AA Rosette | Michelin Guide Listed | Ambitious Destination Restaurant

Chinnor, Oxfordshire

£34,000 + Approx. £2,500 Tronc

45 Hours | 4.5-Day Week | Live-In Available at £75 per Week

A superb opportunity has arisen for a talented Chef de Partie to join the brigade at an ambitious 3 AA Rosette, Michelin Guide-listed restaurant in the Oxfordshire countryside.

This is a serious food-led opportunity for a strong CDP looking to develop within a highly regarded kitchen with ambitions to continue pushing its standards forward.

Serving refined British and French-influenced cuisine, the restaurant combines an intimate destination dining experience with beautiful countryside surroundings, terrace dining and functions. With a strong reputation already established, the team is focused on continued progression and further recognition.

For an ambitious chef looking to strengthen their CV and develop within a high-level kitchen, this is an excellent next move.

The Restaurant

Set in an attractive Oxfordshire village within easy reach of Chinnor and the surrounding area, this acclaimed destination restaurant holds 3 AA Rosettes and is listed in the Michelin Guide.

The restaurant caters for up to approximately 90 covers, alongside terrace dining and private functions, with menus built around quality seasonal produce and accomplished British and French cooking.

The focus is firmly on continuing to develop the food offering, maintain its existing accolades and push the restaurant forward.

The Role

As Chef de Partie, you'll take ownership of your section while working closely with an experienced senior kitchen team.

You'll be expected to cook with precision, organisation and consistency while continuing to develop your technical skills within a quality-driven environment.

Your responsibilities will include:

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  Running your section confidently through preparation and service

  
  


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  Preparing and presenting dishes to 3 AA Rosette standards

  
  


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  Working with quality seasonal ingredients

  
  


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  Maintaining exceptional mise en place, organisation and consistency

  
  


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  Contributing ideas towards seasonal menu development

  
  


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  Monitoring quality and presentation throughout service

  
  


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  Supporting and developing junior members of the brigade

  
  


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  Maintaining excellent food safety, hygiene and allergen standards

  
  


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  Supporting stock management, rotation and waste control

  
  


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  Working collaboratively with the wider brigade to continually drive standards forward

  
  

About You

This role would particularly suit an ambitious Chef de Partie who wants to progress within serious food-led kitchens.

We're looking for:

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  Previous Chef de Partie experience within a strong fresh-food kitchen

  
  


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  Rosette, Michelin Guide or equivalent quality restaurant experience highly desirable

  
  


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  Strong technical cooking ability

  
  


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  Excellent attention to detail and presentation

  
  


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  Genuine passion for food and seasonal produce

  
  


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  A desire to learn, improve and work towards increasingly high standards

  
  


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  Calm, organised and consistent approach during service

  
  


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  Strong communication and teamwork skills

  
  


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  Pride in maintaining a clean and professional section

  
  

Working Pattern

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  Approximately 45 hours per week

  
  


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  4.5-day working week

  
  


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  Full-time, permanent position

  
  

The Package

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  £34,000 annual salary

  
  


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  Approximately £2,500 annual tronc

  
  


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  Total earnings around £36,500

  
  


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  Live-in accommodation available at just £75 per week

  
  


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  Accommodation located locally with easy access to the restaurant

  
  


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  28 days annual leave, increasing with length of service

  
  


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  Staff meals

  
  


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  Employee discounts

  
  


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  Company pension

  
  


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  On-site parking

  
  


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  Sick pay

  
  


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  Excellent opportunity for continued culinary development

  
  

Why This Role?

For the right Chef de Partie, this has all the ingredients of a fantastic career move.

You'll be joining an established 3 AA Rosette, Michelin Guide-listed restaurant with genuine ambition to continue progressing, while working a sensible 45-hour, 4.5-day week and earning around £36,500 including tronc.

Affordable live-in accommodation at only £75 per week also makes the opportunity accessible to chefs relocating from elsewhere in the UK.

For a strong CDP who wants to surround themselves with serious food, improve technically and add an established multi-Rosette restaurant to their career, this is an opportunity well worth exploring.