Astha's is a home to modern British style café greatly influenced with north Indian flavours serving delicious breakfast, brunch and lunch menu. Offering British influenced traditional yet unique Northern Indias food all day.
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Nestled in the Belgrave garden. At Asthas youll find the food of all times rich in flavours yet soaked in traditions. Starting with scrumptious Avocado smash, potato pancake, roasted potato fry , coffees, cakes to flatten rice, Foxnut pudding , smoothies, home-style savoury items and many more to brighten your day .
The 30+ seater new café (including outside area) will be open from early May for breakfast and lunch all week, with plans underway to open in the evening from Autumn'26
Role Requirement :

The requirement is for a dynamic, passionate experienced Chef with a proven track record of working in restaurants. The candidate should be able to work to the highest of standards. These include team leadership and motivation as well being a team player, have good and comprehensive knowledge of not just Indian cuisine and its regional variations, but also cooking from the wider Subcontinent.

Wide ranging knowledge is required as this is a restaurant that we aim to build up a strong following based on flavoursome, well-presented food, drink and service. The new Chef will be at the heart of the restaurant to be the face and lead activations with the senior personnel (owner/on-board consultant).

The candidate should also have a clear understanding of traditional and modern, skilful Indian cooking from current techniques to an eye for contemporary presentation. Knowledge of seasonal British ingredients is a must and being able to marry them with Indian spices and flavours.

High professional standards are required across the board, including managing the kitchen team well and maintaining hygiene standards to a high level.

Further, the Chef must have a clear sense of direction on menu formulation, its profit-making viability, be able to adjust to the needs of the business and have easy communication skills along with being able to keep abreast of ever-evolving trends in dining and restaurants.

The establishment boasts an experienced owner and a highly knowledgeable hospitality consultants to ensure that the business is on forward track with ongoing activations to build and bolster its reputation and an excellent chef at its heart.

A minimum of level 2 food safety is required

Job responsibilities include:

• Responsibility for the kitchens daily operations and supervising kitchen staff.
• Liaising with the relevant companies for food orders.
• Monitoring and controlling stock levels and inventory.
• Ensuring correct stock rotation procedures are followed.
• Preparing the work schedule for all kitchen staff.
• Monitoring portions and waste control.
• Capacity to work under pressure during the extreme busy period.
• The ability to be fully confident and have good command of the English language.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Competitive

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