Cow & Sow is a restaurant built around exceptional local produce, thoughtful cooking and genuine hospitality.

At the heart of what we do is our connection to the land. Our own farm supplies our restaurants with seasonal vegetables and produce, giving our chefs a unique opportunity to work with ingredients at their very best, from field to plate. We champion local suppliers, seasonality and quality, and our menus evolve with the produce available to us.

We are now looking for an ambitious and passionate Chef de Partie to join our kitchen team and play an important role in delivering the high standards for which Cow & Sow is known.

The Role

Working alongside an experienced and highly regarded kitchen and management team, you will be responsible for maintaining consistently high standards throughout preparation and service.

This is an opportunity to work with exceptional seasonal produce, develop your culinary skills and contribute to a kitchen that places quality and provenance at the centre of everything it does.

You will:

Prepare and cook dishes to an exceptional standard, with a strong focus on quality, seasonality and presentation.
Work with fresh, locally sourced ingredients, including seasonal produce from our own farm.
Maintain excellent standards of preparation, organisation, cleanliness and food hygiene.
Take pride in consistency and attention to detail across every service.
Work closely with the wider kitchen team to ensure smooth and efficient service.
Contribute ideas and creativity as we continually evolve our menus and offering.
Learn and develop through hands-on experience within a driven and supportive kitchen.
Uphold the standards and values that underpin the Cow & Sow brand.

About You

We are looking for someone with previous experience in a high-quality, fast-paced restaurant or professional kitchen who is passionate about food and wants to take their career to the next level.

You will be:

Passionate about exceptional food and quality ingredients.
Excited by seasonality, local produce and cooking with ingredients at their peak.
Detail-focused, organised and proud of the food you produce.
Comfortable working in a demanding, fast-paced kitchen.
A positive and committed team player.
Curious and keen to learn, develop and broaden your culinary skills.
Confident enough to bring fresh ideas and enthusiasm to the kitchen.
Ambitious, professional and eager to progress within a growing business.

A Chance to Grow With Us

Cow & Sow is a business with ambition. We are continually looking at how we can improve what we do, from the produce we grow and the suppliers we work with to the food we put on the plate and the experience we create for our guests.

As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work with exceptional seasonal produce, learn from an ambitious kitchen team and develop your career within a growing restaurant group.

If you share our passion for great food, outstanding produce and genuine hospitality, we'd love to hear from you.

Come and be part of a team that takes produce from our own fields and turns it into something exceptional on the plate.

Employee perks

A paid day on 7 Acre Farm - Every year take a paid day away and spend it with our head grower on our own farm. A chance to enjoy some fresh air and shore up your knowledge on all things sustainable growing
Paid charity day - Take a full paid day off to support a charity of your choice
Premium branded hoodie - Receive a coveted C&S hoodie on your one year employment anniversary
5 year anniversary gift - To celebrate the bigger milestones we will be gifting you with a four week fully paid sabbatical on your 5th work anniversary with us
Birthday break - A day of paid leave for your Birthday
50% off food - Enjoy lunch or dinner in any of our restaurants (up to 4 people)
Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Year’s Day off - We are closed 25th-26th December & 1st January
Half price food at work - on your breaks
Cycle to work scheme
Tronc - We ensure everybody is duly rewarded for enhancing our guest experience. We are firm believers that every person within the business are as critical as the other and for that reason we ensure tronc is distributed equally amongst ALL team members relative to the hours worked.
Access to YuLife - A wellbeing app, including employee assistance, a wellness hub, discounts, 24/7 virtual GP service & more
Cost price sharing cuts & bottled wine - To take home
Enhanced maternity, adoption & paternity leave - To support our new C&S parents when they are having a baby we are offering an enhanced leave. It’s full basic pay for the first 12 weeks of maternity/adoption and 2 weeks for paternity leave.
Up to 50% discount off live sports games - Get discounted tickets to watch Bristol Bears men and women’s rugby, Bristol City men and women’s football and Flyers basketball.
Look the part in the kitchen! - All chefs will be supplied with regularly laundered whites, trousers, plus branded aprons.
Wellness and mental health support - Online and/or 1 to 1

People & planet are at the heart of everything we do here at Cow & Sow with a firm focus on sustainability and consistently strive to improve and develop processes within the business.

All of us at Cow & Sow have a responsibility to drive Equality in our communities and workplaces. We are committed to creating a workplace that reflects society through inclusive programs and initiatives such as equal pay, inclusive benefits, and more. If you’d like to know more about the benefits we have to offer, please don’t hesitate to reach out.