Chef – Gilpin Lake House

About the hotel

Gilpin Hotel & Lake House is a family-owned luxury country house hotel set across 21 acres of gardens and woodland in the Lake District, near Windermere. Renowned for its intimate scale, distinctive design and award-winning restaurants, Gilpin welcomes a well-travelled clientele who come for slow, considered hospitality and the very best of Lakeland cooking. Gilpin Lake House is the property's exclusive-use six-suite lake retreat, with its own kitchen, private dining room and hot tubs overlooking Knipe Tarn.

The work

• • Prepare and cook exceptional food for Lake House guests from relaxed breakfasts to elegant private dining
• • Create and serve beautiful afternoon teas for guests at the retreat
• • Deliver bespoke menus for exclusive-use bookings, weddings and private celebrations
• • Bring creativity, calm confidence and a love of seasonal cooking to a small team
• • Work closely with the Gilpin Hotel kitchens on sourcing, produce and recipe development
• • Maintain impeccable standards of food safety, hygiene and HACCP compliance
• • Build strong relationships with Cumbrian producers, growers and foragers
• • Own mise en place, service flow and pass standards at the Lake House
• • Coach and support any junior colleagues assigned to the Lake House
• • Help shape thoughtful, memorable dining experiences in an intimate setting

This role is for you if…

• • You have solid chef experience at rosette or luxury country house level
• • You love cooking to a high standard for small numbers of covers
• • You have a strong respect for British seasonality and local produce
• • You enjoy the variety of breakfast, private dining and afternoon tea cookery
• • You are calm, consistent and a pleasure to work alongside

This role might not be for you if…

• • You prefer high-volume brigade cookery
• • You are uncomfortable in a remote, small-team rural setting
• • You are not available to work evenings and weekends
• • You prefer casual dining or pub-style kitchens