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🥝 Head Chef

Craven Cottage CC | plettenberg bay, South-Africa | Posted June 04, 2026

Job Description

Duties

Kitchen Leadership & Operations

  • Lead, train and motivate the kitchen team to meet and exceed food preparation and presentation standards
  • Direct daily kitchen operations to ensure smooth, efficient service
  • Ensure clear communication within the kitchen, management and front of house
  • Ensure stores are correctly managed, secured and maintained

Menu Development & Quality Control

  • Develop creative, innovative menus aligned with the restaurant's positioning and ethos
  • Ensure all recipes can be consistently executed by the kitchen team
  • Maintain high standards of presentation, flavour and portion control
  • Handle culinary‑related guest feedback and complaints professionally
  • Hero craft brewery in menu development and food pairings
  • Work with our gardeners in making full use of the organic kitchen garden and the production of excess garden produce for o...

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