CHEFS & CHEF DE PARTIE - Smoking Lobster

Job Posted: 20 March 2025

• Contract Term: Permanent
• Location: Cowes, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Full or part time
• Salary: Minimum £14 per hour
• Industries: Catering, Hospitality & Bar Chefs

COWES SMOKING LOBSTER

Work at the Island’s Best Restaurant, in the buzzing center of Cowes Town. Smoking Lobster is a first-class Asian Fusion restaurant, serving delicious dishes which celebrate local produce, using our own fishing boats

Smoking Lobster is looking for ambitious chefs who are keen to work with and learn from the best chefs on the island, and help drive forward their excellent standards, bringing their authentic offering to locals and tourists alike. 

Experience at CDP level and upwards is essential, although thorough ongoing training will be given. 

Why join Smoking Lobster

• Above average pay, with tips
• Salaried roles or hourly paid seasonal options available
• Strong work/life balance 
• Genuine career progression, with both Head Chef’s coming from within
• The chance to work within the team that helped make Smoking Lobster the Island’s Best Restaurant
• Consistent ongoing training
• Apprenticeships for keen budding chefs looking to step in to the kitchen, we can get you enrolled in a course and help you get your career started
• The chance to create and develop your own dishes for the specials board, and put your mark on a successful and growing restaurant
• Relocation assistance can be provided – move to the island, or spend a summer working here!

Your day-to-day:

• Assisting the Head Chef in providing the highest standard of cooking and service in all areas
• Cooking to spec, adhering to all menus and portion control, and recording wastage
• Taking deliveries, storing food items, and completing temperature checks

We are keen to hear from chefs at any level of their career, who wish to join an award-winning team.