Bistro Café Chef

Evolve Cambridge Back of House

Cambridge•32,000-34,000•Full time

Café Bistro Chef

Tuesday – Saturday | 8:00am – 4:30pm | 40 hours per week

Evolve Hospitality is recruiting on behalf of a local, independent, family-run garden centre with an exciting vision to create one of the best cafés in the area.

We are looking for a creative and passionate Chef to join the team and play a key role in bringing this vision to life.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a chef who enjoys working with seasonal produce, creating exciting dishes and having genuine creative input into the food offering.

The Role

You will take an important role in developing a seasonal café bistro menu, alongside an all-day dining menu and regular seasonal specials.

We are looking for someone who is confident working independently, can self-manage the kitchen and enjoys creating fresh, innovative food that will help establish the café as a destination in its own right.

You will have the opportunity to:

  • Create and write menus using fresh, seasonal products
  • Develop a varied café bistro and all-day dining menu
  • Create exciting seasonal specials
  • Have genuine creative input into the food offering
  • Take ownership of the kitchen and day-to-day food operation
  • Work with quality, seasonal ingredients
  • Adapt menus and dishes to suit the business and customers
  • Maintain excellent standards of food quality, presentation and hygiene
  • Help shape the café as the garden centre's standout food destination

About You

The ideal candidate will be:

  • An experienced and passionate Chef
  • Creative and enthusiastic about food
  • Confident with menu writing and development
  • Comfortable working in a self-managed environment
  • Knowledgeable about seasonal produce
  • Adaptable and able to respond to changing requirements
  • Organised, reliable and able to work independently
  • Passionate about producing high-quality, fresh food
  • Excited by the opportunity to help build something from the ground up

What's on Offer

  • 40-hour contract
  • Tuesday–Saturday
  • 8:00am–4:30pm working hours
  • Parking available
  • Creative freedom and input into the menus
  • Opportunity to develop a unique seasonal food offering
  • The chance to play a key role in an exciting independent business
  • Excellent work-life balance with Sunday and Monday off

If you're a Chef looking for a role where you can be creative, work with seasonal ingredients and put your own stamp on a café bistro, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Evolve Hospitality is looking forward to hearing from talented Chefs who want to be part of this exciting new chapte